VLJ70980 - Vallejo Model Color Black Green - 17ml - Acrylic

VLJ70980 - Vallejo Model Color Black Green - 17ml - Acrylic

Vallejo Model Color — Black

Subject: Universal

Pure black for deep shadow, panel lines, tyres, and any black detail work across all modelling subjects.

Used in:

WWI 1914–1918
RFC / RNAS Fighters & Bombers — Engine cowlings, exhaust staining, strut fittings
German Luftstreitkräfte — Iron cross outlines, engine cowlings
British Armour — Tracks, exhaust outlets, deep shadow
Royal Navy — Boot topping stripe, gun barrels

Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Legion Condor Aircraft — Engine cowlings, Balkenkreuz outline
Soviet-Supplied Republican Aircraft — Engine cowlings, exhaust
Soviet-Supplied Republican Armour — Tracks, vision ports, shadow
Legion Condor Armour — Tracks, exhaust, deep shadow

Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) — Winter War & Continuation War 1939–1944
Fokker D.XXI — Engine cowling, exhaust, markings
Brewster B-239 Buffalo — Engine cowling, exhaust stacks
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 (Finnish) — Markings, exhaust

Norwegian & Scandinavian Campaign — April to June 1940
Luftwaffe Maritime Aircraft — Balkenkreuz outline, anti-dazzle
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor — Markings, anti-dazzle nose
Royal Navy — Boot topping, gun barrels, anchor cables
Kriegsmarine — Boot topping, anchor chains

Battle of Britain — July to October 1940
RAF Fighter Command — Anti-dazzle nose panel, exhaust staining
RAF Fighter Command — Anti-dazzle, exhaust staining
Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader — Balkenkreuz outline, anti-dazzle
Luftwaffe Zerstörergeschwader — Anti-dazzle, Balkenkreuz outline
Luftwaffe Kampfgeschwader — Balkenkreuz outline, nose glazing surround

Kriegsmarine & Battle of the Atlantic 1939–1945
Bismarck, Tirpitz — Boot topping, funnel caps, anchor equipment
Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau — Boot topping
U-Boats — Deep shadow, hatch rims, deck fittings

North Africa & Mediterranean 1940–1943
Deutsches Afrikakorps Armour — Tracks, exhaust stacks, shadow
Desert Air Force Aircraft — Anti-dazzle panel, exhaust staining
Luftwaffe Tropical Aircraft — Markings, anti-glare
Commonwealth Armour — Tracks, shadow
Italian Armour — Tracks, shadow

Eastern Front 1941–1945
Soviet Armour Early War — AMT-6 black stripe camouflage
Soviet Armour Mid/Late War — Track links, exhaust, shadow
German Armour Early — Tracks, exhaust, shadow
German Armour Late — Tracks, exhaust, Zimmerit coating wash

Pacific Theatre — Imperial Japanese Navy & Army Air Force 1941–1945
IJN Carrier Aircraft Early War — Engine cowling, anti-dazzle panel
IJN Carrier Aircraft Late War — Anti-dazzle, cowling
IJN Surface Combatants — Boot topping, gun barrels, anchor equipment

Pacific Theatre — US Navy & USMC 1941–1945
USMC Ground Forces — Tracks, exhaust
USS Essex, Yorktown, and Fast Carrier Task Force Ships — Boot topping, gun barrels

Italy Campaign 1943–1945
Allied Armour — Tracks, exhaust
Italian Armour (RSI) — Tracks, shadow

Normandy & Northwest Europe 1944–1945
Allied Armour — Invasion stripes black, tracks, shadow
German Armour — Tracks, shadow, Zimmerit wash
RAF Second Tactical Air Force — D-Day invasion stripes (black bands)

Korean War 1950–1953
Soviet / PLAAF MiG-15bis (Flown by Soviet 64th Fighter Aviation Corps) — Anti-dazzle panel, exhaust
UN Ground Forces — Tracks, shadow
North Korean / Chinese Forces — Tracks, shadow

Vietnam & Southeast Asia 1964–1975
USAF B-52D Stratofortress — Deep black underside areas
USAF Gunships — Anti-glare nose, exhaust staining
US Army Helicopters — Exhaust, shadow
US Army Ground Vehicles — Tracks, exhaust

Arab-Israeli Wars 1967–Present
IDF Armour — Tracks, shadow, running gear
IAF Aircraft — Anti-glare, markings
Arab Armour — Tracks, shadow

Cold War NATO Armour — 1970s to 1991
US Army — RAL 9021 NATO Black component, tracks
Bundeswehr — Black component, tracks, Balkenkreuz outline
British Army of the Rhine — Black, tracks

Gulf War & Desert Storm 1990–1991
Coalition Armour — Tracks, exhaust, shadow
British Armour — Tracks, exhaust
USAF Aircraft — F-117A primary black
Iraqi Armour — Tracks, exhaust, shadow

Afghanistan & Iraq — Modern Operations 2001–Present
US Army / USMC Armour — Tracks, shadow
British Army — Tracks, shadow

Modern Era — 2000s to Present
Leopard C2 MEXAS — Tracks, stencilled markings, shadow
Leopard 2A6/A6M/A7/A7+ — RAL 9021 NATO Black, tracks, shadow
BAE Systems CV90 IFV — Swedish CV90 black disruptive stripes, tracks
Modern Naval — Boot topping, gun barrels, anchor equipment
Modern Crew & Figures — Flecktarn black spots, boots, equipment

Crew & Figure Colours
WWI British Infantry & RFC/RNAS Aircrew — Boots, rifle (SMLE), chin strap
WWII German Panzer Crew — Belt and boots
WWII Allied Tank Crew — RAC black beret, boots
WWII US Army Tank Crew & USAAF Aircrew — Boots, belt
WWII Japanese Crew — Flying boots, belt
Vietnam-Era US Crew — Jungle boots, flight suit trim
Modern NATO Crew — MOLLE webbing, boots, gloves

Application: Water-based acrylic. Thin with water for brush painting, or Vallejo Acrylic Thinner for airbrushing. Add a few drops of Vallejo Flow Improver to cut surface tension, improve levelling, slow tip dry, and allow water-based acrylics to spray like a lacquer or solvent-based paint. Aim for a milk-like consistency.

See also: Vallejo Paint Colour Chart  |  Vehicle & Theatre Paint Guide