Vallejo Model Air is a range of liquid acrylic colours developed especially for use with an airbrush, with very finely ground pigments and an acrylic resin wich is extremely durable. The Model Air formula contains a new acrylic resin with properties, until now, impossible to obtain in a waterbased acrylic.
The resistence, hardness and covering power of Vallejo Model Air is superior to any known acrylic for airbrushing. The pigments used for airbrush colours need to be ground to the finest possible consistency to avoid obstruction of the airbrush valves. The revolutionary milling process of the pigments used in the Model Air formula gives the model painter technical assurance and finest texture when applying the colours to the model, and produces a very superior quality when used with a brush for tiny details, for washes and transparencies and layered application of diluted glazes.
Colours can be mixed with one another, and or diluted with Vallejo Model Air Thinner or Varnish, depending on the effect you are looking for. Vallejo generally recommend the use of Model Air Thinner since this better conserves the properties of the colours. Vallejo Model Air adheres exceptionally well to all surfaces. The adhesion of Model Air to resin models, plastics, steel and white metal is extraordinary. Once protected with varnish, (Gloss, Matte or Satin) Vallejo Model Air can be overpainted with solvent based enamels or oilcolours: they withstand cleaning with turpentine and even a light wash with alcohol. The resistance to abrasion of the colours, once varnished, is superior to any other waterbased acrylic.
Vallejo Model Air is supplied in a 17 ml. plastic bottle with eyedropper. This packaging prevents the paint from evaporating and drying in the container.