Vallejo Model Air Medium Gunship Gray is part of the Model Air program of the Vallejo brand, specially developed for the airbrush and is a dark gray acrylic paint in a 17ml. eyedropper jar.
The color of Vallejo Model Air Medium Gunship Grey (71.097) is comparable to: Federal Standard: 36173; Gunze H-69; Humbrol 106; Citadel Foundation: Codex Grey; Revell: UA46; Tamiya XF75; Vallejo Model Color: 70869; Vallejo Game Color: 7205.
This dark grey paint consists of very fine pigments and an acrylic resin with properties of extreme strength and durability. Model Air is a liquid acrylic paint that has been specially developed for airbrush techniques and is available in a wide range of colours. The strength, hardness and covering power of Model Air is superior to all known acrylic paints for airbrushing.
Model Air has excellent adhesion to all surfaces. Once the dark grey paint is protected with varnish (Gloss, Matte or Satin) Model Air can be painted over with solvent based paints such as enamels or oil paints. The paint also provides excellent brush application for the finest details, washes and inks and is ideal for layering applications such as glazes. The revolutionary process of obtaining the pigments used in the Model Air formula ensures that it has the finest texture for applying the colours to a model. Colours can be mixed, Model Air Thinner, with water or any medium such as varnish to achieve the desired effect. However, we recommend the use of Model Air Thinner as this product retains the properties of the medium and the colours. The pigments used for this dark grey airbrush colour must be specially ground to achieve the best possible consistency to avoid clogging of the airbrush.
The unique thing about this dark grey paint is that it comes in a so-called "eyedropper" jar containing 17ml. acrylic paint. The "eyedropper" (or eye dropper) ensures that the amount of paint can be dosed very easily and that the paint does not dry out so quickly. Of course, it can always happen that the opening sometimes gets a little clogged. You can easily solve this by using a needle or thin cocktail stick to clear the opening.
