Stein Meum Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Did the Mossie N.F. XIX, all built at Leavesden, have interior grey green or silver painted main wheel wells? A photo of a Swedish XIX (J30) seems to show silver painted gear door interiors. TIA Stein M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 (edited) As far as I know both. The upper section (ceiling and the sides down to the level of the lower wing) is interior green. The lower section, the side walls of the actual nacelles, (below the level of the lower wing) is painted aluminium/silver. Bulkhead and firewall in the nacelle are painted silver too. Gear doors are painted silver on the inside. Edited November 26, 2017 by elger added nuance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 When in doubt, consult our Walkaround section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stein Meum Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 2 hours ago, elger said: As far as I know both. The upper section (ceiling and the sides down to the level of the lower wing) is interior green. The lower section, the side walls of the actual nacelles, (below the level of the lower wing) is painted aluminium/silver. Bulkhead and firewall in the nacelle are painted silver too. Gear doors are painted silver on the inside. Thanks Elger! This is most likely. At least this fits in with the photos of the forward side of the firewall, as well. And was one option I have considered. Restorations tend to go for "all green" interiors. Far away in the back of my mind, I seem to remember that one or two factories building Mossies did not paint the wells green late in the war. Stein M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stein Meum Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 Tnx Bentwater! Just shows how much detail is missing in the Airfix 1/24 Mossie kit! I've got my work cut out it seems! 😃 Stein M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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