F9F-5 wheel well color

Hmm, wonder how a person would render the overspary shown in the photos? [ducks and runs for cover )

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Bronto

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With the terrible site search engine, I’m amazed that anybody intentionally found this post. I can see it turning up by off site google search...

But yes this information is quite useful. I still have a F9F-5P in my stash to build...

I'd never seen that info before. Timely as I'm working on a USS Midway circa 1952 right now.

Wheel wells in 1/540?

Sure.

Bronto

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And 5 years after your post his answer was of great service to me.  

Bronto

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Hello!

I don't care how old this thread is - the aircraft mentioned are even older, and the info is just great! Thanks a lot, Boyington, for your time and for a very valuable info. Have a nice day

Paweł

You did notice that you answered an almost 9 year old post?

Actually it pays to have family that was in the business. Grandpa was a Vought Corsair mechanic and Uncle Eddy was a grumman mechanic on Boxer and Princeton.  The wheel well colors prior to 1955 went like this.  If the  jet/plane was depoted, the wheels wells were generally midnight blue.  Because the paint was a lead base at the time, it did not adhere to aluminum well. Within six weeks at sea the planes up on deck would start to peel. Depending on the amount of corrosion the wells would be stripped back to bare and then a green chromate would be applied.  If time was available,and 48 hours of drying time occurred, then the jet was painted blue in these areas. Off of korea there was almost no drying time before the jet was back on the deck so green would be okay.  Actually they used the same olive drab that the bombs and other equipment was painted as that was already to go in one gallon cans. Unpainted and the aluiminum would "salt" and corrode within five days with the mist and fog of winter operations off Korea.  So the answer goes back to pictures and referneces of the subject.  Navy/Marine protocals required Midnight Blue but field/deck work could get the green chromate color instead.  The same went for hydraulic/fuel leaks as they took the paint off to bare aluminum also. Then back to what was available and how fast can you get it done.

Try this link: http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason/f9f-5_125295/

Page 2 and 3 have wheel wells.

John,

When I researched my build, the precious few color pics I could find indictated an interior chromate green color, so that is what I used on mine, hope this helps!

Brian