The Best Model Paints In The UK.

Black As supplied, a high quality synthetic (oil based) brushing enamel paint.

Stir thoroughly with a spatula (lollipop stick, wooden coffee stirer etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 minutes, or a power stirer. Ensure that you get into the bottom corners of the can and bring any sediment to the surface and stir in.

May be thined, if required, for brushing using PQ8 General Purpose Thinners.

For spraying, thin to approximately 80% paint:20% PQ9 Quick Air Drying Thinners and spray from between 75 - 100mm (3-4 inches) at a pressure of about 2 bar (30 p.s.i.).

Matt colours may require more thinning.

This product is best brushed or sprayed at a temperature of below 10° Centigrade ( 50°F). and left for a Minimum of 24 - 48 hours to dry before any overcoating or further actions are taken.

Apply over the top of a properly primed surface.

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.

Quick Air Drying Thinners.

For spraying Precision and Cherry enamels.

DO NOT use to spray Varnishes - see PQ10

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.

London, Midland and Scottish Railway standard Crimson Lake as used for both red locomotives and coaches between 1923 and 1948.

Sometimes refered to as LMS Red, locomotive red or coach red.

Should not be confused with the Maroon (P34) that replaced the Red on some locomotives and coaches from 1946.

Princess Coronation locomotives (Duchess's) that were painted in LMS Red were also painted in this colour, However, the undercoat was red instead of white for standard Red locomotives. 

Technical Specifications 

As supplied, a high quality synthetic (oil based) brushing enamel paint.

Stir thoroughly with a spatula (lollipop stick, wooden coffee stirer etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 minutes, or a power stirer. Ensure that you get into the bottom corners of the can and bring any sediment to the surface and stir in.

May be thined, if required, for brushing using PQ8 General Purpose Thinners.

For spraying, thin to approximately 80% paint:20% PQ9 Quick Air Drying Thinners and spray from between 75 - 100mm (3-4 inches) at a pressure of about 2 bar (30 p.s.i.).

Matt colours may require more thinning.

This product is best brushed or sprayed at a temperature of below 10° Centigrade ( 50°F). and left for a Minimum of 24 - 48 hours to dry before any overcoating or further actions are taken.

Apply over the top of a properly primed surface

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.

Single Pack Self Etch Primer A single pack etch primer specially formulated to etch Brass and Nickel Silver.

Supplied as a brushing primer but can be sprayed, either with an airbrush or spray gun. Thin about 50:50 with PQ2 etch primer thinners and spray at a pressure of 10 psi or below.

All cans of Single Pack Etch Primer are supplied packaged with instructions which should be read prior to use and retained for later consultation.

All Phoenix Precision Paints Single Pack Etch Primers have a shelf life of approximately one (1) year from the date they are made. To this end ALL Single Pack Etch Primer cans have a best before end (BBE) date on the label.

Equipment can be cleaned with PQ2 Etch Primer Thinners.

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.

British Railways Locomotive Green. The Standard Green used for steam, diesel and electric locomotives from 1954 until replaced by Rail Blue (P132) in 1966.

Used in conjunction with P104 Lining Orange and P135 Signal Red for buffer beams and between the frames.

All of our British Railways colours were matched to colour panels supplied to us by the Technical Services Department at Derby when we were suppliers to British Rail in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

Technical Specifications 

As supplied, a high quality synthetic (oil based) brushing enamel paint.

Stir thoroughly with a spatula (lollipop stick, wooden coffee stirer etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 minutes, or a power stirer. Ensure that you get into the bottom corners of the can and bring any sediment to the surface and stir in.

May be thined, if required, for brushing using PQ8 General Purpose Thinners.

For spraying, thin to approximately 80% paint:20% PQ9 Quick Air Drying Thinners and spray from between 75 - 100mm (3-4 inches) at a pressure of about 2 bar (30 p.s.i.).

Matt colours may require more thinning.

This product is best brushed or sprayed at a temperature of below 10° Centigrade ( 50°F). and left for a Minimum of 24 - 48 hours to dry before any overcoating or further actions are taken.

Apply over the top of a properly primed surface.

This Product Contains LEAD.

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.

Great Western Railway Stone Nº 1 as used for buildings up to 1948.

Stone Nº1 'Light Stone' was used on woodwork on awnings, including underside of awning or roof, but excluding mouldings on outside of awning edge.
External walls, door panels and barge boards of timber stations and window frames, cills, mullions, door panels and barge boards of brick built buildings were in Stone Nº 1

It should be noted that all of our GWR colours were matched to a privately preserved set of paint panels from Swindon Works. These not only had the colours, but the dates used and the names for each colour. Our understanding is that the panels had been signed by the CME for the period.

Technical Specifications 

As supplied, a high quality synthetic (oil based) brushing enamel paint.

Stir thoroughly with a spatula (lollipop stick, wooden coffee stirer etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 minutes, or a power stirer. Ensure that you get into the bottom corners of the can and bring any sediment to the surface and stir in.

May be thined, if required, for brushing using PQ8 General Purpose Thinners.

For spraying, thin to approximately 80% paint:20% PQ9 Quick Air Drying Thinners and spray from between 75 - 100mm (3-4 inches) at a pressure of about 2 bar (30 p.s.i.).

Matt colours may require more thinning.

This product is best brushed or sprayed at a temperature of below 10° Centigrade ( 50°F). and left for a Minimum of 24 - 48 hours to dry before any overcoating or further actions are taken.

Apply over the top of a properly primed surface.

This Product Contains LEAD.

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.

Great Western Railway Stone Nº 3 as used for buildings up to 1948.(Maroon Brown (P23) was introduced in 1931 and started to be used instead) 

Stone Nº3 'Dark Stone' was used on Columns, roof girders,trusses ad ironwork, roof lights, window frames and associated woodwork, gutters, fallpipes, and panels attached to valences or end of awning or roof.
On timber stations all other frames of the building, doorframes window frames, mullions, window cills, gutters and down pipes were painted in Stone Nº 3, whilst on brick built buildings it was used for structural woodwork on the outside of the building, gutters and downpipes, doorframes and doors (except panels), wooden plinths at ground level and ironwork (eg bars on windows).
Window sashes and glass framing was white on all types of building.

Technical Specifications 

As supplied, a high quality synthetic (oil based) brushing enamel paint.

Stir thoroughly with a spatula (lollipop stick, wooden coffee stirer etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 minutes, or a power stirer. Ensure that you get into the bottom corners of the can and bring any sediment to the surface and stir in.

May be thined, if required, for brushing using PQ8 General Purpose Thinners.

For spraying, thin to approximately 80% paint:20% PQ9 Quick Air Drying Thinners and spray from between 75 - 100mm (3-4 inches) at a pressure of about 2 bar (30 p.s.i.).

Matt colours may require more thinning.

This product is best brushed or sprayed at a temperature of below 10° Centigrade ( 50°F). and left for a Minimum of 24 - 48 hours to dry before any overcoating or further actions are taken.

Apply over the top of a properly primed surface.

This Product Contains LEAD.

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.

Bachmann Part N°. 36-007A

Quantity: One Pair (2)

Scale: 4mm 'OO' Gauge 

London, Midland and Scottish Railway standard Freight Wagon Grey.

Technical Specifications 

As supplied, a high quality synthetic (oil based) brushing enamel paint.

Stir thoroughly with a spatula (lollipop stick, wooden coffee stirer etc.) for a minimum of 5-10 minutes, or a power stirer. Ensure that you get into the bottom corners of the can and bring any sediment to the surface and stir in.

May be thined, if required, for brushing using PQ8 General Purpose Thinners.

For spraying, thin to approximately 80% paint:20% PQ9 Quick Air Drying Thinners and spray from between 75 - 100mm (3-4 inches) at a pressure of about 2 bar (30 p.s.i.).

Matt colours may require more thinning.

This product is best brushed or sprayed at a temperature of below 10° Centigrade ( 50°F). and left for a Minimum of 24 - 48 hours to dry before any overcoating or further actions are taken.

Apply over the top of a properly primed surface.

Please Note: Not all colours are available in all sizes.
Please see our disclaimer regarding colour and quantities below.