VallejoModel Color 200 ml Acrylic Polyurethane Primer - Grey (Packaging may vary)

I bought this Vallejo Mecha Color Black Primer in December 2024 and have been using it regularly since. It’s a very good quality primer that doesn’t require thinning — works straight from the bottle through the airbrush without clogging or splattering. The white colour is vibrant, and it adheres to miniatures really well, creating a solid base for painting. It dries quickly and provides a smooth, even coat with great coverage. Overall, a reliable and efficient primer that delivers professional-looking results. Highly recommended for anyone working with miniatures or models.

I love this product. I run it through my airbrush at quite a modest psi, with a little bit of airbrush thinner. It comes on super smooth and not too thick. Has never clogged my airbrush yet, so super easy to use. I find this to be great value for money whilst performing perfect functionality and has great quality. I did spill some and it was very easy to clean off, even when slightly dried.

This provides good solid undercoat through an airbrush but does rquire additional thinning to flow properly. Get yourself some Flow-Aid and Vallejo Airbrush thinner with it

I highly recommend Vallejo paints as they are good quality and the size of the bottles.I think are fair price for the volume of the paint.You get it goes on good.You can use a air brush.Which is the way I will be due using it?And I think it's very good quality.Thank you very much

Top notch primer. Covers well.

This product is a surface primer, very popular with modelling/miniwargaming/28mm scale models - such as used in Warhammer/Warhammer 40,000/etc.,After Games Workshop discontinued their own hand primer (Imperial Primer) without any word of warning I was briefly forced to use rattle cans (I don't yet use/own an airbrush so am not in a position to use that method). Although GW's Chaos Black spray does have some useful applications when priming (such as when you need to prime large objects such as buildings, gaming tiles, large models with a lot of flat surface area, etc.,) I found it to be largely inadequate for priming minis, as coverage can often be inconsistent (complex minis will often be left with un-primed patches as the spray can't often get to recesses if they are obscured by other parts). This inevitably led me to try other available hand primers and Vallejo products are very popular, so I thought I would give it a try. Boy, what a difference.. So these are my thoughts:This primer may be used in two ways essentially:1. In an airbrush - add a little Vallejo Flow Improver followed by several drops of primer and you're good to go.2. By hand, using a small model brush; this is how I use it. It doesn't require any thinning/watering down and is good to use straight out of the bottle (and the bottle is topped by a nozzle which makes dispensing a few drops clean & easy).There are two main points to mention that make this such an excellent primer:1. Self-levelling - Although I'm as careful as I can be, you don't have to be really neat; the primer will level itself out, producing a really smooth & consistent finish, even if you're a little messy when applying.2. Shrinkage - The primer shrinks as it cures. This means that if you apply a little thicker than what you intended it doesn't matter - the primer will shrink/reduce down so you don't end up with clogged detail. When you combine this feature with the fact it's self-levelling, you end up with a really smooth, durable & consistent finish with model details still crisp & clear without being clogged.How I use for best results:2 thin coats, 12 hours apart! Vallejo's recommendation is to 'leave to cure for 12 hours'. So, I apply one *very* thin coat and leave to cure for 12 hours. Then, I apply a 2nd very thin coat, and leave for another 12 hours. The result is an extremely durable primed surface, ready to take your base colours. All the details are sharp still.Note: as this product is airbrush-ready, it's more watery than base colours, hence why my personal preference is to use 2 thin coats.

As you can see, I’m building Airfix kits and using Vallejo as the base primer.Goes through my airbrush incredibly easily and even though I’ve thinned it a little, it dries very quickly.Allow 12 hours before gluing parts etc, but you can paint top layers after about 2 or 3.Very economical to use and although I’ll probably eventually get through it, half the bottle size would have served me better.Great base coat.

I've switched from using spray cans to my airbrush to prime models. This allows me to prime models all year round as well as indoors using my DIY airbrush booth.I've been using this Valejo primer for this job and it goes on nicely giving a good coverage and colour (after mixing with airbrush thinner and flow improver). I've also used this with a paintbrush for some bases.Overall this is a good sized bottle which will be much more cost effective than spray cans if you have an airbrush.