VLJ70947 - Vallejo Model Color Dark Vermillion - 17ml - Acrylic

VLJ70947 - Vallejo Model Color Dark Vermillion - 17ml - Acrylic

Vallejo Model Color — Red

Subject: Universal

Standard bright red for national markings, roundels, and general-purpose red details.

Used in:

WWI 1914–1918
RFC / RNAS Fighters & Bombers — Roundel red inner
German Luftstreitkräfte — Richthofen all-red Dr.I — primary
British Armour — Identification stripe red

Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Legion Condor Aircraft — Spanish Nationalist fuselage bands (some aircraft)
Italian Aviazione Legionaria — Italian fasces markings — red
Soviet-Supplied Republican Aircraft — Republican roundel red
Soviet-Supplied Republican Armour — Republican star markings

Battle of Britain — July to October 1940
RAF Fighter Command — A1 roundel red inner
RAF Fighter Command — Roundel red
Luftwaffe Zerstörergeschwader — Shark-mouth lips (ZG 76)

North Africa & Mediterranean 1940–1943
Desert Air Force Aircraft — Roundel red
Commonwealth Armour — Formation signs

Eastern Front 1941–1945
Soviet Armour Mid/Late War — Red star national markings, slogan lettering
VVS Aircraft — Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) national markings

Pacific Theatre — Imperial Japanese Navy & Army Air Force 1941–1945
IJN Carrier Aircraft Early War — Hinomaru national marking
IJN Carrier Aircraft Late War — Hinomaru
IJA Fighters — Hinomaru

Pacific Theatre — US Navy & USMC 1941–1945
USN Carrier Aircraft Early — National insignia red — pre-May 1942

Italy Campaign 1943–1945
RAF / USAAF Mediterranean Air Forces — National insignia red (pre-June 1943 on US aircraft)

Normandy & Northwest Europe 1944–1945
Allied Armour — Formation signs
RAF Second Tactical Air Force — Roundel red
USAAF 8th & 9th Air Force — Group colour markings — 4th FG red nose, 56th FG

Korean War 1950–1953
USAF F-86A/E/F Sabre — 4th FIW red trim, some unit colour markings
Soviet / PLAAF MiG-15bis (Flown by Soviet 64th Fighter Aviation Corps) — PLAAF red star national markings
North Korean / Chinese Forces — Red star national markings

Arab-Israeli Wars 1967–Present
Arab Armour — Syrian Arab Republic roundel markings on some AFVs

Modern Era — 2000s to Present
McDonnell Douglas CF-18A/B Hornet — RCAF roundel red

Crew & Figure Colours
WWII German Panzer Crew — Waffenfarbe pink-red Panzertruppe (use as base — mix with white)
WWII Soviet Tank Crew & VVS Aircrew — Guards designation badge red, Red Star on cap

Application: Water-based acrylic. Thin with water for brush painting, or Vallejo Acrylic Thinner for airbrushing. Add a few drops of Vallejo Flow Improver to cut surface tension, improve levelling, slow tip dry, and allow water-based acrylics to spray like a lacquer or solvent-based paint. Aim for a milk-like consistency.

See also: Vallejo Paint Colour Chart  |  Vehicle & Theatre Paint Guide