Vampire Mk.1 - Cockpit Colour?

[Wayne B]

…. black or grey/green? Special Hobby instructions are somewhat indecisive about it.

 

Any advice greatly appreciated.

[dov]

Black

Total black!

Awful! Really, if you sit in this cockpit and consider night flying!

Happy modelling

[Wez]

Another vote for black

[Fat fingers]

Black, black with some black  on the side!

[vampiredave]

Any colour you want, as long as it's black!

[Wayne B]

Thanks all!

 

I guess I’ll go with ……. black (or maybe really dark grey).

[Pappy]

Not just black, wasn't it also a 'crinkle' finnish ( but still  black) as well?

 

Pappy

Edited May 27, 2022 by Pappy

[Wez]

2 minutes ago, Pappy said:

Not just black, wasn't it also a 'crinkle' finnish as well?

 

Pappy

Some parts but not all, remember, a lot of parts used would be what we now refer to as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE),  it would come from all over the RAF supply system, it would be finished to the relevant spec for that part. The spec would say matt black but one manufacturers matt black may not be as matt black as another's (it will still be black though).

[Selwyn]

Purple!

 

No its black really,

 

Colour blindness being my defence!

 

Selwyn.

[canberra kid]

Going by  these photos of English Electric built ones, I'd venture black is the way to go.

John

[Black Knight]

May I add;

 

at 11

[Vulcanicity]

Having read carefully through this thread and thought about Vampire interiors a fair bit, I am going to tentatively suggest canary yellow (make sure to get the right spec pink for the Bakelite seat though).