Gents: This is the first time I’ve ever posted on a forum or even joined a group. I’ve followed some of your discussions and it seems as if you are not only well informed but quite kind to the neophite. I am also renewing my connection to modeling and find it has evolved into a very new engrossing past time. I’m currently working on the Timaya 1/48 F4U and am employing the Aries detailing kits. One question I can’t seem to find the answer to is, what are the colors of the oxygen tank and the CO2 tanks that are in the cockpit detail. Oxygen- Green ? CO2- Black? I would be thankful for any help. I hope I’m in the right place to be posting this question mkay
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While I dont know the answer to your question off hand Im sure plenty here do. I would highly recommend that you post this question in the Aircraft forum…your bound to get more answers there…Again Welcome aboard!
Thanks Chris for the very speedy welcome and the suggestion which I will follow
mkay
Welcome to FSM, mkay. Enjoy the forum.
Welcome aboard mkay. I too dont have a diffinitve answer but I’m sure someone does.
Welcome to the forums, mkay!
Yep, the aircraft forum is where you will surely find the answer.
Howdy, mkay!
Yup, that Q will get answered in about 3.2 seconds over at the aircraft forum!
Hope you enjoy your time here in the forums.
Welcome aboard, Mkay.
Welcome. The aircraft forum is the place to look.
That’s because Chris lives here… [:p] Well, i’ve never built an F4U, but it’s one of the favorites among the WWII people in the aircraft forum. Someone is BOUND to know! Welcome to the asylum forums! [:)]
Welcome, Mkay. Trust me, we all need help.
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Welcome. hope you enjoy the forums!!
Welcome to FSM mkay. Good to have you join us here.
Enjoy the forums !!!
[#welcome] mkay. enjoy the forum
Hidy-ho mkay. We all need help. Especially me, mind and models 
HIYA.
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All the best, Gotter.
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Greetings and welcome! Spent part of last evening digging throgh the library to find
the answer to your color question. Nothing is ever easy and your little quandry is a case in point. All of the F4U cockpit photos I can find have the seat installed. You can barely see the oxygen/co2 bottles. I have a black and white with the seat removed, but that is no help. Color reference guides suggest, with almost 100% certainty,
that the oxygen bottle (starboard side) was light green 503 (close fs 595a match fs 14187). If the co2 bottle was part of the fire supression system, it is possible that this was brown. This would have been consistent with the piping system color specs for the period. It appears that early models had the oxygen bottle installed to the right of the
pilots right foot. In later models, this area was taken up by a circuit breaker panel and the bottle moved to the starboard side of the seat. I hope this does not add more confusion to your quest.
Welcome mkay. I hope you enjoy your stay.
mark956
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Welcome mkay, enjoy your time with the FSM forums.
Thanks for all the welcomes! I am very taken-a-back by all the quick and friendly salutations, thank you.
Snakedriver: Thanks for the information. The only thing I know, or think I know is the CO2 canisters were part of emergency procedures. In one picture I have it identifies the 2 cylinders as 1-CO2 overboard release valve and 2-CO2 bottles - emergency landing Gear and vapor dilution.
If this clicks a memory for someone. I would very much appreciate the info as to their colors. Snakedriver: The detailed cockpit that I have from Aires has the bottle behind the pilots seat
Thanks again
mkay