A beaut Wayne, this should be your example of how patience and precision will yield the best results! Kind of makes me think I should take some more time with certain things
Again actual colour is....well pretty much unknown? Green, Metallic green/Blue, NMF/Silver? probable options, decided on NMF/Silver just to brighten it up a bit.
One original seat shows a odd very light colour peeling off a NMF seat in a restored aircraft, hard to know if this light colour is original or added later....and degraded over time?
Beauty Wayne, and please tell me that belt and cushion aren't scratch-built!
If it's any help, I saw an article a couple of years back, where some guy had really gone to town on a 1/32nd Zero. OK, not the same type, but his research had shown that the seat on the real aircraft, supplied form a particular sub-contractor (I think), at that time was in bare metal.
The cussion was a resin piece that just slotted in....painted Semigloss black for a slight shine then drybrushed with light grey to tone it down..the seat belts....even easier Eduard seat belt set!
Thanks Guys...the cockpit is closed up and fitted into the fuselage now, sanding of the seams has started, more tomorrow....one extra shot of the cockpit with the seat...