ME-262 and German Grey

German Gray for a WW2 late (after 1941) cockpit is RLM-66. Prior to 1941 is RLM-02

RLM 66 is Model Masters 2079.

If you can't find it, I did mine using an engine grey from modelmaster. It is on the dark side but looks great!!! If you picked up the Tamiya kit, 1:48, you are in for a thrill. It is a great model, especially the little tractor that comes with it. Have fun!

Ditto on the black-grey 66 interior color. Check out the following references;
Messerschmitt Me-262, MBI, Czech Republic, Miroslav Balous author
Me-262 Stormbird Rising, Osprey Aerospace, Hugh Morgan, author.
Luftwaffe Colors vol 3, Monogram Publications

If you can't put your mitts on these, I'll e-mail detailed interior color information to you.
I have over 30 years of publications catalogued by aircraft (sorry , hand written on index cards) so it is no problem digging out the info.

Testor's gunship gray is almost an exact match for the gray that is used in the cockpits of WWII Luftwaffe aircraft. A long time ago, my dad had airbrushed the cockpit to one of his 109's the correct RLM color match and just out of curiosity sprayed another gunship gray. The result- you can't tell the difference! Ever since then he and I use gunship gray in the spray can for the base color for our German airplanes. I think it would be the best way to go.

Gunship gray is too light. I use European 1 gray. That's still lighter than RLM66, but I want to SEE the detail in the cockpit .

I use Model Master RLM66 for most late model Luftwaffe cockpits then dry brush with a slightly lighter gray to bring out raised detail and give a little weathered look.

Rick

I've used RLM66 as base and dry brushed with Gunship Gray.

I ended up running back out to the hobby shop and getting a bottle of german grey. Thanks for all of the help.

Steve