We would like to introduce ourselves to the ship modeling community. Tru-Color Paint is a manufacturer of model paint for over 10 years. During this time we developed over 400 colors for the model railroad and over 100 colors for the model automobile markets. On Oct. 1, 2017 we will enter the model military market with the release of 14 colors - 6 for U.S. Navy ships and 4 each for U.S. Army (AFV's) and U.S. Air Force (SEA - 4 colors).
Our intent is to add 4-10 colors per month thereafter until the end of 2019. By that time we will have produced over 200 colors for the military market in all branches. For the U.S. Navy we will have all of the camouflage colors (over 45) from 1939 to 1946 matched to color chips supplied by Randy Short of Snyder & Short. This includes the majority of the grays, blues, browns and greens used by the U.S. Navy on ships as well as airplanes so you may model any ship and/or plane with accurate colors. We will also have all of the modern navy colors for ships and aircraft.
The first release will be as follows: TCP-1000 Norfolk 65-A Anti-fouling Red; TCP-1001 Dull Black # 82; TCP-1002 Navy Gray # 5; TCP-1004 White 5-U; TCP-1009 Mahogany and TCP-1007 Navy Blue 5-N. All will be available in 1 oz. ( $ 5.69 list) and 2 oz. ( $ 10.25 list) size bottles. You may get these from your favorite hobby store or directly from us.
Tru-Color Paint is a solvent based paint that dries in 30-60 minutes, depending on ambient temp. and humidity. It adheres very well to plastic and wood models. All paint products are manufactured in Phoenix, AZ
. The TCP-1000 series paints are all intended to be applied with an air brush and each color is air brush ready without thinning. If thinning is wanted, suggest using TCP-015, Thinner, as it is produced with the same blend of solvents used in the manufacture of our paint. We suggest spraying at 28-35 PSI.
Clean up is easily accomplished with acetone (unscented nail polish remover - do not use the water type). Please, do not use acetone to thin Tru-Color Paint - it dries too fast and may cause the paint to blush or give a rough surface.
Please contact us if you have any questions or comments. We are pleased to add the military paint to our ever increasing lines or model paint product lines.
Martin Cohen, PhD
Tru-Color Paint
P.O. Box 74524
Phoenix, AZ 85087-4524
714-488-9779