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Humbrol Limited is a British manufacturer of model kits, toys and paints, producing under its own brand and the Airfix, Sky Marks, Young Scientist, 1st Gear, High Speed and W. Britain (William Britain) brands. As of late 2006, the company is in administration.
History
Humbrol was founded in Kingston-upon-Hull as the Humber Oil Company in 1919. During the 1950s and 60s, Humbrol developed a range of model paints and other modelmaking paraphenalia. In 1976, Humbrol became part of the Hobby Products Group of the international Borden group. Five years later, Borden also acquired the French kit manufacturer Heller. The famous Airfix model company joined the group in 1986, transferring its kit production to the Heller factory in Trun, Orme, France. In 1994, the group was acquired by an Irish investment company, Allen & McGuire, and the business was restructured under the Humbrol name. Heller was sold off in 2005, but continued to manufacture kits for Humbrol. On 31 August 2006, following the collapse of Heller SA, Humbrol went into administration.
Humbrol is possibly best known for the enamel paints manufactured for use with plastic model kits. The archetypal container was a 14 ml tin with the lid coloured to illustrate the paint colour and an embossed reference number. Humbrol did, however, sell 50 and 120ml tins and spray cans in some colours.
External links
- Humbrol website
- Article in The Manufacturer including origin of name
- History of Airfix (also mentions Humbrol)
- Humbrol Enamel Cross Reference
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