ME-262 and German Grey

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Hello all,

I just picked up an ME-262, got home popped open the box and looked over the instructions and it says that the cockpit is german grey. I don’t have it. I have looked at a few websites and no help there. My question: What color, Testor Model Master, is close to german grey or what can I mix?

Thanks in advance,
Steve

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German Gray for a WW2 late (after 1941) cockpit is RLM-66. Prior to 1941 is RLM-02

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RLM 66 is Model Masters 2079.

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If you can’t find it, I did mine using an engine grey from modelmaster. It is on the dark side but looks great!!! If you picked up the Tamiya kit, 1:48, you are in for a thrill. It is a great model, especially the little tractor that comes with it. Have fun!

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Ditto on the black-grey 66 interior color. Check out the following references;
Messerschmitt Me-262, MBI, Czech Republic, Miroslav Balous author
Me-262 Stormbird Rising, Osprey Aerospace, Hugh Morgan, author.
Luftwaffe Colors vol 3, Monogram Publications

If you can’t put your mitts on these, I’ll e-mail detailed interior color information to you.
I have over 30 years of publications catalogued by aircraft (sorry , hand written on index cards) so it is no problem digging out the info.

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Testor’s gunship gray is almost an exact match for the gray that is used in the cockpits of WWII Luftwaffe aircraft. A long time ago, my dad had airbrushed the cockpit to one of his 109’s the correct RLM color match and just out of curiosity sprayed another gunship gray. The result- you can’t tell the difference! Ever since then he and I use gunship gray in the spray can for the base color for our German airplanes. I think it would be the best way to go.

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Gunship gray is too light. I use European 1 gray. That’s still lighter than RLM66, but I want to SEE the detail in the cockpit [:D].

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I use Model Master RLM66 for most late model Luftwaffe cockpits then dry brush with a slightly lighter gray to bring out raised detail and give a little weathered look.

Rick

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I’ve used RLM66 as base and dry brushed with Gunship Gray.

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I ended up running back out to the hobby shop and getting a bottle of german grey. Thanks for all of the help.

Steve