Vallejo Game Xpress Plasma Red 72.406 (18ml)

Vallejo Game Xpress Plasma Red 72.406 (18ml) – High-Intensity Red Speed Paint

Turn up the intensity on your miniatures with Vallejo Game Xpress Plasma Red 72.406, a high-flow acrylic color made for fast contrast painting, dramatic red shading, and bold miniature effects. This 18ml Game Xpress Color is designed for painters who want strong visual impact without spending hours building every shadow by hand. Applied over a white, bone, light grey, or pale sand primer, Plasma Red flows into recesses, defines raised details, and creates instant depth on armor, cloth, weapons, capes, monsters, fantasy figures, and sci-fi models.

The Xpress Color formula is built with controlled capillary action, helping the paint settle naturally into sculpted details while leaving raised areas brighter. That makes Vallejo Game Xpress Plasma Red 72.406 especially useful for fast army painting, gaming miniatures, tabletop figures, and display pieces where you want a vivid red finish with shadows already built into the color. It can also be layered over an existing base coat to intensify warm red tones or thinned with Vallejo Xpress Medium to create transparent glazes, filters, and smooth color blends.

Why Plasma Red Belongs on Your Paint Rack

• Fast Contrast Effect: Designed to shade, tint, and define details in one controlled application.
• High-Intensity Red Tone: Ideal for magical effects, energy weapons, armor plates, capes, cloth, lava accents, and fantasy creatures.
• Flexible Hobby Use: Works beautifully for Warhammer, DnD miniatures, board game figures, sci-fi troops, monsters, and custom model details.
• Smooth Matte Finish: Dries to a clean hobby finish that keeps sculpted texture visible without covering fine detail.
• Glaze and Filter Friendly: Thin it with Vallejo Xpress Medium to create softer red transitions, glowing effects, or controlled color shifts.
• Precision 18ml Bottle: The eyedropper bottle helps prevent paint waste and makes it easy to measure consistent drops for repeatable mixes.

Technical Specifications & Application Guide

Expert Tip for Energy Glow and Deep Red Effects

For a fast glowing weapon, spell effect, or plasma coil, start with a bright base such as white or very pale grey. Apply Vallejo Game Xpress Plasma Red 72.406 generously over the area and let the paint settle into the recesses naturally. Once dry, reinforce the deepest parts with a second controlled layer, then add a tiny white or orange highlight to the brightest point. This creates an instant red glow effect without needing a complicated multi-step blend. For darker armor or cloth, apply Plasma Red over a warm brown or muted red base to create a deeper, more battle-ready finish.

For best results, shake well before use, apply over a smooth primed surface, and avoid overworking the paint while it is drying. Allow each layer to dry fully before adding highlights, glazes, or varnish.

Safety Note: Contains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one. May produce an allergic reaction. Always follow label instructions and use in a well-ventilated area.