The Global Aliens Costuming Group
The original armor for the Colonial Marines in Aliens where painted with Humbrol enamel paints, however, as time as passed (it has been 30 years after all), and depending on location, Humbrol paints and certain colors have become much harder to get hold of. For example, Humbrol #170, referred to as Brown Bess, went out of production. You might still find the occasional tin of this paint floating around for sale on sites like the Aliens Legacy or eBay, but the prices can be expensive.
So what can you do if you can’t find Brown Bess or other Humbrol paints? Well, we compiled a list of popular model paint brands that are either exact matches or close equivalents to the original Humbrol colors used on the Colonial Marine armor.
Please Note: Not all the colors listed below are exact matches, they are more close matches. Be sure to test them first!
Maker | Dark Green | Black | Sand | Chocolate | Light Grey | Brown Bess |
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HUMBROL | #30 MATT DARK GREEN | #33 MATT BLACK | #63 MATT SAND | #98 MATT CHOCOLATE | #147 MATT LIGHT GREY | #170 BROWN BESS |
RGB | 97,99,82 | 51,50,49 | 195,155,105 | 93,72,62 | 217,218,212 | 85,80,66 |
HEX | #616352 | #333231 | #C39B69 | #5D483E | #D9DAD4 | #555042 |
XTRACOLOR | 205 | 12 | 210 | 150* | ||
XTRACRYLIX | 1226* | 1012 | 1209 | 1210 | ||
BS381C | 634 | 642 | ||||
TESTORS ENAMEL | 2027 | 1749 | 1540 | 1732 | ||
TESTOR ACRYLIC | 4729 | 4768 | E6213 | 4726 | ||
RLM | 83 | 22 | 79 | 81 | ||
VALLEJO | 892 | 950 | 913 | 872 | 907 | 887 |
MODEL COLOR POSC | 87 | 769 | 212 | 149 | 153 | 93 |
VALLEJO MODEL AIR | 12 | 57 | ||||
TAMIYA | XF61 | XF01 | XF59 | XF10 | XF14 | |
LIFE COLOR | LC02 | UA081 | LC67 | UA023 | ||
GUNZE AQUEOUS | 73 | 343 | 338 | |||
MR COLOR | 23 | 343 | 338 | |||
WHITE ENSIGN | AC RN 06 | AC RN 17 | AR US 09 | |||
RAL | 6003 | 9004 | 7035 | 7013 | ||
REVELL | 32165 | 32371 | 36146 | |||
CITADEL COLOUR | CHAOS BLACK | SCORCHED BROWN | ||||
AIRFIX | M03 | M06 | ||||
HELLER | 9013 | 7010 | 7012 | 7016 | ||
POLLY SCALE | 505038 | 505214 | 505280 | 505370 |