Medium Gunship Grey

Alclad II Medium Gunship Grey

An opaque paint from the Alclad II enamel range. It is thinned with solvent, so it belongs to enamel chemistry, and do not confuse it with acrylic paints thinnable with water or with nitrocellulose lacquers. The shade is a medium gray from the family of the so-called gunship grays, which were used on American military aviation equipment and represent the darker position of modern gray camouflage. The paint is liquid and is supplied in a bottle intended for modeling use.

Use

• Stir the content of the bottle thoroughly before each application, as settled pigment will otherwise shift the resulting shade.
• Thin only with a thinner for enamels or with mineral spirits, and choose the ratio according to the nozzle of the airbrush.
• Lay it on in several thin coats, as dark grays tend to show every overspray.
• Before decals, coat the area with a gloss clear coat compatible with enamel, as a matte surface would silver under a decal.
• Deal with the final degree of gloss with a separate clear coat at the end, not by mixing it into the paint.

Who the paint is for

For modelers of modern American aircraft and helicopters who need a darker medium gray as a main area or as a contrasting tone to lighter shades. It also comes into its own where a model is to be single-colored and yet not look flat; enamel agrees well with oil paints, so it suits as a base for subsequent oil accenting of the panels. Modelers used to acrylics should allow for longer drying and for the need of a separate thinner.

It contains a flammable solvent. Use it with sufficient ventilation and with protection for your airways, do not work near open flame and keep out of the reach of children.