Like the title said, can anyone get me shots of pre-war colors of SBD-1 especially the interior? I'm building the Trump kit and the interior calls out for Zinc Chromate. Ofcourse, a pre-war SBD-1 could have a metal interior finish, but I can't find a pic online.

Thanks a lot!

Hi Ralph!

This is from a well known document by Mr. William Reece I found on Hyperscale.

"SBD-1 thru -6 Dauntless.
Cockpit: FS 34151 Interior Green. Color photos of the SBD-1 aircraft confirm the interiors were Interior Green. The stainless steel ‘Dishpan’ firewall was unpainted and often quite bright. Dive Flap interiors were ANA 509, Insignia Red FS 31136. The wing supporting structure and dive brake linkage was the bottom color. Some SBDs had very dark green cockpits that were nearly black due to mixing variations with the different batches of paint."

I have not seen any photos of any early SBD myself, but I have found this author to be very accurate in other areas.

All that said, I believe that the interior COULD have been unpainted metal in the earliest versions!

If anyone else have more info I hope they will help you too!

Cheers!

Stefan E