White grey (špinavá bílá)

Vallejo White Grey — an acrylic paint, 17 ml

White Grey is an opaque acrylic paint from the brand Vallejo in a white-gray shade, that is, a broken, off-white. It comes in a 17 ml bottle with a dropper, which makes it possible to dose the paint drop by drop and to mix shades precisely. The binder is acrylic and water-thinnable — the paint contains no solvents and the brushes are cleaned with water. Once dry it forms an even matte film.

What it IS: a full opaque paint for models and figures. What it is NOT: it is not a clear coat and not a thinner — it does not serve to protect the surface at the end or to thin paints for an airbrush.

Use

The key property of this shade is that a pure white looks unnatural on a model — in scale it looks flat, papery, and it swallows the shadows. A broken, slightly grayed white is therefore more realistic and is used everywhere a white surface should look convincing:

• winter camouflage on hardware (oversprays over the base shade, scuffed and chipped surfaces),
• faded and sun-bleached surfaces — paint lightened by service and by the weather,
• canvas, tarpaulins, rigging, ropes and other textile elements,
• snow and frost on dioramas and display bases,
• interiors of cabs, cockpits and fighting compartments, where white is used as a light base area,
• lightening other shades when highlighting edges — unlike a pure white it does not kill the saturation of the tone.

It is applied with a brush; for an airbrush, thin the paint (ideally with a dedicated thinner for acrylics, not just with water). Shake the bottle thoroughly before use — the pigment settles to the bottom. Better coverage and adhesion come on a sprayed base (a primer). It covers better in several thin coats than in one heavy one.

Who the paint is for

For modelers of plastic kits, figure painters and builders of dioramas who need a realistic white — above all for winter schemes, weathering and faded surfaces. Suitable for beginners and the advanced alike.

Ensure sufficient ventilation and protect your airways when spraying. Keep out of the reach of children. Close the bottle tightly after use.