Hey all fellow Big "A" members.

It's been a while since I last posted, eh?
Anyways... I have a question to ask: What would the colour of the cockpit be? I tried to google it but came up with nothing, unfortunately.

Rob

Hey Robert, I looked around myself and came up with only two cockpit colors. Both where model reviews, maybe you seen them..but one was done in "Interior Green", no mention of FS no's # or brand of paint. Second one was done in flat black, silver/white high lights, red/yellow knobs and OD green seat pads. Hopefully someone could give you a definite answer or back up one of the two above. Good luck

I had a look around too, but found nothing positive. My guess would have been cockpit green FS 34151 (Xtracolour), but black seems like a good colour for these later aircraft.
Mal

Hey Holdfast and Mother...

So either black or interior green would be good for this? I'll have to go with black then. Thanks for the help, guys


Rob

Well I checked my copy of "Fighting Colors P-51 Mustang in Color" by Larry Davis from Squadron Publications. They have a color drawing of the pilot's and radar operators cockpits. The drawings show the floors and sidewalls being interior green with flat black panels. I don't have any photos that back this up but it's the best I've got.
Eric

I am building a P-51B and my info is that N.A. painted the cockpit a color called Dull Dark Green. It is more like a forest green. Otherwise, the interiors were the usual yellow and green zinc chromates.

Whether N.A. continued this into the F-82, I hope someone can tell me.

Hi Robert

Detail& Scale Vo.51 has some useful colour shots of a preserved F-82B - basically a black cockpit, with a wooden floor and Interior-Green seat.

Hope this helps

Rowan