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 (4573)
- Two Thin Coats 10104 Talisman Green – Two Thin Coats, Bright – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10072 Leviathan Blue – Two Thin Coats, Highlight – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10076 Field Grey – Two Thin Coats, Shadow – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10077 Ranger Cloak – Two Thin Coats, Midtone – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10116 Yellow – Two Thin Coats, Glaze – £4.49 (sold out)
- Two Thin Coats 10115 Red – Two Thin Coats, Glaze – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10078 Kobold Grey – Two Thin Coats, Highlight – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10117 Blue – Two Thin Coats, Glaze – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10119 Green – Two Thin Coats, Glaze – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10079 Fury Green – Two Thin Coats, Shadow – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10118 Orange – Two Thin Coats, Glaze – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10082 Hydra Green – Two Thin Coats, Shadow – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10083 Jade Green – Two Thin Coats, Midtone – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10084 Ghoul Green – Two Thin Coats, Highlight – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10081 Green Beret – Two Thin Coats, Highlight – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10085 Ashen Grey – Two Thin Coats, Shadow – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10087 Rodent Grey – Two Thin Coats, Highlight – £4.49
- Two Thin Coats 10086 Eidolon Grey – Two Thin Coats, Midtone – £4.49
- AK Interactive AK Interactive Quick Markers - Revenant - 5-Pack Acrylic Marker Set AKMQ102 – £14.95
- AK Interactive AKMQ014 Turquoise Green – Quick Markers, Matt – £2.95
- AK Interactive AKMQ002 Necromancer Purple – Quick Markers, Matt – £2.95
- RailMatch 2430 New Timber – RailMatch Acrylic, Matt – £4.95
- AK Interactive AK Interactive Playmarkers - Viscera - 3-Pack Acrylic Paint Markers AKM109 – £7.45
- SMS CN05 Acid Rain – SMS Colour Shift – £6.95
- Revell 362 Greyish Green – Revell Email Colour, Satin – £3.25
- Army Painter WP3063P Patagon Pine – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- Army Painter WP3010P Worn Stone – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- Army Painter WP3158P Onyx Skin – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- Army Painter WP3152P Tiger's Eye Skin – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- Army Painter WP3144P Wilted Rose – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- Army Painter WP3141P Elder Flower – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- Army Painter WP3142P Forbidden Fruit – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- Army Painter WP3139P Mulled Berry – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- Army Painter WP3124P Weird Elixir – Warpaints Fanatic, Matt – £3.49
- ICM 1005 Deep Purple – ICM Acrylic, Matt – £2.95
- AK Interactive 11913 A-19f Grass Green – 3rd Gen-AIR, Matt – £2.75
- AK Interactive 11906 IJA #31 Tea Colour – 3rd Gen-AIR, Matt – £2.75
- Citadel 28-72 Nocturne Green – Citadel Air – £4.75 (sold out)
- Citadel 28-57 Deathshroud Clear – Citadel Air – £4.75
- Citadel 28-38 Deathclaw Brown – Citadel Air – £4.75
- Citadel 28-40 Balor Brown – Citadel Air – £4.75
- Citadel 28-29 Warboss Green – Citadel Air – £4.75 (sold out)
- Tamiya PS-53 Lame Flake – Tamiya PS Spray, Matt, 100ml – £17.99
- Tamiya PS-50 Anodised Pink – Tamiya PS Spray, Matt, 100ml – £17.99
- Tamiya PS-39 Translucent Light Blue – Tamiya PS Spray, Matt, 100ml – £13.95
- Tamiya PS-43 Translucent Orange – Tamiya PS Spray, Matt, 100ml – £13.95
- Tamiya PS-36 Translucent Silver – Tamiya PS Spray, Matt, 100ml – £13.95
- Tamiya PS-25 Bright Green – Tamiya PS Spray, Matt, 100ml – £13.95
- Tamiya PS-10 Purple – Tamiya PS Spray, Matt, 100ml – £13.95
- Tamiya PS-9 Green – Tamiya PS Spray, Matt, 100ml – £13.95
- Citadel 28-35 Tallarn Sand – Citadel Air, Matt – £4.75
- Mr Hobby C-515 Faded Grey – Mr. Colour, Matt – £2.15
- SMS PL13 Dark Brown – SMS Premium, Matt – £5.95
- SMS PL195 RLM 84 Yellow Green – SMS Premium, Matt – £5.95
- SMS PL92 Light Brown – SMS Premium, Matt – £5.95
- SMS PL80 Mig Radome Grey – SMS Premium, Matt – £5.95
- SMS PL170 Nz Dark Green – SMS Premium, Matt – £5.95
- SMS PL211 Light Indian Red – SMS Premium, Matt – £5.95
- SMS PL213 Freight Rail Blue – SMS Premium, Matt – £5.95
- Tamiya TS-72 Clear Blue – Tamiya TS Spray, Gloss – £13.95
- Tamiya TS-69 Linoleum Deck Brown – Tamiya TS Spray, Matt – £14.99
- Tamiya TS-60 Pearl Green – Tamiya TS Spray, Gloss – £13.95
- Tamiya AS-17 IJA Dark Green – Tamiya AS Spray, Matt – £14.99
- Tamiya TS-35 Park Green – Tamiya TS Spray, Gloss – £13.95
- Warhammer Colour 28-59 Mortarion Green Clear – Citadel Air, Clear – £4.90
- Warhammer Colour 28-70 Phalanx Yellow – Citadel Air, Matt – £4.90
- Citadel 23-21 Stormfang – Citadel Dry, Matt – £2.85
- Warhammer Colour 28-32 Ogryn Camo – Citadel Air, Matt – £4.90
- Warhammer Colour 28-31 Elysian Green – Citadel Air, Matt – £4.90
- AK Interactive 11355 IDF Green – 3rd Gen-AFV, Matt – £2.99
- AK Interactive 11350 Modern Spanish Green – 3rd Gen-AFV, Matt – £2.99
- AK Interactive 11308 RAL 6007 Green – 3rd Gen-AFV, Matt – £2.99
- AK Interactive 11431 Russian Blue Lights – 3rd Gen-Figure, Matt – £2.99
Swatches are a screen guide, not an exact colour match. The surface, primer and finish will affect the result.