Vallejo Mecha Color — Complete Colour Guide for Gunpla & Mecha Modellers
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Vallejo Mecha Color
Complete colour listing · Water-based acrylics formulated for mecha, sci-fi, and anime-style models
Built for Gunpla, sci-fi, and anime-style modelling
Vallejo Mecha Color is a dedicated range for mecha, Gunpla, and sci-fi plastic model painting. The formula is optimised for the smooth surfaces and sharp panel lines of injection-moulded kits — flowing evenly over large flat panels without pooling, and layering cleanly for the solid, saturated colours that define anime-inspired mecha aesthetics.
The range includes 40+ opaque base colours plus washes, special effects, fluorescents, metallics, and varnishes in a single system. The washes are formulated to flow specifically into panel lines on plastic surfaces, and the special effects range covers oil stains, fuel marks, and rust texture for weathered mecha builds. All colours are intermixable and compatible with Vallejo Model Color and Game Color.
All bottles are 17 ml water-based acrylic in Vallejo’s dropper bottle format. Click any SKU to check current availability.
Format 17 ml dropper bottle
Medium Water-based acrylic
Finish Matte (base colours)
Application Brush · airbrush (thinned)
Colours listed 71
Thinning and airbrushing Mecha Color
Mecha Color is formulated to brush straight from the bottle and flows well over primed plastic. For airbrushing, thin with Vallejo Airbrush Thinner (VLJ71161) at roughly 1:1 for base coating. Add a few drops of Airbrush Flow Improver (VLJ71362) to prevent tip dry on fine detail passes. Do not thin with water alone — it breaks down the binder.
Vallejo Mecha Color — Full Colour List
Base colours, washes, metallics, fluorescents, special effects, and varnishes in one complete system.
Jump to colour family:
| SKU | Colour | Application | Mr. Color Gundam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whites, Greys & Black↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69001 | Pure White | Pure white for RX-78-2 Gundam body panels, GM variants, and all white-scheme mecha. Also suits Zaku II markings and any sci-fi powered armour in white. | — |
| VLJ69002 | White Grey | Very slightly off-white for pre-shaded white panels. Ideal as a zenithal highlight over light grey on any white mecha scheme. | UG01MS White |
| VLJ69003 | Off-White | Slightly warm off-white for aged or weathered white panels. Suitable for realistic UV-faded Gundam armour and diorama sci-fi structures. | — |
| VLJ69036 | Light Grey | Light grey for Federation mobile suit frame components, Gundam panel separation, and light sci-fi vehicle surfaces. | — |
| VLJ69037 | Grey | Standard mid grey for Gunpla panel tone, Zaku II secondary body components, and general mecha surface work. | — |
| VLJ69038 | Medium Grey | Medium grey for Gunpla panel separation, Zaku II body component shading, and general mecha surface work. | — |
| VLJ69039 | Grey Z | Cool blue-grey for Zaku II (standard green variant) complementary tones and any mecha requiring a neutral blue-grey panel colour. | UG09MS Grey |
| VLJ69040 | Phantom Grey | Very dark blue-grey for deep shadow on grey mecha schemes, Gouf frame recesses, and any mecha requiring near-black grey panels. | UG15MS Phantom Grey |
| VLJ69041 | Dark Grey Green | Dark grey-green for military mecha schemes, Zeon mobile suit shadow areas, and any mecha with an olive-grey camouflage tone. | — |
| VLJ69042 | Pure Black | Pure black for internal frame components, Gunpla joints, Zaku mono-eye surround, and deep shadow on any mecha subject. | — |
| Yellows & Sands↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69004 | Yellow | Yellow for Gundam yellow trim, mecha warning markings, and bright sci-fi accent colour schemes. | UG03MS Yellow |
| VLJ69031 | Grey Sand | Warm grey-sand for desert mecha schemes, weathered white panel toning, and arid-environment sci-fi vehicle base colours. | — |
| VLJ69032 | Yellow Ochre | Yellow ochre for worn or dusty mecha colour modulation, desert scheme highlights, and aged yellow panel effects. | — |
| VLJ69033 | Sand Yellow | Warm sand-yellow for desert or khaki mecha schemes, and some sci-fi hover vehicle base colours. | — |
| Flesh, Pink & Orange↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69005 | Light Flesh | Light flesh for pilot figure skin tones, android or bio-mechanical flesh-coloured components, and warm-tinted mecha highlight tones. | — |
| VLJ69006 | Pink | Pink for exotic mecha armour schemes, sci-fi powered armour accent colours, and energy-type OSL glow effects in warm pink tones. | UG10MS Char's Pink |
| VLJ69007 | Orange | Orange for mecha thermal exhaust effects, cockpit suit accent colours, and bright warning panel markings. | — |
| Reds & Magentas↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69008 | Red | Standard mecha red for Zaku II (Char’s custom), Gundam shield and torso markings, and any standard red mecha scheme. | UG04MS Red |
| VLJ69009 | SZ Red | Slightly desaturated red for Char’s Zaku II (Zeon standard red), and any mecha requiring a less vivid, more realistic red armour tone. | UG12MS Sazabi Red |
| VLJ69011 | Dark Red | Dark red for Char’s Zaku II shadow areas and deep red shadow on any standard mecha red scheme. | UG11MS Char's Red |
| VLJ69010 | Magenta | Magenta for exotic mecha colour schemes, sci-fi energy weapon glow effects, and unusual vivid armour accent colours. | — |
| Purples↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69012 | Purple | Purple for exotic mecha colour schemes, sci-fi powered armour with purple panels, and energy weapon glow effects. | UG08MS Purple |
| Browns↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69035 | Chipping Brown | Dark chipping brown for bare metal and primer exposed under chipped armour panels. Use with hairspray chipping technique on any mecha. | — |
| VLJ69034 | Brown | Brown for organic mecha or bio-mech colour schemes, rocky terrain in sci-fi dioramas, and warm brown detail accents. | — |
| Greens↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69028 | Olive Green | Olive green for military mecha schemes, Real Robot-style camouflage, and any mecha subject requiring an earthy green tone. | — |
| VLJ69026 | Green | Green for Zaku II body colour (standard), Gouf, and any Zeon green mecha scheme in the Gundam universe. | UG06MS Green |
| VLJ69025 | Light Green | Light green highlight for Zaku II upper surfaces and energy/glowing green effects on sci-fi mecha. | — |
| VLJ69029 | Deep Green | Deep green for dark shadow areas on Zaku II and Zeon mobile suits, and dense forest camouflage on military mecha. | UG07MS Deep Green |
| VLJ69030 | Dark Green | Dark green shadow for Zaku II recessed areas and any mecha requiring deep forest or military green panels. | — |
| VLJ69027 | Green Blue | Green-blue for sci-fi aquatic mecha schemes, alien-inspired colour combinations, and teal accent panels. | — |
| VLJ69023 | Turquoise | Turquoise for sci-fi energy effects, alien mecha colour schemes, and unusual teal-accent mecha designs. | — |
| Blues↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69016 | Light Blue | Light blue highlight for mecha panel edges and bright blue mecha accent colour schemes. | UG14MS Light Blue |
| VLJ69017 | Sky Blue | Sky blue for atmospheric mecha schemes, aerial mobile suit colour variants, and bright blue mecha highlight tones. | — |
| VLJ69019 | Blue | Standard mecha blue for RX-78-2 Gundam leg and torso panels, GM body components, and general sci-fi blue armour. | UG02MS Blue |
| VLJ69020 | Electric Blue | Vivid electric blue for energy weapon glow effects, beam saber OSL, and neon accent panels on sci-fi mecha. | UG13AEUG's MS Blue |
| VLJ69015 | Blue Grey | Blue-grey for Federation mobile suit secondary components, and any mecha requiring a cool grey-blue panel tone. | — |
| VLJ69014 | Grey Green | Grey-green for Zeon mobile suit frame components, military mecha secondary surfaces, and olive-grey panel tones. | — |
| VLJ69024 | Stone Grey | Stone grey for neutral base tones on mecha armour, sci-fi vehicle body panels, and rocky terrain in diorama bases. | — |
| VLJ69013 | Titan Blue | Deep teal-blue for Titans faction mobile suits (Mk-II, Marasai), and any mecha requiring a dark blue-green armour tone. | UG17Titan's Blue 2 |
| VLJ69018 | Deep Blue | Deep blue for dark blue mecha armour panels, some Federation mobile suit dark elements, and deep blue sci-fi vehicle colour schemes. | — |
| VLJ69021 | Dark Blue | Dark blue for mecha shadow panels, some Federation mobile suit dark elements, and deep blue sci-fi vehicle colour schemes. | — |
| VLJ69022 | Titan Dark Blue | Very dark blue for Titans faction deep shadow areas, near-black blue panels, and extreme dark accent on blue mecha schemes. | UG16Titan's Blue 1 |
| Fluorescents↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69054 | Yellow Fluorescent | Fluorescent yellow for glowing energy panels, warning markings, and vivid OSL on sci-fi mecha subjects. | — |
| VLJ69055 | Orange Fluorescent | Fluorescent orange for heat exhaust glow effects, warning panels, and vivid orange OSL on mecha and sci-fi subjects. | — |
| VLJ69056 | Magenta Fluorescent | Fluorescent magenta for energy weapon glow, exotic alien mecha schemes, and vivid pink OSL effects. | — |
| VLJ69057 | Green Fluorescent | Fluorescent green for energy core glow effects, Zeon targeting system panels, and vivid green OSL on any mecha subject. | — |
| Metallics↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69058 | Gunmetal | Gunmetal for internal frame components, exposed mechanical parts, weapon barrels, and any dark metallic mecha surface. | UG05UNT's MS Grey |
| VLJ69059 | Gold | Gold for decorative trim, unit markings, and any bright gold metallic accent on mecha and Gunpla subjects. | — |
| VLJ69060 | Old Gold | Aged gold for worn or antique metallic trim, ancient mecha relics, and warm-toned gold panel accents. | — |
| VLJ69061 | Copper | Copper for heat-exposed metallic surfaces, engine components, and warm metallic detail accents on any mecha. | — |
| VLJ69062 | Bronze | Bronze for aged metallic fittings, ancient mecha armour trim, and warm dark metallic panel accents. | — |
| VLJ69063 | Steel | Steel for mid-tone metallic frame components, weapon barrels, and any standard steel-coloured metallic mecha surface. | — |
| VLJ69064 | Light Steel | Light steel highlight for polished metallic edges, blade highlights, and bright metallic accent on any mecha subject. | — |
| VLJ69065 | Dark Steel | Dark steel for shadow areas on metallic frame components and heavily worn or oxidised steel surfaces on mecha. | — |
| VLJ69066 | Metallic Red | Metallic red for special coating mecha schemes, Char’s Zaku II metallic variant builds, and exotic metallic armour panels. | — |
| VLJ69067 | Metallic Blue | Metallic blue for special coating mecha schemes, metallic armour panels, and exotic sci-fi vehicle finishes. | — |
| VLJ69068 | Metallic Green | Metallic green for special coating mecha schemes, exotic alien mecha armour, and metallic Zeon mobile suit variant builds. | — |
| Washes↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69505 | Light Rust Wash | Light rust wash for early-stage oxidisation on mecha armour panels, light surface corrosion on exposed metal areas, and subtle rust streaking. | — |
| VLJ69507 | Dark Rust Wash | Dark rust wash for heavy corrosion and deep rust staining on battle-damaged mecha, exposed inner frame, and derelict sci-fi subjects. | — |
| VLJ69515 | Light Grey Wash | Light grey wash for subtle panel line definition on white and light grey mecha schemes. Soft shading without high contrast. | — |
| VLJ69518 | Black Wash | Black wash for panel line definition on Gunpla and mecha. Apply to recesses and panel gaps for instant depth on any mecha model. | — |
| VLJ69521 | Oiled Earth Wash | Oiled earth wash for grime and oil staining on mecha lower surfaces, mechanical joints, and ground-contact areas. | — |
| VLJ69522 | Desert Dust Wash | Desert dust wash for arid-environment dust and dirt accumulation on mecha lower panels and ground-contact areas. | — |
| Special Effects↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69813 | Oil Stains (Gloss) | Gloss oil stain effect for realistic oil leaks and hydraulic fluid spills on mecha joints and mechanical components. | — |
| VLJ69814 | Fuel Stains (Gloss) | Gloss fuel stain effect for realistic fuel leaks and streaking on mecha thrusters, fuel tanks, and engine areas. | — |
| VLJ69817 | Petrol Spills (Gloss) | Gloss petrol spill effect for iridescent fuel spill markings on mecha ground contact surfaces and diorama bases. | — |
| VLJ69818 | Brown Eng. Soot (Matt) | Matte brown engine soot for exhaust staining, thruster burn marks, and heat-scorched areas on any mecha subject. | — |
| VLJ69821 | Rust Texture (Matt) | Textured rust effect for heavy corrosion on battle-damaged or long-abandoned mecha, exposed metal, and rusted structural components. | — |
| Varnishes↑ colour selection | |||
| VLJ69701 | Gloss Varnish | Gloss varnish for Mecha Color painted surfaces. Apply before panel line washing and decal application, or use as a final high-gloss coat. | — |
| VLJ69702 | Matt Varnish | Matte varnish for flat final coat on Mecha Color painted models. Essential for weathered and battle-damaged mecha requiring a non-reflective finish. | — |
| VLJ69703 | Satin Varnish | Satin varnish providing semi-gloss sheen for mecha models requiring realistic mid-level reflectivity between full gloss and matte. | — |
One system from primer to varnish
Mecha Color covers every stage of a mecha build in a single compatible range — base coats, panel line washes, metallic accents, fluorescent effect colours, weathering effects, and final varnish. Everything intermixes and everything is designed around the smooth plastic surfaces of injection-moulded kits.
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