hooter Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I wonder if anyone can help me with a colour question, namely the colour of the wheelbays and doors on the F-102 Delta Dagger/ I've just bought the kit, but the usual Revell paint instructions are a bit vague, and I have some ambiguous photo info in colour and black and white, which does'nt help! In the colour pics the inside of the nosewheel door appears chromate yellow, but the B & W pics of the wheelbays seem to indicate a darker colour, possibly interior green? If anyone can shed any light on this topic I would be most grateful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Here's a link for you. Convair F-102A (56-1268) Walk Around Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenlilly106 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 The link John posted shows what is the most common combination based on my research. Later in life some of the ones that were camouflaged had the bays sprayed in the same gray as the underside camo color. Silver Lacquer (like on the gear struts) is another choice for the bays. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imatt88 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 I always use a dark green color. Most recently, MM Forest Green, FS 34127. Its not perfect, but with a good dry brushing, it looks good to me. HTH, Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hooter Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Many thanks for the info and links, guys . . .interior green it is then! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
singeri Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 I thought the early Daggers had that yellow-ish Zinc-Chromate in the wheel wells...couldn't find a pic on the net of this ..but something is jogging my memory.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 The Air Force Museam Dagger has dark green wheel wells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcaf_100 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 In the newest FineScale Modeler (September issue), there's a build article of the 1/48 Monogram Deuce. The author states that the F-102 and the F-106 could have had green, aluminum, or Air Defense Command (ADC) gray wheel wells. In his build, he painted the bays interior green and the inside of the doors yellow zinc chromate. The washes and dry-brushing he did look amazing! Hope this helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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