TonyOD Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 My current build, a WW2 Fairey Barracuda, includes a little resin fire extinguisher to go in the cockpit. I was about to paint it red, because that’s what colour fire extinguishers are, right? Would it be correct to do this? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303sqn Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) No, fire extinguishers were coloured according to content. Red is water. These days they are coloured red with a coloured band denoting content. Edited August 13, 2020 by 303sqn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11bravo Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, TonyOD said: My current build, a WW2 Fairey Barracuda, includes a little resin fire extinguisher to go in the cockpit. I was about to paint it red, because that’s what colour fire extinguishers are, right? Would it be correct to do this? 🤔 Cant speak for this aircraft but the handheld extinguisher on the Mosquito was natural brass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, 303sqn said: No, fire extinguishers were coloured according to content. Red is water. These days they are coloured red with a coloured band denoting content. Sorry, I wasn’t clear, I know that fire extinguishers come in different colours, just that the popular conception is that they’re red. As I type “fire extinguisher” on my phone a little red fire extinguisher emoji 🧯 appears 😁. Edited August 14, 2020 by TonyOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 6 hours ago, 11bravo said: Cant speak for this aircraft but the handheld extinguisher on the Mosquito was natural brass. Seems like a more likely punt somehow. Said fire extinguisher will be all but invisible once the canopy’s on BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 minute ago, TonyOD said: Sorry, I wasn’t clear, I know that fire extinguishers come in different colours, just that the popular conception is that they’re red. As a type “fire extinguisher” on my phone a little red fire extinguisher emoji 🧯 appears 😁. I think coloured fire extinguishers came in well after the war. I believe the colours are/were, Red=Water, Black= CO2, Cream=Foam, Blue=Dry powder, Green=BCF(?). Now it seems the body of the vessel is red with a coloured label. I’m sure someone in the know can correct the list and supply the usage for each. in terms of the handheld cockpit extinguisher for you Barracuda - my understanding is brass too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: I think coloured fire extinguishers came in well after the war. I believe the colours are/were, Red=Water, Black= CO2, Cream=Foam, Blue=Dry powder, Green=BCF(?). Now it seems the body of the vessel is red with a coloured label. I’m sure someone in the know can correct the list and supply the usage for each. in terms of the handheld cockpit extinguisher for you Barracuda - my understanding is brass too... I’m sure you’re right that the colours came in after the war, well after probably. I remember learning the different colours when I was doing my “fireman” badge in the scouts. I’m going to go with brass I think. This extinguisher would have been quite big if the size is right (it’s about 8mm high = 58cm to scale) but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 And where it’s tucked away (RHS of Cockpit under the Oxygen regulator) I think you’re right, the seat will obscure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Grey Beema said: And where it’s tucked away (RHS of Cockpit under the Oxygen regulator) I think you’re right, the seat will obscure it. The instructions have it standing upright to the left of the rearmost crew member, but I don't think the interior on this kit is much to shout about accuracy- or detail-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Sorry I was referring to the one in the pilots cockpit rather then Observer / TAG cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 19 hours ago, Grey Beema said: Sorry I was referring to the one in the pilots cockpit rather then Observer / TAG cockpit. ...if there's a fire in the cockpit of my Barra the pilot is going to have to use his imagination to put it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweeky Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 The engine fire extinguisher on the Lightning was a peacock blue in colour and no it wasn't dry powered ether also seam to remember the Tornado was a similar colour. aircraft extinguisher's don't follow the domestic colours exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I gather that the fie extinguishers that come with Airfix's US Bomber Support Set should be brass. I believe that this was normal for the time, so I would go with that for the Mosquito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dervish Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Barracuda hand held fire extinguishers were a dull brick red colour and a natural brass coloured head, not too dissimilar to those still used today. It didn’t have a funnel type nozzle. We have an original one as part of the Fairey Barracuda restoration at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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