Julien Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I have read the cockpit of these were painted Bell Interior Green, did they use the same colour in the wheel wells or standard interior green? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Have you seen these images? https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2022/03/02/bell-p-59-airacomet-color-photographs/ Not really wheel wells but may help. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I thought a good place to start if you are struggling is to research P-39, P-63 colours and found this in an earlier BM thread posted by @Pete57 There is specific mention in his post of the P-59 Maintenance manual. Taken from the Erection and Maintenance manuals of both the Bell P-59 (TO AN 01-110FF-2) and the Bell P-63 (TO AN 01-110FP-2): “All metal parts such as struts, forks, etc., which form a part of the alighting gear and, which are exposed when the gear is lowered, receive two coats of dull Army-Navy interior green lacquer in addition to the coat of zinc chromate primer specified above. Parts and interior of the wheel wells are finished with one coat of zinc chromate primer only” Two coats of the same dull Army-Navy interior green lacquer are called for in the “PAINT FINISH FOR CABIN INETRIOR” section, with stainless steel, unplated steel and aluminum alloy rivets to receive one coat of primer prior to their application. Now, one would be inclined to believe this dull Army-Navy interior green lacquer to be color No. 611 of the ANA Bulletin 157, however… The list of the materials to be used in TO AN 01-110FF-2 shows the following, two green lacquers: “Olive Drab Camouflage Lacquer, Shade No. 41 of AC Bulletin No. 41”, and “Medium Green Camouflage Lacquer, Shade No. 42 of AC Bulletin No. 41” Whereas TO AN 01-110-FP-2, shows: “Olive Drab Camouflage Lacquer, Shade No. 613 of Bulletin No. 157A”, and “Medium Green Camouflage Lacquer, Shade No. 612 of Bulletin No. 157A” Given that, in both cases, the Olive Drab is to be used for exterior camouflage, the dull Army-Navy interior green lacquer can only be the Medium Green Shade No. 612 of Bulletin No. 157A or the similar Medium Green Shade No. 42 of AC Bulletin No. 42. and therefore this should be the Bell Interior Green, at least for the N and Q versions of the P-39. Here is the link to the thread: Ray 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Thx, that looks like the medium green for the gear legs and just zinc chromate for the wells then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 8 hours ago, Julien said: did they use the same colour in the wheel wells or standard interior green? Don't you know anything about Airacomet? (In-joke between Julien & I ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 59 minutes ago, Mike said: Don't you know anything about Airacomet? Yes but this is an Airacomet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 40 minutes ago, Julien said: Yes but this is an Airacomet That’s what I said, diddle I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Hey, careful you guys, or you'll be banned! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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