Paint

A substance which has 5 principal uses:

1. To apply a particular colour scheme to a model

2. To provoke internet fights over correct colours and schemes

3. To frustrate modelers who try to achieve a decent representation of white

4. To provide fumes which can sometimes result in regular modelers becoming Whiffers

5. To piss of SWMBO

Paint is often used by Whiffers to antagonize JMNs and Rivet Counters.

Variants

 * Black - the paint that peels off when it is not to peel off, but is unremovable when it needs to be stripped
 * Red - a colour that ends up everywhere but the model (it is vital to Leafy Roundels however).
 * White - modelers who have found the secret to painting a model white usually build airliners.
 * Pink - the holy grail of modeling. Not because it has special powers, but because it does not exist.
 * Humbrol No. 11 - a gooey substance Humbrol calls paint.
 * RLM XXX - usually a dull grey or olive green paint