Vallejo Game Xpress Plasma Red 72.406 (18ml)

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

Deep red shadows, glowing fantasy effects, lava tones, capes, cloth folds, and armor panels can take a long time to build with traditional layering. Vallejo Game Xpress Plasma Red 72.406 helps speed up that process with a high-flow acrylic Xpress Color designed to settle into sculpted detail while leaving raised areas brighter.

This product is listed at SprayGunner with SKU 72406, official color code 72.406, and EAN 8429551724067, making it easier to identify when searching by product code, barcode, or exact item number.

Plasma Red is a bold red tone for miniature painters, tabletop gamers, fantasy figure painters, sci-fi modelers, and hobby artists who want strong red contrast without building every shadow by hand. Applied over a white, bone, light grey, or pale sand primer, it flows into recesses naturally and creates instant depth on cloth, armor, capes, monsters, magical effects, lava details, and red sci-fi surfaces.

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 fantasy miniatures, energy effects, armor plates, capes, cloth, lava accents, and dramatic red shading.
• Flexible Hobby Use: Works beautifully for Warhammer-style miniatures, DnD figures, board game models, 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 waste and makes it easy to measure consistent drops for repeatable mixes.

Best Uses

• Red fantasy figures, monsters, capes, cloaks, robes, and cloth folds
• Energy glow, lava effects, magic effects, plasma coils, and sci-fi details
• Fast army painting where shadows and mid-tones need to appear quickly
• Red armor panels, shoulder pads, helmets, banners, shields, and decorative trims
• Transparent red filters over warm brown, muted red, orange, or pale grey base colors
• Layering over existing red tones to deepen contrast without fully repainting the part

Technical Specifications & Application Guide

Beyond the Label

Plasma Red is not limited to simple red shadows. Use it over a warm brown or muted red base to create a deeper battle-ready finish, or apply it over pale grey for a brighter crimson effect. It can also work as a transparent red filter over orange, tan, or off-white surfaces when you need glowing lava, magical energy, stained cloth, or dramatic fantasy skin details.

For sci-fi and fantasy projects, try Plasma Red around vents, coils, glowing symbols, lenses, gems, and small raised details. A second controlled layer in the deepest recesses can increase contrast without covering the brighter upper surfaces.

Pro Tips from the Studio

For a fast glowing effect, 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.

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. For smoother blends, mix with Vallejo Xpress Medium instead of over-thinning with water.

FAQ

What is Vallejo Game Xpress Plasma Red 72.406 best used for?
It is best used for fast red contrast effects on miniatures, fantasy figures, sci-fi models, cloth, capes, armor panels, lava details, and glowing red effects.

Can I search this product by SKU 72406?
Yes. The SprayGunner SKU is 72406, the official Vallejo color code is 72.406, and the EAN / barcode is 8429551724067.

What primer color works best under Plasma Red?
White, bone, light grey, ivory, or pale sand primer will give the strongest Xpress Color effect. Darker bases will make the red deeper and less bright.

Can Vallejo Plasma Red be thinned?
Yes. For glazes, filters, and smoother red transitions, thin it with Vallejo Xpress Medium.

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.

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