Vinnie Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I know there have been many threads on the subject of NIVO over the years, but I've not seen anyone mention an acrylic paint to do the job. All I can find is Hannants xtracolour. Anyone have any suggestions, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) AKAN did one, I have a bottle but I've never used it (yet). there is some evidence that NIVO was quite close to Dark Slate Grey, so using that is a possible alternative Edited October 9, 2020 by Dave Fleming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Vinnie, Not an era that I have much information on, but I think AKAN did NIVO in acrylic in their RAF WW1 paint set; stock number 70056. They also list it in lacquer as 60056. IIRC, Linden Hill handles the AKAN paint line. I have no idea as to their current availability. Somebody will undoubtedly know more. Mike See if this link helps: https://www.lindenhillimports.com/store/c36/Main_Shop.html#/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 There is also a Mr Kit acrylic NIVO, but good luck ordering that (unless you live in Italy). Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, Paul Thompson said: There is also a Mr Kit acrylic NIVO, but good luck ordering that (unless you live in Italy). Paul. It's also very light 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dave Fleming said: It's also very light Mine is in a drawer, so it's hard to tell. Paul. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Paul Thompson said: Mine is in a drawer, so it's hard to tell. Paul. Mine has disappeared, which is why i forgot about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Dave Fleming said: AKAN did one, I have a bottle but I've never used it (yet). there is some evidence that NIVO was quite close to Extra Dark Slate Grey, so using that is a possible alternative Hi Dave. Yes I have seen a few references to the similarity of EDSG, but comparing them on screen with NIVO they don't appear to be that similar. May be it's the colour settings on my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 2 hours ago, 72modeler said: Vinnie, Not an era that I have much information on, but I think AKAN did NIVO in acrylic in their RAF WW1 paint set; stock number 70056. They also list it in lacquer as 60056. IIRC, Linden Hill handles the AKAN paint line. I have no idea as to their current availability. Somebody will undoubtedly know more. Mike See if this link helps: https://www.lindenhillimports.com/store/c36/Main_Shop.html#/ Thanks, I appreciate your suggestion and I thought I'd found my answer. 4 Dollars, great, but 25 Dollars shipping........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Paul Thompson said: There is also a Mr Kit acrylic NIVO, but good luck ordering that (unless you live in Italy). Paul. Thanks, Paul. Couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Vinnie said: Hi Dave. Yes I have seen a few references to the similarity of EDSG, but comparing them on screen with NIVO they don't appear to be that similar. May be it's the colour settings on my laptop. Beware that usually EDSG means Extra Dark SEA Grey (the very dark blue-grey with purplish hue) while Dave said Extra Dark SLATE Grey (similarly dark grey-green with brownish hue). Cheers Michael 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) Vinnie, Not sure if this will be helpful or not, but looking at my paint references from various sources, I see NIVO listed as being a match for FS34096 in three different references. Floquil lists it as FS34096 on their Military Modeling enamel series, 303159; Modelmaster also lists DSG in their enamel series, 2056; Humbrol lists DGS as 224 in their enamel line; AK lists DSG as RC294; Hataka has it as HTK-B202, and Xtracolor has a listing for NIVO as X.X20. I have the Modelmaster DSG as well as a handmixed bottle using Floquil enamels to the color chip from the RAF WW2 aircraft camouflage reference, and my mix looks closer to that chip than the MM paint out of the bottle- for what that's worth! Wish I could be more helpful. Maybe someone who has also mixed this color or who has used one of the commercially available paints could lend assistance. It's hard to describe, but is a very dark grey with a substantial green cast. Mike Edited October 9, 2020 by 72modeler added text 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Sorry, my fingers typed an extra ‘Extra’ I meant ty type Dark Slate Grey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I used Humbrol 224 Dark Slate Grey for the green on this Petlyakov and on this Boeing Clipper tbh I don't think its dark enough for NIVO IPMS Stockholm gives a mix of Humbrol 116, 117 and 163 greens for NIVO, I think I have some Xtracolor NIVO. I might paint a bit of plastic with it and do some other similar colours to see if any match or come close 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Hi @Vinnie, did you ever track down a readily-available acrylic NIVO, or indeed a formula to mix it? Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I haven't seen it, but there's AKAN 70056. Also LifeColor Green rlm 82 22ml FS 34096, classed as NIVO. Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Thanks, Paul, I've tracked down the AKAN colour, available from Hobby Paint n Stuff here singly and here as part of an RFC set. Not sure if its available anywhere else closer to home..... Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Hello @2996 Victor. No I finished up mixing it. I was quite pleased with the results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob C. Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 On 10/9/2020 at 3:25 PM, Vinnie said: Thanks, Paul. Couldn't find it. Vinnie, The company name is actually MisterKit. Paul is right about needing some luck with them. I placed an order 8-8-21, received it to east coast US (after a couple queries) on Oct 12. And based on what the recent interpretation of NIVO seems to be, it does seem to be a little light., almost a slightly darker, more olive Brit int green. But overall, I do like their paints, in spite of the fact that I generally have stayed well away from truly water-based acrylics. And Misterkit NIVO is #BC 04. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I have a Nivo paint done by Compucolour. It is sort of enamel so I use the tin lid to mix up Gunze acrylic into something that looks about right. I have had quite a bit of success with this method in the past. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Starmer Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I mixed this in Humbrol enamels; 3 pts H136 green + 1 pt H32 dark grey which is close to Methuen 29F2 according to the late Ian Huntley. The resulting colour is a greyish blue-green with a sheen which is correct, the original colour had an eggshell finish when new. It is is much darker than modellers generally perceive, darker than Dark Slate Grey which is yellow-green. FS 34906 is correct in tone but too brown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I have a Contrail Hendon which is finished in NIVO apparently, as someone not brave enough to start mixing paints, I'll be putting it towards the back of the stash, until I can find a ready made one available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: I have a Contrail Hendon which is finished in NIVO apparently, as someone not brave enough to start mixing paints, I'll be putting it towards the back of the stash, until I can find a ready made one available. Xtracolor X020. Still not available as an acrylic though. Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Thanks Paul I'm not precious on paint type, so off to look for a supplier Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Hannants has it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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