Vallejo Metal Color: Steel (32ml)

I have been trying different steel paints for my minis and this has been the best so far.

Best metallic on the market work especially well in an airbrush.

This line of metallics from Vallejo came highly recommended. and I couldn't find any reviews suggesting it wasn't at least worth trying. Now I will say that while I use these with a brush, they are definitely intended for airbrushing given the volume and the consistency. They are pre-thinned and have a flow-improver additive and/or drying retardant or something that certainly makes the paint glide around with ease. Even so, I found they cover quite well over a black undercoat. I bought 3 different steel/silver colors, and all 3 provide a really nice finish for miniatures. The metallic powder is so fine, that you get that reflective property you want with TMM, without the graininess of some other acrylic metallic. That being said, I would not use these as a full on replacement for the metallics you are currently using and prefer (I like Scale75 or AP), but rather as a supplement. Given how thin this paint is, and how readily it flows, I find it is too difficult to use when brush painting smaller details; it's very tricky to put it exactly where you want it - gets sloppy fast. As a basecoat however, either with a brush, or preferably with an airbrush, it's awesome. Despite its consistency, only a coat or two is needed, and still no danger of obscuring details with it. Depending on the tone you want, you can then drybrush/wash/highlight over it as normal. You can still drybrush with these, as the pigment is super fine, but you do have to dry off your brush more than you think you should. When it's time to highlight, I do my edging with Scale75 over it because it's thicker and offers more control for brush work, but still has fine pigment.

This line of metallics from Vallejo came highly recommended. and I couldn't find any reviews suggesting it wasn't at least worth trying. Now I will say that while I use these with a brush, they are definitely intended for airbrushing given the volume and the consistency. They are pre-thinned and have a flow-improver additive and/or drying retardant or something that certainly makes the paint glide around with ease. Even so, I found they cover quite well over a black undercoat. I bought 3 different steel/silver colors, and all 3 provide a really nice finish for miniatures. The metallic powder is so fine, that you get that reflective property you want with TMM, without the graininess of some other acrylic metallic. That being said, I would not use these as a full on replacement for the metallics you are currently using and prefer (I like Scale75 or AP), but rather as a supplement. Given how thin this paint is, and how readily it flows, I find it is too difficult to use when brush painting smaller details; it's very tricky to put it exactly where you want it - gets sloppy fast. As a basecoat however, either with a brush, or preferably with an airbrush, it's awesome. Despite its consistency, only a coat or two is needed, and still no danger of obscuring details with it. Depending on the tone you want, you can then drybrush/wash/highlight over it as normal. You can still drybrush with these, as the pigment is super fine, but you do have to dry off your brush more than you think you should. When it's time to highlight, I do my edging with Scale75 over it because it's thicker and offers more control for brush work, but still has fine pigment.

The new line of Vallejo Metal Colors are really easy to use and will make any modelling project stand out with professional results. This latest line by Vallejo is acrylic; meaning, there's no foul smell, and clean-up is easy to do with water. If you have used an airbrush and had to thin down your paints so it could spray properly, you wont need to with these. Now, all you need to do is choose your color, (or make your own blend) and pour it straight from the bottle into your resevoir. Vallejo states that they have "designed a formula which results in a series of colors of exceptional resistance and adherence to plastics and metal". That is to say that they have greater ease of use and better results than most products up until now.

The new line of Vallejo Metal Colors are really easy to use and will make any modelling project stand out with professional results. This latest line by Vallejo is acrylic; meaning, there's no foul smell, and clean-up is easy to do with water. If you have used an airbrush and had to thin down your paints so it could spray properly, you wont need to with these. Now, all you need to do is choose your color, (or make your own blend) and pour it straight from the bottle into your resevoir. Vallejo states that they have designed a formula which results in a series of colors of exceptional resistance and adherence to plastics and metal. That is to say that they have greater ease of use and better results than most products up until now.