Micro-Mark Tuskagee Red Paint, 20ml
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- Signature crimson-red tail color of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen
- Ideal for finishing P-51 Mustangs and other USAAF aircraft with historic accuracy
- Flat, richly pigmented red for bold contrast and authentic markings
- Pairs well with Aluminum, Insignia Yellow, and Flat Black for WW2 aircraft detail
- Made in the USA
Description
Tuskegee Red is a deep, vibrant crimson designed to replicate the distinctive tail markings of the Tuskegee Airmen’s aircraft in World War II. This iconic color represents the courage and excellence of the 332nd Fighter Group, whose P-51 Mustangs earned the nickname "Red Tails." The flat finish and high opacity of this paint ensure striking results on aircraft tails, nose accents, and formation ID markings.
Tuskegee Red is in our sets
29478 USAAF Europe Acrylic Paint Set, 9pc
29503 US Military Acrylic Paint Set, 81pc
Color Description
Tuskegee Red is a flat, bold red with slight blue undertones, capturing the tone used on the tail sections of fighter planes flown by the Tuskegee Airmen. This color became a powerful visual identifier in the European Theater during WWII, symbolizing both squadron pride and combat distinction. When combined with metallics or olive drab, it creates dynamic contrast and historic accuracy.
This color is historically significant and widely recognized:
• Featured prominently on P-51D Mustangs flown by the 332nd Fighter Group
• Used in escort missions over Europe during WWII to protect U.S. bomber groups
• Symbolizes a major chapter in African American and U.S. military aviation history
Modeling Uses
• Accurately paint the tails of P-51 Mustangs and other Red Tail aircraft
• Add high-contrast ID accents to wings, cowlings, or squadron markings
• Use for nose art or custom diorama elements reflecting USAAF service
• Combine with Aluminum, Insignia Yellow, and White for full squadron color schemes
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We hope you will be completely satisfied with your order...but, if an item does not meet your expectations, you may return it in as-new condition within 30 days of delivery for a replacement, exchange or refund of the purchase price.
More Information:
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.
