Truck Red

Truck Red, the universal red of truck cabs

This tone did not come about after one particular tractor unit. It is a general transport red of the kind worn by the cabs and trailers of vehicle fleets across the brands. A carrier has a vehicle sprayed in a company color and that tends to be exactly such a saturated, slightly darker red with no orange cast. In the scales in which trucks are most often built, the cab forms the largest continuous surface of a whole model, so the resulting impression rests on its shade more than on any detail.

Everywhere it will be put to use on a model

Besides the cab it suits the frame and the longitudinal members, the wheel discs, the radiator grille, the spoilers and curtain-side trailers with a single-color paint. With show rigs it appears on the covers of the fuel tanks and on the steps too. If you are building the vehicle fleet of one firm, a single tone will unify several models one after another, and with trucks that is a bigger matter than with passenger cars, because rigs are set side by side in a display case.

Whom it will serve

• builders of tractor units and articulated rigs
• modelers of fire service and municipal vehicles
• makers of dioramas on a transport theme
• anyone looking for a red with no orange cast

Beside this universal red the brand carries tones tied to a particular maker of trucks as well, so a choice can be made according to whether you are building after a real firm or after an idea of your own.