Airfix to Humbrol Colour Conversion Table

Airfix to Humbrol Model Colour Conversion Table

Many of the older Airfix model kits are sold and traded even today, they have become collector’s items. Unfortunately, the painting instructions in these kits refer to original Airfix model colours which are no longer available. As a service to modellers, the Airfix colour reference numbers listed below have been converted to the Humbrol and Pactra colour equivalents.

Airfix Colour Conversion Table
Airfix Matt Enamel	Humbrol	Pactra	Airfix Gloss Enamel	Humbrol	Pactra
M1 Brick Red	70	-	G1 Bright Red	19	-
M2 Sea Grey	27	-	G2 Yellow	69	-
M3 Dark Green	30	-	G3 White	22	A2
M4 Oak	71	-	G4 Black	21	A1
M5 Ochre	83	-	G5 Brunswick Green	3	-
M6 Black	33	A46	G6 Meditteranean Blue	14	-
M7 Flesh	61	A19	G7 Sovereign Gold	16	-
M8 Beige Green	90	-	G8 Silver Fox	11	-
M9 Khaki Drill	72	-	G9 Service Brown	10	-
M10 White	34	A47	G10 Sea Blue	47	-
M11 RAF Blue	96	-	G11 Crimson	20	-
M12 Wine Red	73	-	G12 Copper Plate	12	-
M13 Light Grey	64	-	G13 Midnight Blue	15	-
M14 Linen	74	-	G14 Pale Grey	40	-
M15 Lemon	99	-	G15 Brass	54	-
M16 Duck Egg Blue	23	-	G16 Gun Metal	53	A54
M17 Bronze Green	75	-	G17 Orange	18	-
M18 Uniform Green	76	-	G18 Tan	9	-
M19 Scarlet	60	-	GV1 Gloss Varnish	35	A18
M20 Cockpit Green	78	-
M21 Light Olive	86	-
M22 Blue Grey	79	-
M23 Khaki	26	-
M24 Concrete	95	-
M25 Aircraft Blue	65	-
M26 Grass Green	80	-
M27 Blue	25	-
MV1 Matt Varnish	49	A48

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