Vallejo Model Color Oily Steel is a water-thinnable acrylic metallic paint in the dark blue-gray shade of oily steel — metal that is in service and greasy. A modeling paint in a 17 ml dropper bottle; it is not a kit.
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Oily Steel is a metallic shade from the Model Color range from Vallejo. It is a water-thinnable acrylic — thinned with water or acrylic thinner, never with cellulose thinner. The Model Color range has a thicker consistency and is intended above all for the brush; it can be applied with an airbrush, but only after thinning. That is how it differs from the Model Air range, which can be sprayed straight from the bottle without thinning. The paint comes in a 17 ml dropper bottle. It is not a kit but a modeling paint.
The name of the shade is descriptive and points to a particular phenomenon. Oily Steel is darker than Natural Steel, goes toward blue-gray and carries a hint of an oil film — it imitates metal that works, gets greasy and is never polished. That is exactly why it is the typical color for tank tracks, mechanical parts, engines, gearboxes and weapon breeches. Natural Steel, by contrast, is cleaner and lighter — it belongs on cutting edges, tools, barrels and polished surfaces. Anyone building vehicles usually reaches for both: Oily Steel for the running gear and the mechanics, Natural Steel for worn edges and polished corners. The lightest of the three is Silver.
Metallic pigment is heavier than the binder and while standing it sinks to the bottom of the bottle. With dropper bottles this is especially tricky, because settled pigment will not come out of them on its own — shake the bottle properly before every use, for longer than seems necessary. Metallics come out better on a smooth, glossy base; on a rough matte one they look duller. At the same time they are hard to spray over and do not take masking tape — the tape likes to pull them off when peeled. So put them at the end of the painting procedure.
Above all for modelers of military vehicles, diorama builders and figure painters who want to distinguish greasy mechanics from polished metal. An acrylic with a low smell is suitable for building indoors too.
When spraying with an airbrush, ensure sufficient ventilation and protect your airways with a respirator. Keep out of reach of children.
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