Vallejo 77258 - True Metallic Metal Aged Metal acrylic paint set

Vallejo 77258 True Metallic – Aged Metal Set: complete metallic painting system for weathered steel

Vallejo 77258 – Aged Metal Set is a comprehensive four-paint bundle from the True Metallic Metal range, designed to create realistic worn and oxidised steel effects. The Aged Metal tone provides a cool, muted metallic finish ideal for fantasy armour, sci-fi machinery, industrial structures, post-apocalyptic vehicles and historical miniatures.

The set follows the BSL (Base – Shade – Light) workflow, giving miniature painters full control over volume, contrast and light direction while maintaining the natural shine of true metallic pigment.

Set contents:

• 77.119 Aged Metal (Light) – metallic highlight colour
• 77.139 Aged Metal (Base) – full-coverage metallic basecoat
• 77.159 Aged Metal (Shade) – satin wash for depth and shading
• 77.179 Aged Metal (Airbrush) – airbrush-ready version of the base tone

The True Metallic Metal system:

True Metallic Metal (TMM) is a structured approach to painting metal surfaces using real metallic pigments while applying traditional principles of light, shadow and volume. It consists of four coordinated subranges:

• BASE – high-coverage metallic paints
• SHADE – non-metallic washes with satin finish
• LIGHT – bright metallic highlights
• AIRBRUSH – spray-ready metallic base tones

Ideal applications:

• worn or oxidised armour plates,
• sci-fi vehicles and mechanical structures,
• industrial and post-apocalyptic scenery,
• machines, robots, pipes and steel panels,
• miniatures requiring cool, realistic steel patina.

Usage tips:

• Apply BASE for primary metallic coverage.
• Use SHADE to define recesses and deepen shadows.
• Add LIGHT for strong edge highlights and reflections.
• Use AIRBRUSH for fast basecoats and smooth gradients.

About Vallejo:

Vallejo is a world-renowned manufacturer of acrylic paints for miniature painters and scale modellers. The True Metallic Metal range provides a modern, complete framework for achieving expressive, realistic metallic finishes with full chromatic consistency.