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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. Humbrol was founded in Kingston-upon-Hull as the Humber Oil Company in 1919. On 31 August 2006, 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.
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