Vallejo Dark Grey Wash, 35ml

For armor, vehicles, planes, ships, figures, and war game figures, all surfaces exposed to sun, wind, dust, rain, and snow experience changes in color, with a loss of intensity, dulling, and general fading. These changes, however, are not even or overall. For the model painter, reproducing these color changes is very difficult, and washes or filters are the perfect solution to achieve these effects on a model.

The washes are always needed to blend the edges of the colors on a model painted in various camouflage shades. The colors can also be mixed together to achieve further variations of shade and can be used with an airbrush or brush, depending on the model and the desired effect.

Model Wash can be mixed with pigments to achieve a wide range of effects, such as oil and flaked rust, mud, earth, dust, and moss. When mixed with acrylic colors, they further help achieve the impact of heavy wear and weathering.

The washes have been formulated with a modified acrylic resin, so the superficial tension is similar to that of the traditional solvent-based washes and filters, but with the advantage of working with a water-based medium. The average drying time is around 20 minutes, and if several layers of wash are to be applied, it is best to wait around 40 minutes between applications. Painting tools are cleaned with water.

The Vallejo Company was registered in New Jersey, U.S.A., in the year 1965. In these early years, it specialized in the manufacture of colors for animated films (cartoons). The most sustained expansion of Vallejo started in the nineties, beginning with the introduction of new products directed at the Model painting and Hobby sector. The company became the first specialist in acrylic colors, with a long and varied experience in all aspects of this branch of manufacturing.

Vallejo caters to a wide customer base with its range of products for Model and Miniatures, including Model Color, Model Air, Game Color, Panzer Aces, Pigments, Textures, Varnishes, and Mediums. The products are used to reproduce the weathering of surfaces exposed to harsh climatic conditions.

The washes are packaged in bottles of 35 ml. with flip tops.

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