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could be this one manufactured in late 1930s - that was kind of fashion those days. I had opportunity to study many instruments from late war types - none of it was color coded.The housing were typically black, either from backlit or painted. They could also be reddish backlit.
The instruments were color coded, so the rim were
Yellow=fuel
Braun=oil
Green=coolant
Blue=oxygen/air
Nice collection.I collect intruments. Luftwaffe mostly black and bakelite...definitely not the cockpit color..
Hi Rodd1951,As MiG 2830 said the rims of the instruments were colour coded to indicate usage..
Here are a couple of examples from the museum I volunteer at... hope it helps the model build..
The color coding was in ALL Luftwaffe aircraft from the start to the end of the war. The Luftwaffe was enormously regulated at standardized, and the color marking of components were one of the standards. In fact, the color coding were also present all over the aircraft, so fuel lines were marked with Yellow from the fuel tank to the fuel injection etc.agree - i just would like to say that that this habit has been tuned down - i had instruments from Me262 and He219 in hands and as far as i remember only color other than b/w was yellow dot on fuel gauge but it was 20 years ago...
Hi MiG2830Hi Rodd1951,
Nice view of the ME262 instrument panel. Do the ME262 have a WNr.? or is it pieced together from several airplanes?
Another typical Luftwaffe feature are the letters indicating the electrical circuit "behind" the instrument.
The color coding was in ALL Luftwaffe aircraft from the start to the end of the war. The Luftwaffe was enormously regulated at standardized, and the color marking of components were one of the standards. In fact, the color coding were also present all over the aircraft, so fuel lines were marked with Yellow from the fuel tank to the fuel injection etc.
That you do, I've read through them a few times a great source of information.We have some on this one. Search results for query: 112372