SR-71 Blackbird cockpit color

cwalker3

Member since
August 2004
From: Forest Hill, Maryland

SR-71 Blackbird cockpit color

Posted by cwalker3 on Friday, May 6, 2022 9:57 AM

Just picked up the new Revell kit and must say that it is a beast. The box is the size of a suitcase and the plane body takes up the whole thing. like the title says, I'm looking for the coclor of the cockpit. The instructions call for aluminum but the colors I've seen on the net look to be a light grey or blue. Im color-blind so it's hard for me to tell from pics.

As always, thanks for the help.

Cary

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Friday, May 6, 2022 10:03 AM

Cary, I share your pain about color vision, but I just got the kit too and my instructions call for I kid you not "Light Mouse Grey". But I'm sure that's the Dark Gull Grey used in USAF cockpits of the time.

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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cwalker3

Member since
August 2004
From: Forest Hill, Maryland

Posted by cwalker3 on Friday, May 6, 2022 10:16 AM

You're right, it was light mouse grey, not auminum. I was looking at the wheel wells when i came up with aluminum. Dark gull grey sounds about right and matches what I saw on the net.

Thanks John!

Cary

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Eaglecash867

Member since
April 2020

Posted by Eaglecash867 on Friday, May 6, 2022 10:45 AM

Gunship Grey is closer to the SR-71As interior color, IMHO.

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JohnnyK

Member since
March 2015
From: Close to Chicago

Posted by JohnnyK on Friday, May 6, 2022 11:16 AM

Congradulations to everyone that has purchased this kit. The finished product will be outstanding.

This is a photo of the actual cockpit. Those orange dots on the windscreen frame are blobs of sealant.

This is a photo of the two cockpits of my model. I think that I used Testors' Gunship Grey. Keep in mind that very little of the cockpits are visible once the canopies are installed.

I have only one suggestion for you guys that are building this model. Do not install the main landing gear in the sequence as described in the instructions.If you do so, the gear will probably get broken off as construction progresses. Take a look at my WIFP. I figured out a way to install the main landing gear at the very end of the build. Also, the part numbrs for the landing gear were incorrect in my instructions. It is impossible to assemble the landing gear per the instructions. Again, take a look at my WIP. Have fun!!

Your comments and questions are always welcome.