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[Donivanp]

Usually the "bakelite" seat wasn't painted by the manufacturers but it happened the maintenance crews were ordered to paint them with the same colour the cockpit interior was. Generally leaving it of the red-brownish colour of the material it was made of , is more correct.

Thanks

 

[Crimea_River]

And just for clarity, the correct material name for the composite seats was SRBP or "Synthetic Resin Bonded Paper". The late, great Edgar Brooks went to his grave yelling "NOT BAKELITE!", even though some official documentation calls is that. This doesn't change anything in the answer to your question about the flare racks and seat colour. I too have always painted the "plastic" seats a red/brown colour.

 

[Donivanp]

And just for clarity, the correct material name for the composite seats was SRBP or "Synthetic Resin Bonded Paper". The late, great Edgar Brooks went to his grave yelling "NOT BAKELITE!", even though some official documentation calls is that. This doesn't change anything in the answer to your question about the flare racks and seat colour. I too have always painted the "plastic" seats a red/brown colour.

Thank you Andy, not Bakelite, got it.

 

[Donivanp]

Boring holes, Even Tamiya doesn't seem to bore the holes all the way through. I doubt I'll do this to everything but that that maybe readily seen.

 

[Donivanp]

Picked up some Tamiya Red Brown and Hull Red to test. I selected the red brown as the closest but I my go back and try a mix.

The armor plate is a part of the pe fret. I did a light sanding on it and then shot it with a lacquer primer before painting.

 

[Airframes]

The armour would be the same as the interior - RAF Grey Green.

 

[Donivanp]

The armour would be the same as the interior - RAF Grey Green.

I understand but acrylic paints doesn't hold up well on the PE ny it's self. I don't have split pea soup green in a lacquer

 

[Airframes]

Ah, is that the primer ?
Sorry, thought it was the paint used for the seat.

 

[Donivanp]

Ah, is that the primer ?
Sorry, thought it was the paint used for the seat.

Naw, Mr. Surface 1500 brown. But if I'd known what I know now I wouldn't have chased down the Tamiya red brown.

 

[Crimea_River]

All is well Don. The colour of the seats varied between batches anyway.

 

[Donivanp]

All is well Don. The colour of the seats varied between batches anyway.

I can see that happening.

 

[Donivanp]

Cut the upper armor plate out of the PE.

sanded it with a 1000 grit board,

and than shot it with Mr. surface 1000 brown.

Attached the seatbelts to the seat.

 

[Donivanp]

seat back cushion and lapbelts.

 

[Wurger]

Nice. But the back cushion was of black IIRC.

 

[Donivanp]

Nice. But the back cushion was of black IIRC.

Wasn't sure, it came this color on the Quinta but can be painted easily enough. Thank you.

 

[Wurger]

Wasn't sure, it came this color on the Quinta but can be painted easily enough. Thank you.

You're welcome.

the source: the net

 

[Donivanp]

You're welcome.

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the source: the net

I have those pics in my book but wasn't sure of some were black and other my have been brown

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Wurger]

I have those pics in my book but wasn't sure of some were black and other my have been brown

Copied that. According to my notes I wrote down years ago the seat cushion and headrest were made from a very very dark olive green, almost black, Basil leather. So the black seems to be correct.

The shot below seems to confirm that colour. With the angle and light the back padding looks like being of the green tinge. It is the same seat seen as the right one in the shot above.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

My goodness, I go to sleep for a night and you guys have almost written a book. Great info though. Thanks.