This page has been set  purely as a way for me to keep track of remember different  paints I use when painting model ships, soldiers, aircraft etc. It is mostly useful for my wargaming models. I am leaving the page up here,  open and searchable, in case some items might be useful to other wargamers. It is a “dynamic” page in that data will be added to it periodically.

Naval

World War 1 and earlier

Japan

Ships that were built for and/or taken into the Japanese navy were painted in various greys, depending on which arsenal the vessels were built in our had last been serviced/upgraded in.

Arsenal	Colour	Paint Manufacturer	Code>	Comment
Maizuru	Grey	Tamiya	XF-87
Kure	Grey	Tamiya	XF-75
Sasebo	Grey	Tamiya	XF-77
Yokosuka	Grey	Tamiya	LP-15	Note that this is a lacquer and will need the Tamiya Lacquer thinner if you are working with it. I have not found this in the water-based acrylics range.

 

World War 2

Japan

Ships that were built for and/or taken into the Japanese navy were painted in various greys, depending on which arsenal the vessels were built in our had last been serviced/upgraded in. This practice had been in play for some 50 or 60 years prior to the second World War.

Arsenal	Colour	Paint Manufacturer	Code>	Comment
Maizuru	Grey	Tamiya	XF-87
Kure	Grey	Tamiya	XF-75
Sasebo	Grey	Tamiya	XF-77
Yokosuka	Grey	Tamiya	LP-15	Note that this is a lacquer and will need the Tamiya Lacquer thinner if you are working with it. I have not found this in the water-based acrylics range.