Light Blue-Grey

The color

Light blue-gray is a muted tone in which the blue reads only as a hint. On a model it behaves quietly: it does not shout, it stays in the background and shadows and traces of use show up well on it. Judge the color impression from the manufacturer's color chart rather than from a screen, because it is precisely with blue-gray tones that the rendering on a monitor and the dried paint differ most, and the individual shades of gray differ from one another only subtly.

Where you will use the shade

Light blue-gray tones traditionally appear on the undersides of aircraft, where they are meant to dissolve the machine visually against the sky, and also on naval subjects and on kit. They have their uses outside that field too: as a lighter tone when modulating larger areas, as a base under a faded finish, or as an admixture that lightens a darker gray.

Thinning and application

• Shake the bottle thoroughly before work, as the pigment settles to the bottom.
• Use the thinner intended for this range and keep to the thinning ratio stated by the manufacturer on the packaging.
• Apply several thin coats with drying time between them, as a heavy coat will drown the engraving.
• Wash and degrease the surface of the model beforehand, because on a greasy base the paint pulls into beads.
• Try the shade out on an offcut or on the sprue before you put it on the model, and let the sample dry.

Terms of supply

One bottle of paint is supplied. Thinner, brushes and airbrushes are not part of the delivery, unless stated otherwise.