Jadlam Paint PickerFind your next colour.
Your favourite brands. Every shade, side by side.
How to choose model paint
The Jadlam Paint Picker puts more than 4,400 model paints from Tamiya, Vallejo, Humbrol, AK Interactive, Mr Hobby, SMS, Ammo by MIG, Citadel, The Army Painter and more side by side. Pick a colour family to see every brand's shades together, search by paint code (XF-1, 70.951, H-7) or name, or choose what you're painting to see the paints modellers buy for that kind of kit.
Acrylic, enamel or lacquer?
Acrylics are water-based, low-odour and dry quickly, and brushes clean up easily. They suit most modellers and most kits. Enamels, such as Humbrol's classic tins, are solvent-based: they dry more slowly, which helps brush strokes level out, and need enamel thinners or white spirit. Lacquers, such as Tamiya LP, Mr Color and SMS, dry very fast to a hard, smooth finish and are the favourite for airbrushing gloss and metallics, but they are strong-smelling: use them with good ventilation and lacquer thinner.
Brush or airbrush?
Most bottled paints can be brushed or airbrushed. Ranges such as Vallejo Model Air and AK 3rd Generation Air come ready thinned for the airbrush; others need thinning with the maker's own thinner. Sprays are ready to use straight from the can.
Matching colours across brands
Colours in the picker are grouped by how they look, so you can compare close shades from different brands. A close shade is not always an official equivalent: for an exact historical colour, check the paint's own name and code against your kit's painting guide.
Questions modellers ask
How do I find a paint by its code?
Type the code into the search box, e.g. XF-1, 70.951 or H-7, with or without the dash. Got a list from your kit instructions? Use Quick add codes beside the search to paste them all at once and add them to your basket.
Can I mix paints from different brands?
Paints of the same type often mix, but it isn't guaranteed: thin and mix with the same brand's products where you can, and don't mix acrylics with enamels or lacquers. You can usually paint one type over another once it has fully cured, with lacquer at the bottom and acrylic or enamel on top.
What's the difference between matt, satin and gloss?
Matt (flat) suits most military vehicles and aircraft camouflage; gloss suits cars and is the best base for decals. Many modellers paint in their preferred finish and then set the final sheen with a varnish.
All paints in the Jadlam Paint Picker (51)
- ICM 1039 Rubber Black – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1072 US Dark Green – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1019 Rusty Brass – ICM Acrylic, Metallic – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1009 Deep Green – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1056 Light Earth – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1030 Ivory – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1013 Clear Smoke – ICM Acrylic, Gloss – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1023 Aluminium – ICM Acrylic, Metallic – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1024 Silver – ICM Acrylic, Metallic – £2.95
- ICM 1040 Beige – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1038 German Grey – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1012 Clear Blue – ICM Acrylic, Gloss – £2.95
- ICM 1014 Clear Green – ICM Acrylic, Gloss – £2.95
- ICM 1059 Green Ochre – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1057 Ochre – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1001 White – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1032 Blue Grey – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1047 Matt Red – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1020 Bronze – ICM Acrylic, Metallic – £2.95
- ICM 1016 Clear Orange – ICM Acrylic, Gloss – £2.95
- ICM 1011 Clear Red – ICM Acrylic, Gloss – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1008 Deep Brown – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1065 Interior Yellow Green – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1048 Wine Red – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1027 Gun Metal – ICM Acrylic, Metallic – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1021 Copper – ICM Acrylic, Metallic – £2.95
- ICM 1036 Neutral Grey – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1007 Deep Red – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1066 Grass Green – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1074 Pale Blue – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1058 Tan Earth – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1055 Deck Tan – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1034 Dark Sea Grey – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1029 White Grey – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1045 Medium Orange – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1042 Pale Sand – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1046 Blood Red – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1010 Deep Blue – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1003 Deep Yellow – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1067 Dark Green – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1052 Hull Red – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1031 Warm Grey – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1050 Saddle Brown – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1017 Gold – ICM Acrylic, Metallic – £2.95
- ICM 1006 Deep Orange – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1076 Deep Sky Blue – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1064 Lime Green – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1063 Green-Grey – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95 (sold out)
- ICM 1015 Clear Yellow – ICM Acrylic, Gloss – £2.95
- ICM 1004 Intense Pink – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- ICM 1005 Deep Purple – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
Swatches are a screen guide, not an exact colour match. The surface, primer and finish will affect the result.