Model Paints
Model Paints
Mr. Hobby lacquer and water-based colors, Gundam Markers, sprays, surfacer and topcoat, plus SMS and Gaahleri. Pick your paint system first, then the colors.
Choose your paint system
Each card filters this page.
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Mr. Color and SMS: the toughest finish and the airbrusher's standard. Thin with lacquer thinner; ventilate well.
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Aqueous Hobby Color and Acrysion: low odour, easy indoor clean-up, brush or airbrush.
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Gundam Markers for panel lines, touch-ups and metallic detail. No mixing, no clean-up.
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Even coats without an airbrush: color, surfacer and clear in rattle cans.
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Surfacer to reveal flaws and help paint grip; thinners and retarders for smooth airbrushing.
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Topcoats (flat, semi-gloss, gloss), metallics, Gundam colors and weathering for the final look.
A first finishing kit
Panel-line marker, a water-based surfacer, Mr. Color thinner for clean-up and a gloss clear coat: everything to take a straight build to a finished one.
Read: Spray can vs airbrush vs hand brush →
Shop paints by brand
The makers modelers ask for by name.
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Mr. Hobby (GSI Creos)
Japan's standard for Gunpla paint: Mr. Color lacquer, Aqueous, Gundam Markers, surfacer, topcoat and airbrushes.
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The Scale Modellers Supply
SMS lacquer paints from Australia: Premium colours and Metallics that spray straight from the bottle.
Shop The Scale Modellers Supply → -
Gaahleri
Airbrush kits and ready-to-spray mecha color sets.
Shop Gaahleri →
Learn the technique, then get the paint
Every guide links to exactly what it uses.
- Guide
How to panel line Gunpla
Clean panel lines with markers or enamel wash, and how to fix mistakes.
Tools for this guide - Guide
Spray can vs airbrush vs hand brush
Which painting route fits your space, budget and patience.
Tools for this guide - Guide
Applying waterslide decals
Setting solutions, softening over curves and sealing them in.
Tools for this guide
All paints
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