Lancaster interior colour

[Graham T]

A bit confused by the instructions in the Airfix Lancaster II. The cockpit port area side appears to be called out in 78 interior green but the starboard side is 33 Matt black. Is this correct? I would have thought one or the other with black being most likely. I also want to get the rest of the interior correct aft of the crew stations, would this be interior green or aluminium? Also the bomb bay roof - black? Gear bay interiors & legs themselves a black or aluminium?

[Max Headroom]

If it's any help, here are some photos of the Mk.I cockpit from the IWM. As far as I'm aware it's totally untouched inside.

Trevor

[Troy Smith]

A bit confused by the instructions in the Airfix Lancaster II. The cockpit port area side appears to be called out in 78 interior green but the starboard side is 33 Matt black. Is this correct? I would have thought one or the other with black being most likely. I also want to get the rest of the interior correct aft of the crew stations, would this be interior green or aluminium? Also the bomb bay roof - black? Gear bay interiors & legs themselves a black or aluminium?

been discussed several times.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234973878-a-question-for-lancaster-experts/

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234978023-green-or-black-cockpit/

Cockpit, as shown in Trevor's pics, though some later could well have been black, not visible in this shot, but the 'leather' is racing green.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234933074-colour-of-leather-things-in-aircraft-cockpits-raf/

UC legs, aluminium, see below

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234960976-lancaster-landing-gear-colour-anodised-finish/

note much of the interior of the nose is not black, this seems to have changed later, also the hubs are alumnium, in the above, painted black, note chipping.

bomb bay, black.

crew area, grey green, rest of fuselage inside either aluminium dope or grey green.

as always, try to find a reference photo.

finally, here's a thread on some colour film of Lancaster II's

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234943053-wartime-colour-footage-of-lancaster-mk-ii/

which may be of use, and is fascinating even if not.

HTH

T