Interior color of the Macchi Mc 202 Folgore

[captain Frey]

Hello,
I will soon be starting the 1/48 scale Italeri model of the Macchi Mc 202.
My main question concerns the cockpit color: should it be anti-corrosion green or light azzurro gray?
I will be building MM9066, which was constructed in the spring of 1942 (Series VII).
All the models I see have a pale green interior, and Italeri also lists pale green, while an official memo from late 1941 recommends applying a light gray base coat.
I therefore assume that the directive must have been in effect in the spring of 1942, so the gray would be correct.
Do you have any information on this?
Thank you for your help.
Pascal

 

[Wurger]

Actually the cockpit colour depended an the manufacturer and could vary in its tone. Basicly the one could be the Verde Anticorrosione FS 34272. But also it could be the FS.34230 and FS.34558. Later it could be the Grigio Azzurro Chiaro 1, FS16307. Anyway it should be kept in mind that the Verde Anticorrosione FS 34272 was just a primer only and possible that the final appearance of the cockpit interior could be different depending of the final finish. As memo serves the Breda and SAI Ambrosini made kites had the grey colour in the cockpit while those of the Macchi had the light green there for the early planes and perhaps the grey for the later ones. To sum up .. pre-1942, the pale grey-greenish paint and then later the grey.