am building Trumpeter's Type 86 IFV and I m wondering about the color of the antitank misslie were the Chinese equivalent to the AT-3 Sagger really red or is the red color a parade thing?

It very well may be a real thing. I remember seeing a couple bright purple Saggers on Iraqi BMP-1s during ODS. I'm guessing they did it to help track the missile in flight using the Mark I eyeball in place of those high-dollad optics.

The Chinese version of the AT-3 is called the HJ-73. They have different variations on the HJ-73 too. I have seen them painted in different colors.

Here is one that is all red.


Here is one that is red and the front painted black.


Here is one that is all green.


Here are a couple photos that show green and the front painted black.



Here is one that is all white.