Hey all, here is time for another product review! About a month ago I picked up a bottle of Vallejo Acrylic White Surface Primer – 60ml because it was starting to get cold and wet out so I need an alternative to what I would normally do. This is a product from a company that I normally use for my standard painting so I had high expectations. As most people know I use Vallejo also exclusively for painting miniatures.
Well first off the bottle seems to be pretty solid, it is not like the standard dropper bottle, but more of a flip-top so pouring can be slightly trickier as you do not have quite the control you do with a dropper bottle. There is a small learning curve when trying to get used to pour it into an airbrush which is how I plan on using the product most of the time.
The primer itself seems to be a bit thinner then typical paint, as a surprise it also has a slightly minty smell to it. Well the first thing I wanted to do was spray some through my airbrush. Now typically all paints, even those designed for airbrushes have to be thinned some. I was pleased to discover that I was able to run this primer without any need to thin. It goes on quite well and dried to a matte finish as was promised. It does best if you spray a light layer on the model, enough to not make the model white (some of the original will show through) and then go back for a second layer.
On my test models I let the primer sit for a night to ensure the paint was completely cure. I then took a light sandpaper (2000 grit) to it to ensure the paint was smooth as it sanded just fine and by time I was done it was really smooth.
Pros: Can be used in an airbrush and brush on; apply ready; dries quickly; dries smooth; sandable; available in multiple sizes; several colors to choose from
Cons: small learning curve on pouring; slightly more expensive; limited availability
Results: Buy this product if you have ever needed to brush or airbrush primer on a model. There are very few things I could fault this product and they where very minor. Finding it seems to be the toughest thing. This product gets the djinn24 seal of approval and will be a permanent fixture on djinn24’s Painting Table!
Product info:
Price seems to be $4.00 for 17ml, $7.99 for 60ml, and $11.59 for 200ml
Packaging: In 17, 60 and 200 ml. bottles.
- Vallejo Black Primer Acrylic Polyurethane, 60ml
- Vallejo Grey Primer Acrylic Polyurethane, 60ml
- Vallejo White Primer Acrylic Polyurethane, 60ml
- Vallejo Black Primer Acrylic Polyurethane, 200ml
- Vallejo Grey Primer Acrylic Polyurethane, 200ml
- Vallejo White Primer Acrylic Polyurethane, 200ml
- White (70600, 73600, 74600)
- Grey (70601, 73601, 74601)
- Black (70602, 73602, 74602)
- U.K. Bronze Green (70607, 73607, 74607)
- U.S. Olive Drab (70608, 73608, 74608)
- Russian Green (70609, 73609, 74609)
- Ger. Panzer Grey / Schwargrau RAL 7021
(70603, 73603, 74603) - Ger. Dark Yellow / Dunkelgelb RAL 7028
(70604, 73604, 74604) - Ger. Red Brown / Rotbraun RAL 8012
(70605, 73605, 74605) - Ger. Green Brown / Grünbraun RAL 8000
(70606, 73606, 74606)
Price seems to be $4.00 for 17ml, $7.99 for 60ml, and $11.59 for 200ml