OS2U Kingfisher at Iwo Jima

[tigercat2]

I am building the Airfix 1/72 Kingfisher for a friend whose father flew in them as a Navy cameraman during the Iwo Jima operation.  He flew them from the USS Pensacola.

This is one of my few non-What If builds

Is the correct scheme for Kingfishers during this time sea blue with while underneath?  Also what is the color for the interior?


Wes W.

[dadlamassu]

One of USS Pensacola's Kingfishers is on display at the US National Naval aviation Museum - I am sure that they will answer all your questions if you explain the reason for your request.

http://www.tripadvisor.in/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g34550-d258659-i40185615-National_Naval_Aviation_Museum-Pensacola_Florida.html



USS Tennessee



Interior  from http://agapemodels.com/2011/11/09/build-report-revells-148-os2u-kingfisher/


Hope this helps

Alan

[Captain Canada]

Hit it up in Google images. Probably loads of pics there. The interior pic above looks a little too yellow to me. I thought it was more green.

[kerick]

There was zinc chromate green primer and zinc chromate yellow too IIRC. Zinc chromate is yellowish but paint companies added pigments so there is probably no one "proper" shade of zinc chromate primer.

[tigercat2]

Thanks for all the answers!!  The old boy is 88, and still pretty with it.


Wes W.

[NARSES2]

There was zinc chromate green primer and zinc chromate yellow too IIRC. Zinc chromate is yellowish but paint companies added pigments so there is probably no one "proper" shade of zinc chromate primer.

Very true. Also a lot of manufacturers used an Interior Green colour of their own choosing for cockpits etc which was nothing to do with Zinc Chromate primers. US aircraft interiors from the period are a nightmare unless you have good period colour pics. Us European's were much more sensible and organised when it came to interiors 

Interesting and worthwhile project mate, best of luck with it. 

[kerick]

There was zinc chromate green primer and zinc chromate yellow too IIRC. Zinc chromate is yellowish but paint companies added pigments so there is probably no one "proper" shade of zinc chromate primer.

Very true. Also a lot of manufacturers used an Interior Green colour of their own choosing for cockpits etc which was nothing to do with Zinc Chromate primers. US aircraft interiors from the period are a nightmare unless you have good period colour pics. Us European's were much more sensible and organised when it came to interiors 

Interesting and worthwhile project mate, best of luck with it. 

One of the reasons to build whiffs.

[Dizzyfugu]

The tones for the USN scheme are ANA607 (FS 35042) for the top of the fuselage and wings (sometimes, the wings had a semi-gloss finish, while the rest was matt), the flanks were ANA 608 (FS 35164), and the undersides white (FS 37880). Colors are available from a wide range of manufacturers.

Concerning the yellow or green interior: I have seen pics of F6F with yellow-ish primer landing gear wells (Humbrol 81 is perfect), but none with such a cockpit? Not certain if the stuff was used on different protection areas?

[kerick]

The zinc chromate primer was used on the entire aircraft, inside and out then the outside was painted appropriate colors of paint that withstood the weather.

[NARSES2]

The zinc chromate primer was used on the entire aircraft, inside and out then the outside was painted appropriate colors of paint that withstood the weather.

Must admit I'd always assumed that, nice to know though 

One question, if you know. Were the crew areas painted in zinc chromate primer and then over painted with the manufacturer's preferred interior green ?