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Posted by Jay on November 8, 2026, 12:53, in reply to "Re: colourcoats paints"
Ok, the old humbrol tins were "TINY" AND not cheap.. if the Colourcoats paint are over 1 OZ thats a good price that I saw 
Many thanks and maybe the new owner can confirm that wherever he may be.. 
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If Keith is still using the same containers as when he bought the business from me, they will be 30ml tins (1.01442 US Fluid Ounces). Previous Message
thank you how much paint is in the cans?? I Noticed its a bit spendy..True North enamels were about 1/2 oz like the old Model Master (my all time favorite paint , hands down) .. I have a good bit of MM paints in my stash but use them very carefully..Hind sight being 20/20, I should have bought the crud out of the MM enamels when i had the chance before Rustoleum came in and ruined everything.. many thanks my friend Previous Message
Hi Jay,
I owned Sovereign Hobbies and thus Colourcoats for a decade.
The reason there's an apparent similarity to Humbrol is that there are only a couple of manufacturers of 14ml lever lid tins globally. When I first bought Colourcoats we inherited a large stock of tins made in China but the minimum order quantity was huge so when we ran out we switched to the German manufacturer (who also supplied Revell).
The actual paint itself was/is entirely unrelated to Humbrol using better base products. The alkyd resin binder, pigment extenders, anti-skinning agents and liquid colourants cost more per tin than Humbrol retails for.
Humbrol doesn't and hasn't made paint in a long time - it's all subcontracted out. I know this because Hornby's procurement team contacted us at one point to ask if we could do part of their manufacture for them. Previous Message
Greetings fellow modelers, just curious, i did a little digging into colourcoats paint, is it an offspin of the old humbrol??? the little cans look exactly like the humbrol paints looked..I used humbrol once and liked the paint, but it took Forever to dry (not exaggerating) I'm an old enamel lover, MM paint dried relatively quickly always on the lookout for a good enamel. I like True North paints too but not sure whats going on with them..with true north though, you need to use the paint fairly quickly, it does NOT sit well! I have some I bought about 6 months ago, brand new never opened and its SHOT! on the other hand I have 15-20 YEAR old model master on my shelf thats still like new Cheers guys
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