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Master professional painting techniques with essential auxiliary products from Vallejo, the world's leading manufacturer of water-based acrylic paints for scale modeling. This comprehensive collection features airbrush thinners, flow improvers, retarder mediums, glaze mediums, chipping mediums, and cleaners in multiple sizes from 17ml to 200ml bottles. Each auxiliary product delivers exceptional performance with precisely formulated chemistry that extends working time, improves paint flow, enhances adhesion, creates special effects, and maintains airbrush equipment for professional-quality results on scale models, miniatures, and dioramas.
Vallejo's comprehensive range of auxiliary products represents essential tools for achieving professional painting results in scale modeling, miniature painting, and diorama construction. These carefully formulated additives work seamlessly with Vallejo's complete paint range including Model Color, Model Air, Game Color, and Panzer Aces, as well as most other water-based acrylic paints. Each auxiliary product addresses specific painting challenges, from controlling paint viscosity and drying time to creating special weathering effects and maintaining airbrush equipment. Understanding and utilizing these products elevates painting quality from basic coverage to museum-quality finishes with smooth application, proper adhesion, and professional surface characteristics.
Proper paint viscosity is critical for successful airbrushing, and Vallejo offers multiple thinner options to achieve optimal consistency. The Airbrush Thinner 18ml, 60ml, and 200ml bottles provide economical options for different usage levels. These thinners reduce paint viscosity without compromising pigment integrity or adhesion properties, allowing smooth atomization through airbrush nozzles. The Airbrush Flow Improver 18ml, 32ml, 60ml, and 200ml sizes enhance paint flow characteristics, reducing tip dry and improving atomization for ultra-smooth finishes.
Retarder mediums slow paint drying time, providing extended working periods for blending, wet-on-wet techniques, and complex color transitions. The Retarder Medium 18ml, 60ml Retarder, and 60ml Retarder Medium are particularly valuable in dry climates or when airbrushing large surfaces where premature drying can cause texture problems. The Auxiliaries Retarder Medium 17ml provides convenient sizing for brush painting applications. These products are essential for achieving smooth gradients, realistic camouflage patterns, and seamless color transitions on aircraft, armor, and figure models.
Surface finish control is crucial for realistic modeling, and Vallejo's medium range provides precise control over sheen levels. The Glaze Medium 18ml and 60ml create transparent tints perfect for filters, washes, and subtle color modifications without obscuring underlying details. The Gloss Medium 18ml and 73470 variant increase paint sheen for canopies, lenses, and wet effects. The Matt Base 18ml and 60ml reduce sheen for authentic flat military finishes. The Metal Medium enhances metallic paint performance.
Creating realistic paint chipping and wear effects is simplified with Vallejo's chipping mediums. The Chipping Medium 18ml and 35ml are applied between base coat and top coat layers, then activated with water and gentle scrubbing to reveal underlying colors in realistic wear patterns. This technique creates convincing paint chips on armor, aircraft, and vehicles without requiring advanced painting skills or extensive practice.
Brush painters benefit from the Thinner Medium 18ml and 60ml for adjusting paint consistency, while the Auxiliaries Airbrush Thinner 32ml provides convenient sizing. The Reducer 60ml and Cleaner 60ml maintain brush condition and remove dried paint.
Proper airbrush maintenance ensures consistent performance and extends equipment life. The Airbrush Cleaner 200ml and 85ml effectively remove paint residue, prevent clogs, and maintain optimal spray patterns. The Pigment Binder 35ml fixes weathering pigments permanently to model surfaces.
Complement these auxiliaries with Vallejo Weathering FX, Diorama FX, and Pigment FX for complete finishing capabilities. Explore paint ranges including Panzer Aces, Premium Airbrush Color, and Xpress Color. Visit the official Vallejo website to explore their complete catalog, technical guides, and application tutorials.