Smoke Grey
Description
🔥 Serious modelers standardise on colours they can trust. Smoke Grey is formulated for predictable coverage and true colour rendering, so every session ends with a finish you're proud to display.
Smoke Grey is built around a clean, uniform pigment base rather than a metallic or pearlescent additive, giving it the flat, consistent coverage typical of factory solid-colour finishes on real vehicles and machinery.
Smoke Grey is a brush-on acrylic colour that is formulated for hand-brushing directly from the pot, with a pigment load tuned for 1:35, 1:48 and 1:72 figures and small detail areas where an airbrush would be impractical. It self-levels well, reducing visible brush strokes on smaller surfaces.
💡 Laboratory Application Tips
- Preparation (Primer): A neutral Grey Primer is recommended as a safe, all-purpose base that preserves the true tone and opacity of this colour without biasing it warmer or cooler.
- Painting Technique: Load the brush lightly and apply in thin, multiple layers rather than one thick coat; letting each layer dry fully between passes avoids visible brush marks and keeps fine details, like faces and uniform trim, crisp.
- Finishing: A brush-applied Matte or Satin varnish, thinned slightly with water, protects the finished colour and unifies the sheen across a figure or small assembly without pooling in recesses.
⚠️ Chromatic Fidelity Notes
Real Scale vs. Miniature: This formula is adjusted to counter the "scale effect," so light reflection on the miniature stays proportional to the real vehicle or object rather than looking artificially pale or dark.
Visual note: Product photos are for reference only. The full three-dimensional depth and true pigment brilliance only become visible once the model is painted and properly clearcoated.
👉 Ready to match it perfectly? Add Smoke Grey to your cart now — pair it with the matching primer and clearcoat from our range for a finish that goes the distance from bench to display case.