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Seatbelt colors for Luftwaffe fighter interiors?

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Seatbelt colors for Luftwaffe fighter interiors?
Posted by uproar on Sunday, May 1, 2005 3:15 PM
A quick question--I'm detailing the interior of a 1/48 Fw190D-9--what is the proper color for detail painting the photoetched seatbelts? I've seen anything from buff/creme to grey on other builds--what is the proper color? Thank you!
Rory
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Posted by Buddho on Sunday, May 1, 2005 3:55 PM
Found this on a review of Cutting Edge Luftwaffe belts:



QUOTE: For the 1/32 scale Bf 109 harness in this example, I used Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan. When dry, I applied a liberal wash of Raw Sienna oil paint. I wiped the paint off the high points of the harness with my finger, then painted the buckles and connectors silver. The visible portions of the chafing pads were painted brown.


Full article is on here:
http://www.kitreview.com/reviews/posableharnessreviewbg_2.htm








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Posted by Thehannaman2 on Sunday, May 1, 2005 6:50 PM
New plane = cream color. (At least , this is what I've been told.)

As they age, they get dirty, more into the buff and tan tones. So, I guess it depends on what your modeling. The older the plane the darker the belts.

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Posted by Zero Enna on Sunday, May 1, 2005 7:15 PM
Well, I usually paint the seatbelts RLM 02, it looks like old belts, and it looks very good in my He-177 kit...
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Posted by blkhwkmatt on Monday, May 2, 2005 5:50 AM
I saw a site that was detailing the restoration of a FW-190D-9 "white 11" and buried in that site was a picture of the completed seat with the harness and seatbelts. They were a bit more on the buff side - like a very light tan. Hope that this helps!

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  • From: Washington
Posted by uproar on Monday, May 2, 2005 8:10 AM
Thank you for your help everyone--I guess the consensus seems to be "light tan" for the belts.

Now...what about the driver's side airbag? Smile [:)]
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