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Micro-Mark Engine Black Paint, 20ml

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$2.53 $3.95 In stock

Category: Acrylic Paint

  • Deep, matte black with subtle warmth for realistic weathering
  • Ideal for steam locomotives, smokeboxes, underframes, and equipment
  • Non-gloss finish captures the look of soot-covered or aged machinery
  • Blends well with rust tones, metallics, and gray highlights
  • Made in the USA

Description
Engine Black is a rich, industrial-grade black designed to authentically replicate the appearance of locomotive boilers, machinery housings, and aged mechanical components. Unlike pure carbon black, this tone has a slight warmth that enhances realism without overpowering detail. It’s especially effective for railroad modeling, steampunk builds, or any subject that demands a lived-in, worked-hard look.

Engine Black is in these sets

29443 Basic Acrylic Painting Set with Brushes, Mediums, & Empty Bottles, 89-piece set

29422 Urban Terrian Acrylic Paint Set

Item #29384 Railroad Model Color Paint Set

Modeling Use Cases

  • Railroads: Steam engines, tenders, coal bunkers, trucks
  • Military & Industrial: Tank treads, toolboxes, engine blocks
  • Fantasy & Sci-Fi: Mech joints, exhaust ports, war machines
  • Dioramas: Burned-out vehicles, scorched ruins, foundry equipment
  • Detailing: Basecoat for metallic drybrushing, grime layering, and chipping
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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

David C. ★★★★★

I brushed this onto a HO scale steam locomotive smokebox and the flat, sooty finish looks exactly like real weathered metal. It goes on smoothly with no brush strokes and covers well in one coat.

Nicholas ★★★★★

Brushed this onto the smokebox of my HO locomotive and the soot-covered look came out almost instantly. The matte finish dries flat with just a hint of warmth, which reads way more like real aged machinery than the harsh blacks I've used before. A little goes a long way at 20ml, too.

Jacob Y. ★★★★★

I was worried a matte black would look flat, but this has just enough warmth to make the weathering look natural on my O scale locomotive. The non-gloss finish nails that sooty, aged look without any sheen, and it covers well straight out of the bottle.