VLJ71615 - Vallejo Kriegsmarine Colours (8x17ml)

VLJ71615 - Vallejo Kriegsmarine Colours (8x17ml)

Vallejo Vallejo — Kriegsmarine Colours

Subject: Ships

German Kriegsmarine naval paint system — standardized greys and blues (not a single color but a set), approx. 1935–1945. Key tones include: Hellgrau 50 (light grey), Dunkelgrau 51/52 (dark grey), Blaugrau (blue-grey), Schiffsbodenfarbe (hull red). Applied to: Battleships — Bismarck, Tirpitz; Pocket battleships — Admiral Graf Spee, Deutschland/Lützow, Admiral Scheer; Heavy cruisers — Admiral Hipper, Prinz Eugen, Blücher; Light cruisers — Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln, Leipzig, Nürnberg; Destroyers — Z1 Leberecht Maass through Z39 classes; U-boats — Type VIIA/B/C, Type IXA/B/C, Type XXI; Auxiliary cruisers and transports. Schemes varied by theater: Baltic (lighter greys), Atlantic (darker greys), Arctic operations (high contrast disruptive camo). Used in Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945), Norway Campaign (1940), Arctic convoys (1941–1945), Operation Rheinübung (1941).

Used in:

Norwegian & Scandinavian Campaign — April to June 1940
Kriegsmarine — Complete Kriegsmarine colour set

Kriegsmarine & Battle of the Atlantic 1939–1945
Bismarck, Tirpitz — Complete Kriegsmarine colour reference set

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