The True Metallic Metal Sets from Vallejo offer a streamlined and intuitive toolkit for working with real metallic finishes. Each 4-colour set bundles together the four complementary variants — Base, Shade, Light, and Airbrush — all chromatically matched within a single metallic hue. This structure ensures you have everything you need to build metallic depth, highlight, and smooth airbrushed coverage in one compact package.
Built around Vallejo’s BSL system (Base → Shade → Light), these sets are tailored for consistent and reproducible results. The Base tone defines the core metallic layer, Shade adds subtle recessed shadows, Light brings luminous highlights, and the Airbrush variant offers smooth, even application across larger surfaces or delicate gradients. The tonal harmony across the four variants makes blending seamless — you can mix within the set to create custom metallic tones or tailored transitions.
In addition to being highly functional, the sets are also extremely practical. Rather than investing in every individual TMM colour, each 4-colour set gives you essential coverage in one hue, optimising both cost and storage. The uniformity across the set supports a wide variety of painting styles, from fantasy miniatures and historical armour to sci-fi vehicles and industrial machinery.
For painters who need the full spectrum of metallic tones, Vallejo also offers a Full Collection (Set 77.250). This premium case includes all 80 TMM colours (20 chromatic families × 4 variants) plus two synthetic brushes and two exclusive miniatures. It’s the ultimate all-in-one solution for advanced metallic painting workflows, giving you consistent control over basecoats, shading, highlighting, and airbrush effects across every metallic hue imaginable.
