VLJ71054 - Vallejo - Model Air: Dark Blue Grey - 17mL Bottle - Acrylic / Water Based - Flat - FS 36099

VLJ71054 - Vallejo - Model Air: Dark Blue Grey - 17mL Bottle - Acrylic / Water Based - Flat - FS 36099

Vallejo Model Air — Dark Blue Grey

Subject: Aircraft

Dark Blue Grey naval aviation tone — used primarily by carrier-based aircraft, approx. 1940–1943. Equivalent to US Navy Blue-Gray over Light Gray scheme. Applied to: Grumman F4F-3/F4F-4 Wildcat, Douglas SBD-2/SBD-3 Dauntless, TBD-1 Devastator, early TBF-1 Avenger; also seen on SOC Seagull, OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes. Used during early Pacific War operations including Pearl Harbor aftermath (1941), Coral Sea (1942), Midway (1942), Guadalcanal (1942–43). Transitional scheme before tri-color camouflage adoption.

Used in:

Pacific Theatre — US Navy & USMC 1941–1945
USN Carrier Aircraft Early — Blue-Gray upper ANA 606 — standard early USN

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