Interior colors

[imatt88]

Hey all,

Taking my first plunge into pre WWII aircraft. Been building jets for years, but always wanted to buld something with (gasp) rigging :wacko:

Just picked up Monogram's Grumman F-3F and Hasegawa's F4B-4 in 32nd scale. Built the F3-F when I was a kid and it was a war crime :P

Now I want to do it right.

I don't know much about these types of aircraft, so I was wondering what color the US Navy and USAAC painted their cockpit interiors. Was it pretty much the same as their WWII descendents, or something else?

Thanks, :)

Cheers, Ian

[Aaronw]

For the most part aircraft cockpits between the wars used silver dope on fabric and silver paint on metal / wood. Interior greens and such seem to start turning up around 1940. The Soviets seem to be an exception using dark grey in the 30s.

I mostly build 1/72 but I've been thinking about picking up those two kits. I hope you will post your progress when you get started. I made a mess of the Hasegawa F4B-4 when I was probably 6 or 7 and would like to give it a try again.

[imatt88]

Most of the references I've seen, say light gray insides with silver ribbing.. works for me :)

[jimmaas]

Hey all,

Taking my first plunge into pre WWII aircraft. Been building jets for years, but always wanted to buld something with (gasp) rigging :wacko:/>

Just picked up Monogram's Grumman F-3F and Hasegawa's F4B-4 in 32nd scale. Built the F3-F when I was a kid and it was a war crime :P/>

Now I want to do it right.

I don't know much about these types of aircraft, so I was wondering what color the US Navy and USAAC painted their cockpit interiors. Was it pretty much the same as their WWII descendents, or something else?

Thanks, :)/>

Cheers, Ian

The F4B-4 interior would be the same as the exterior - a light grey. Similarly the F3F would be the same as its exterior (when the Navy returned to 'silver' for metal surfaces), aluminium lacquer.