Just painting some more cavalry like the last batch, and I decided one of them looked a bit regal so I did his saddle cloth in purple.
Which isn't anything remarkable except as I was putting the lid back on the pot I realised this must be the oldest pot of paint I've got.
And it's not just a little old. It is really old.
It's a pot of Matt 5042 Violet Purple. I think I bought it from a shop called Joto in Rugby, which is just across the road from the School (you know the Webb-Ellis-Tom-Brown-Harry-Flashman-A-Bit-of Buggery-Never-Did-Me-Any-Harm school). If I did that means it was probably bought around about 1982 or even earlier.
Strangely enough there's no history of Humbrol acrylic paint pots posted on the internet anywhere, so I can't date it that accurately. I know it was bought to paint some fantasy stuff, and I haven't really done that much since leaving University. It is still half full. There isn't much call for purple on historical figures.
The miracle is that even if I'm a bit out on the timings it's well over 10 years old. Why does it keep going on when other pots seem to dry out overnight?
Answers on a postcard, as ever. Plus any info on the history of humbrol paint pots gratefully received.
And it's not just a little old. It is really old.
It's a pot of Matt 5042 Violet Purple. I think I bought it from a shop called Joto in Rugby, which is just across the road from the School (you know the Webb-Ellis-Tom-Brown-Harry-Flashman-A-Bit-of Buggery-Never-Did-Me-Any-Harm school). If I did that means it was probably bought around about 1982 or even earlier.
Strangely enough there's no history of Humbrol acrylic paint pots posted on the internet anywhere, so I can't date it that accurately. I know it was bought to paint some fantasy stuff, and I haven't really done that much since leaving University. It is still half full. There isn't much call for purple on historical figures.
The miracle is that even if I'm a bit out on the timings it's well over 10 years old. Why does it keep going on when other pots seem to dry out overnight?
Answers on a postcard, as ever. Plus any info on the history of humbrol paint pots gratefully received.
I have several pots of Humbrol acrylics of similar vintage - they do seem to last rather well!
ReplyDeleteMakes you wish you'd bought more of them, doesn't it!
ReplyDeleteVery good - must admit, I've got a few old Humbrol pots from '96 (still going strong) which were stored away for 12 years forgotten, after I gave up the hobby before returning in '09...phew!
ReplyDeleteThe Humbrol plastic pots do seem to last come to think of it. I've got a few still in use going back decades. Not sure I can match 1982 though.
ReplyDeleteYou can see why they changed the way they sold them. I mean if pots last this long they'd hardly sell any.
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