Caldercraft Red Ochre

[scrubbyj427]

Has anyone found something comparable/identical to caldercrafts red ochre? I can’t find any of it in the states and Cornwall is out of stock. Would be nice to find a perfect substitute. Thank you in advance for any leads.

 

JJ

[Ronald-V]

Krick  Modellbau in Germany has some stock of this color. I recently ordered from here, and the service is excellent. I just don't know what the shipping prices are to the US compared to CMB. But it might be something for you.

Edited July 25 by Ronald-V

[Toolmaker]

Shown as available here;

https://www.shipwrightshop.com/contents/en-uk/d22_Admiralty-Paints-Individual-Colours.html

[scrubbyj427]

Thanks guys. I saw the shipwright shop but I was hoping to avoid shipping and find something on this side of the pond. Looks like I have no options! Thank you!

[catopower]

Hi JJ, Ages of Sail has it, but only as part of the Caldercraft paint sets.

[scrubbyj427]

22 hours ago, catopower said:

Hi JJ, Ages of Sail has it, but only as part of the Caldercraft paint sets.

Hi Clare, thanks for the info, surprised they don’t sell them individually. Unfortunately I need a lot of it and not much of the others. 

[GGibson]

How close are the Winsor & Newton red ochre variations? 

[scrubbyj427]

On 7/27/2025 at 4:22 PM, GGibson said:

How close are the Winsor & Newton red ochre variations? 

Would be worth giving a try. Will see if I can find them locally. Thank you

[Chuck Seiler]

I really like W&N red ochre.  It may or may not be available from MICHEAL'S or HOBBY LOBBY.  It definitely IS available at DICK BLICK'S, if you have one near you.  If not, you can order online.  A tube will last you forever.

 

I normally stain, but when I paint I use watered down artist acrylics.

[westwood]

Hi guys,
I've had a bottle of Caldercraft red ochre at home for about six years.
I'm not sure if it was made with a different recipe back then or if my batch is spoiled.
Mine is more more  brown and not at all like the red ochre that some of you use on this forum.
That's why I didn't use it when building Winchelsea.
I tried different shades of Vallejo model paints, but I didn't like any of them.
Ultimately, I also bought the Vallejo Cadmium Red Deep artist acrylic paint in a tube.
I liked the color, but the consistency was a downside for me.
It was too thick to use straight from the tube. Once thinned, it lost its opacity, and many coats were needed.
So Now that I'm building Portland, I'm looking for a darker red again.
I guess I'll stick with artist paints, but I want a more fluid consistency.
I'm impressed with the Golden Fluid Acrylics for hand painting
that Mark used for his Bellona

I like this Golden https://goldenartistcolors.com/products/fluid-acrylic-color-red-oxide
and possibly this one from Vallejo https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/product/fine-arts/fluid-acrylic-en/mars-red-68306/

 I would like to buy them and try them out.

What do you think of them?

[Chuck Seiler]

    I have never used Vallejo.  As mentioned above, I like Windsor and Newton.  It mixes well with water and I can vary the consistency.  Because I paint small areas, I have come to like the "carriage process" outlined by Chuck Passaro in one of his builds.  Winchelsea, I believe.  I am told it is so named because that is how they painted fine carriages in days of old.  The paint is thinned to sightly thicker than water.  The paint is applied and allowed to dry, then buffed between coats. I have found the first 2 coats go on without buffing in between.  At first it is very transparent/translucent, but it gets better.  Six to eight coats.  Its marvelous!!!

 

    I have been searching for 'the perfect red' for years.  I sometimes will see a great 'barn red' barn while driving.  I will stop and take a pic.  Cadmium Red Deep and Red Ochre (or sometimes a mix of the two) are what I have settled on.

[Trussben]

Cornwall has it back in stock.