Reviewed by Geoff Coughlin (2010)
Our thanks to The Airbrush Company Ltd for supplying the review sample. Get this good paint here now at: www.airbrushes.com
To compliment Set 1 already released, here we have Set 2, another excellent release from Lifecolor in their helpful themed paint sets series. Set 1 is also featured in Here Now, so do check that out as well as the colours are complimentary and will enable you to mix and match as you desire in order to achieve the finish you’re after. This time though we are treated to colours applicable to the German U-Boot fleet in WWII and with the number of U-Boat kits currently available from many manufacturers such as Special Navy, Weiner Modelbau and Revell, you’ll have no shortage of subjects to use this lot on!
The 6 bottles of acrylic paint included are an authentic match for the camouflage colours applied to German U-Boats and surface vessels in WWII. The colour match looks very good and we know from using some of these paints in our reviews that opacity and ease of use are also impressive.
Specifically the colours included are:
- UA 607 – Schiffsbodenfarbe III Grau
- UA 608 – Schlickgrau
- UA 609 – Blaugrau
- UA 610 – Dunkelgrau
- UA 611 – Dunkelgrau
- UA 612 – Teerfirnis tf 99 faded
These colours are designed to be hand and airbrushed and have good opacity and durability. Lifecolor thinner is recommended.
The box back contains useful information on how to work with these good quality modelling paints, and that’s always useful.
Recommended
Geoff