Si, appunto, gia' io sono un po' bestia e in piu' non si vedra' quasi nulla una volta chiuso tutto e quindi insistere tanto non e' che ne valga la pena, almeno per i miei standard.
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merki41 ha scritto: Domanda, ma la cabina era così scura? Doveva essere tremendo, sinceramente (da ignorante) credevo che gli interni degli aerei in generale fossero un po più chiari. Lucio
Di seguito due estratti dalla interessante pagina:
https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/interior-colours-of-us-aircraft-1941-45-part-i/ "
Cockpit Green Colours
While the raw yellow-tone Zinc Chromate was technically a very effective anti-corrosion primer, it was found to be less suitable for crew areas. The bright interior surfaces coupled with bare metal surfaces underneath caused excessive glare and eyestrain for the crews.
Actually, there was a directive issued by the USAAF during the war specifically prohibiting the use of plain Zinc Chromate primer in crew occupied areas.
Selecting the appropriate mixture to replace raw primer in the cockpits has been initially left to the manufacturers. In most cases, various mixtures of Zinc Chromate and black were the most readily available replacements, resulting in shades that are sometimes referred to as Light Green or Cockpit Green. The ”formula” probably did vary and some manufactures may have used commercially available paints that were closer to Bronze Green or even ANA 612 Medium Green
The name Cockpit Green has gained the official status only briefly in the 1943 ANA (Army-Navy Aircraft) colour agreements, where green-tinted Zinc Chromate was briefly called Cockpit Green before the final name Interior Green was assigned as described below. However, despite an official colour chip being provided in the ANA standard, it is believed not to be widely adopted, especially as the standard proved short-lived and the instructions usually called for existing paint stocks to be used up before shifting to a new colour.
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Dark Dull Green
Dull Dark Green was an outgrowth of Bronze Green introduced in September 1942. When introduced, Dull Dark Green was intended as a substitute/replacement for Bronze Green. There has been much confusion about the difference between the two colours. Without being conclusive, it would appear that the shades were very similar, with Bronze Green being slightly darker and semi-gloss. The sheen of Bronze Green was one reason why the all-matt alternative was sought.
When issued, the Dull Dark Green was to be used for tactical aircraft with enclosed crew cabins – i.e. bombers. However, it seems to have gained much greater popularity than intended by the ANA officials. The use of Dull Dark Green can be confirmed for cockpits of F4U Corsairs, later-production Avengers, P-51s, and P-47s
as well as forward crew areas of B-17s, B-24s and B-29s. Interestingly, the use of Dull Dark Green in fighters ignored the general specifications calling for interior green in those aircraft.
Dull Dark Green was no longer included in the 1943 ANA colour standard, but the colour was still used. For example, later Erection & Maintenance manuals for the P-51D called for Dull Dark Green for certain cockpit components like seats.
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FS 34092 seems to be a reasonable match for Dull Dark Green, with a comment that the original colour was slightly darker.
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In pratica, come leggete sopra, l'uso diretto di primer per metallo (Zinc Chromate) nelle aree "abitate" era stato vietato dall'USAAF a inizio guerra e si indicava di usare un colore verde ben piu' scuro, fino a tonalita' "Bronze Green" e "Dull Dark Green" che sono assimilabili a colori come il 34092.
E come ho evidenziato sopra, proprio per abitacolo e postazioni bombardiere, navigatore, radiooperatore, nei B-24.
Insomma, dato che il mio B-24D e' stato probabilmente prodotto all'inizio del 1942 (dato che ha serial number 41-24166), e' probabile che rientrasse in queste regole.
Per questo ho usato quel verde piuttosto scuro.
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Alessandro ( Matricola M+ = 3315 )