Micro-Mark Air Reefer Yellow Paint, 20ml
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- Bright historic yellow used on reefers, safety signs, and maintenance equipment
- Pre-thinned for smooth, clog-free airbrush application—no thinning required
- Matches classic reefer car paint tones from the steam and early diesel era
- Pairs well with Engine Black, Depot Buff, and Caboose Red for vintage realism
- Made in the USA
Description
Air Reefer Yellow delivers the same bold, historically accurate tone as standard Reefer Yellow (Item #29376), but is optimized for airbrush use straight from the bottle. This warm, high-visibility yellow is perfect for large surface coverage on wooden reefers, trackside structures, or MOW equipment (non revenue cars)—laying down a clean, even coat without brush marks.
Its tone reflects the distinctive yellow paints used by railroads and fruit companies from the late 1800s to the 1950s, ideal for freight cars that needed to be spotted quickly and offloaded with priority. Whether you're modeling a Pacific Fruit Express car or a weathered tool shed, Air Reefer Yellow offers bright authenticity and smooth control.
Air Reefer Yellow is included in the following sets:
• Item #29384 Railroad Model Color Paint Set
• Item #29433 Micro-Mark 89-Piece Acrylic Painting Set
Color Description
A medium-bright yellow with a soft, slightly orange base, this tone mimics the sun-aged finish of wooden refrigerator cars. Its matte to satin finish provides a realistic surface that responds well to weathering, chipping, and washes.
Historical Context: The Reefer Car Legacy
From the 1880s through the 1950s, thousands of wooden and steel refrigerated boxcars (reefers) rolled across America, often painted in high-visibility yellow to denote their fragile, perishable cargo. Railroads like:
- Pacific Fruit Express (PFE)
- American Refrigerator Transit (ART)
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Union Refrigerator Transit (URTX)
used yellow and orange tones in combination with bold black logos and numbering.
This paint was not only for branding—it alerted switch crews to prioritize these cars at terminals and icing stations. As the reefers aged, the yellow faded unevenly, creating opportunities for highly realistic weathering on your models.
Modeling Use Cases
• Wooden reefers and early steel refrigerated cars
• Maintenance-of-Way boxcars, cranes, or fuel cars
• Railroad signs, sheds, and loading ramps
• Fruit packers and produce distributor buildings
• Layout features requiring bright safety contrast
Airbrushing Tip
Spray at 15–25 PSI for best results. For a faded vintage look, layer with Cream or Reefer White highlights. Add grime streaks or panel line washes to simulate iced-up reefers, roof runoff, and sun-bleached freight service wear.
Micro-Mark Acrylic Airbrush Thinner if needed for custom blending. Air Reefer Yellow is available in the Airbrush Railroad Acrylic Paint Set.
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Micro-Mark Acrylic Paints include brush-on and airbrush paints. These paints have been specially formulated for painting miniatures, models, and figures of all sorts. The brush-on line includes primers, a multitude of colors, thinner, cleaner, and retarder.
Painting and finishing are key components to almost every project. With 96 years of experience in the hobby/maker space, Micro-Mark has time-tested expertise in providing the best and most innovative paints, brushes, airbrushes, finishing supplies and painting equipment to our customers. Recently, the demand for quality paint products has exceeded supply and as a solution to this issue, Micro-Mark is pleased to introduce the Micro-Mark Acrylic Paint Line.
The Micro-Mark Acrylic Paint Line has been developed and tested by our expert in-house team to give model builders, miniaturists, figure artists and other makers a new option when choosing paint for their projects. Featuring the most widely requested selection of basic colors, our matte-finish acrylic paint sets provide consistent color, solid coverage and smooth application in both brush-on and airbrush formulations. Additionally, we also offer white, gray and black primer for brush-on and airbrush use, plus our own thinners, acrylic paint cleaner, airbrush flow improver and retarder medium, giving you a complete paint system for reliable results every time. Our water-based acrylic paint products are non-toxic and proudly made in the USA.
