MARINE BLUE

AMMO of Mig Jimenez OILBRUSHER Marine Blue, an oil paint 10 ml

Marine Blue is a modeling paint (chemistry), not a kit. The OILBRUSHER range from AMMO of Mig Jimenez consists of oil paints, not acrylics or enamels, mixed straight to a consistency suited to weathering. The volume is 10 ml and the brush is built into the cap: you take the paint straight from the bottle and lay it on the model, with no palette and no preparation. The neck of the bottle wipes the excess off the brush, so a measured amount stays on the tip.

A cold blue: what it is for

Marine Blue is a navy blue with a markedly cold character. In modeling it is not used as an opaque paint but as a tool for shifting a tone toward the cold and for deepening shadows:

• Shading and deepening the dark areas of ship hulls and superstructures: blue gives a shadow the depth that black on its own destroys.
• Cold undertones on gray naval vehicles; a bluish patina that breaks up flat gray.
• Dotting (a dot filter): individual dots blended out across an area, which give it variety of color.
• Sea grime, stains and streaks in the places where water runs down a surface.
• Cold effects on water surfaces on dioramas and on dark camouflage.

Application technique

The paint dries slowly, and that is its strength: the effect can be blended for a long time, softened into the surroundings and the excess drawn away until the transition is right. An odorless thinner or mineral spirits (not water) serve for blending and thinning. Always apply it onto a cured, varnished surface: on varnish the excess blends cleanly and there is no risk of damaging the paint beneath. With blue the rule of restraint applies twice over: start with a little, blend it out and add more if needed.

Who it is for

For builders of ships and naval subjects, for modelers working with dark and gray camouflage, and for anyone who wants to control the temperature of the color tone on a model.

Safety: it contains solvents and is flammable. Use only in a well-ventilated room away from open flame. Do not inhale the vapors, protect your airways and skin (gloves) and avoid getting it in your eyes. Keep out of the reach of children.