Vallejo 77123 - True Metallic Metal 123 Imperial Gold Base acrylic paint 18 ml

Vallejo 77123 Imperial Gold – Acrylic metallic BASE paint for True Metallic foundations

Vallejo 77123 – Imperial Gold is a metallic acrylic BASE paint from the True Metallic Metal range. With its rich, vibrant gold tone and excellent opacity, it serves as an ideal basecoat for golden armour, ornate decorations, elaborate weapons, sci-fi elements, and high-fantasy detailing.

The colour lays down smoothly, offering a bright metallic sheen that works perfectly as a starting point for subsequent SHADE and LIGHT steps in the TMM workflow.

Set details:

• Volume: 18 ml
• Paint type: acrylic metallic BASE (True Metallic Metal)
• Color: Imperial Gold
• Finish: rich, bright gold metal
• Use: foundation layer for gold and yellow-metallic tones
• Application: brush or airbrush

About Vallejo 77123 Imperial Gold:

Imperial Gold is a classic, intense metal hue designed to deliver a solid, luminous gold basecoat. Its ultra-fine metallic pigment ensures smooth application, minimal brush marks, and strong adherence on both small details and larger surfaces.

It excels on fantasy armour trim, ceremonial ornaments, mechanical parts, sci-fi plating, decorative components, and any miniature requiring a rich golden foundation before shading and highlighting.

About Vallejo True Metallic Metal (TMM):

True Metallic Metal (TMM) employs real metallic pigments to create natural shine and authentic metallic reflection. Unlike NMM, TMM preserves true metal behaviour while supporting traditional light-and-shadow modelling for depth and realism.

The system is structured around the BSL method (Base – Shade – Light):

• BASE: strong-coverage metallic colours — Imperial Gold is a key gold base.
• SHADE: satin washes that deepen shadows without dulling the shine.
• LIGHT: bright metallic highlights enhancing reflective edges.
• AIRBRUSH: BASE equivalents formulated for airbrush use.

This method allows painters to achieve expressive metallic surfaces with smooth gradients and natural illumination.

Usage tips:

• Shake well before use.
• Provides excellent coverage over black or white primer.
• Brush: use neat or slightly thinned with water.
• Airbrush: 0.3 mm needle at approx. 2 bar (29 psi).
• A perfect foundation for gold SHADE and LIGHT colours.

About Vallejo:

Vallejo is a world-leading manufacturer of acrylic paints for miniature painting and scale modelling. The True Metallic Metal range offers a comprehensive, modern system for achieving realistic and expressive metallic effects across fantasy, sci-fi, historical, and decorative miniatures.