SMS Paints for Scale Models
Explore SMS paints from The Scale Modellers Supply, including premium acrylic lacquer colours, metallics, pearls, special effects and Hyperchrome finishes. Developed specifically for scale modellers, SMS airbrush paints offer a practical paint system for aircraft, military vehicles, science-fiction kits and Gundam models.
The range includes core colours such as black, white, clear gloss and flat clear alongside military shades, metallic finishes, pearl colours and distinctive effects. Live examples include RAF Dark Green, RAF Dark Earth, Olive Drab, Metallic Aluminium, Metallic Stainless Steel, Metallic Gunmetal, Prismatic Silver and Hyperchrome warm and cold tones.
Airbrush-Ready Premium SMS Paints
The SMS Premium Paints range is supplied in 30ml glass bottles with internal sealing caps. These acrylic lacquer paints are airbrush ready: shake the bottle, pour the paint and spray. Their viscosity can also be adjusted using SMS Acrylic Lacquer Thinners when required.
Premium pigments provide strong coverage and colour accuracy, while the paint offers excellent adhesion to plastic, resin and metal with correct surface preparation. Equipment can be cleaned using SMS lacquer thinners. The extensive colour selection covers a variety of popular scale modelling subjects and includes clear finishes for completing painted surfaces.
Metallic, Hyperchrome and Pearl Finishes
Add convincing metal tones to engines, panels, machinery, weapons and other model details with SMS Metallic Paints. Available examples include aluminium, stainless steel and gunmetal, giving modellers a useful selection of tones for different projects.
SMS Hyperchrome paints provide a distinctive specialist finish in warm and cold tones, while pearl colours such as Mother of Pearl offer another option for eye-catching model paintwork.
Special-Effect SMS Model Paints
Browse SMS Effects Paints for finishes designed to bring an additional visual dimension to a build. Options represented in the range include Prismatic Silver alongside other special-effect colours, making this section a useful destination for creative schemes and standout details.
Find the Right SMS Colour
From dependable base colours and military shades to metallic, pearl and effects finishes, SMS model paints provide plenty of choice for the workbench. The paints are certified Australian made and formulated as a dedicated system for scale modelling.
Shop the SMS paints range for your next project, or explore the wider selection of model paints for more colours, brands and finishing options.
SMS Paints for Scale Models
Explore SMS paints from The Scale Modellers Supply, including premium acrylic lacquer colours, metallics, pearls, special effects and Hyperchrome finishes. Developed specifically for scale modellers, SMS airbrush paints offer a practical paint system for aircraft, military vehicles, science-fiction kits and Gundam models.
The range includes core colours such as black, white, clear gloss and flat clear alongside military shades, metallic finishes, pearl colours and distinctive effects. Live examples include RAF Dark Green, RAF Dark Earth, Olive Drab, Metallic Aluminium, Metallic Stainless Steel, Metallic Gunmetal, Prismatic Silver and Hyperchrome warm and cold tones.
Airbrush-Ready Premium SMS Paints
The SMS Premium Paints range is supplied in 30ml glass bottles with internal sealing caps. These acrylic lacquer paints are airbrush ready: shake the bottle, pour the paint and spray. Their viscosity can also be adjusted using SMS Acrylic Lacquer Thinners when required.
Premium pigments provide strong coverage and colour accuracy, while the paint offers excellent adhesion to plastic, resin and metal with correct surface preparation. Equipment can be cleaned using SMS lacquer thinners. The extensive colour selection covers a variety of popular scale modelling subjects and includes clear finishes for completing painted surfaces.
Metallic, Hyperchrome and Pearl Finishes
Add convincing metal tones to engines, panels, machinery, weapons and other model details with SMS Metallic Paints. Available examples include aluminium, stainless steel and gunmetal, giving modellers a useful selection of tones for different projects.
SMS Hyperchrome paints provide a distinctive specialist finish in warm and cold tones, while pearl colours such as Mother of Pearl offer another option for eye-catching model paintwork.
Special-Effect SMS Model Paints
Browse SMS Effects Paints for finishes designed to bring an additional visual dimension to a build. Options represented in the range include Prismatic Silver alongside other special-effect colours, making this section a useful destination for creative schemes and standout details.
Find the Right SMS Colour
From dependable base colours and military shades to metallic, pearl and effects finishes, SMS model paints provide plenty of choice for the workbench. The paints are certified Australian made and formulated as a dedicated system for scale modelling.
Shop the SMS paints range for your next project, or explore the wider selection of model paints for more colours, brands and finishing options.
SMS Speciality Paint Ranges
SMS produces a range of airbrush-ready acrylic lacquer paints designed for scale modelling. These paints are formulated for use on common modelling materials including plastic, resin and metal, and are supplied in glass bottles with internal sealing caps.
Metallic Acrylic Lacquer Range
- 15 metallic colours available
- Multiple pigment sizes from super-fine to fine grade
- Realistic metallic pigments designed for scale finishes
- 30ml glass bottles
- Airbrush ready straight from the bottle
- Best applied over a black base coat for maximum effect
- Easy clean-up using acrylic lacquer thinners
- Certified Australian made
Shift Acrylic Lacquer Range
- 14 colour-shifting paints available
- Two versions: Shift and Shift Extreme
- Shift Extreme uses ultra-fine pigments for enhanced finishes
- 30ml glass bottles
- Airbrush ready
- Apply over black base coats for best results
- Some colours can be applied over white for unique shimmer effects
- Easy clean-up using acrylic lacquer thinners
Pearl Acrylic Lacquer Range
- 33 colours available including crystal interference pearls
- High-quality mica and aluminium pigments
- Airbrush ready straight from the bottle
- Darker pearls work best over black base coats
- Lighter pearls perform best over white base coats
- Crystal pearls produce different effects over black or white
- 30ml glass bottles
- Easy clean-up with acrylic lacquer thinners
HyperChrome Range
- Alcohol-based metallic designed to create mirror chrome effects
- Available in Cold, Warm and Dark tones
- Airbrush ready
- Produces reflective chrome finishes over smooth gloss surfaces
- Can be applied over SMS colours while retaining mirror effect
- Clean up using lacquer thinner or isopropyl alcohol
- 30ml bottles
HyperChrome Markers
- Mirror chrome paint in marker format
- Available in Silver and Gold
- Nib sizes: 0.5mm and 3.0mm
- Suitable for plastic, resin and metal surfaces
- Paint can be decanted for brush use if required
Effects Range
- Speciality finishes including Glow-in-the-Dark, UV Reactive and Prismatic
- Airbrush ready paints
- Viscosity can be adjusted using acrylic lacquer thinners
- High-quality pigments designed for modelling applications
- 30ml glass bottles
Surfacer Range
- Airbrush-ready primers for plastic, resin and metal
- Includes talc-based fillers for smoother surfaces
- Viscosity adjustable with acrylic lacquer thinners
- Available in three colours plus clear etch version
- 50ml bottles
SMS Additives
- Additives designed to modify SMS acrylic lacquer paints
- Leveller slows drying time for smoother finishes
- Flex additive improves durability on flexible surfaces
- Acrylic lacquer thinners adjust viscosity and spray performance
- 30ml bottles (100ml for thinners)
SMS Advance Range
- Concentrated paint range for airbrush or brush use
- Thin 1:1 with acrylic lacquer thinner for airbrushing
- Can be used directly for detail brush painting
- 40 primary colours and 8 metallics available
- 16 colours unique to the Advance range
- 10ml glass bottles