ME-262 and German Grey

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

Steve

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

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

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 .

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.

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.

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!

RLM 66 is Model Masters 2079.

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