VLJ70992 - Vallejo Model Color Neutral Grey FS36173 - 17ml - Acrylic

Vallejo 70992 - Vallejo Model Color Neutral Grey FS36173 - 17ml - Acrylic

Vallejo Model Color — Neutral Grey

Subject: Armour · Aircraft

Medium neutral grey. Suitable for Panzer Grey shading, post-war jet underside tones, and ship hull grey colour reference.

Used in:

WWI 1914–1918
Royal Navy — Hull primary Admiralty grey

Norwegian & Scandinavian Campaign — April to June 1940
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor — Late-war overall grey variant
Royal Navy — Home Fleet grey primary
Kriegsmarine — Hellgrau 50 light grey

Kriegsmarine & Battle of the Atlantic 1939–1945
Bismarck, Tirpitz — Hellgrau 50 light grey — primary Bismarck/Tirpitz colour
Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau — Standard Kriegsmarine grey
U-Boats — Worn and weathered lighter grey areas

Pacific Theatre — Imperial Japanese Navy & Army Air Force 1941–1945
IJN Surface Combatants — Superstructure and upper works

Pacific Theatre — US Navy & USMC 1941–1945
USS Essex, Yorktown, and Fast Carrier Task Force Ships — Haze Grey — Measure 13 overall grey

Modern Era — 2000s to Present
Modern Naval — Haze Grey hull primary — USN, RCN, and most NATO navies

Complete this scheme with:

Dark Grey — Lower hull and shadow areas
Light Grey — Superstructure highlights
Hull Red — Anti-fouling below waterline
Black — Boot topping and gun barrels
Rust — Operational rust streaking

Weathering & modulation: Apply VLJ70329 Rust as streaks from anchor points. Funnel grime with thinned VLJ70980. Salt residue: dry-brush VLJ70951 White lightly over horizontal surfaces.

Scale colour note: At 1:350 and 1:700 lighten all grey tones 20–25%.

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