RNZAF Sunderland Firewall colour

[alanw]

Hi folks I'm new here but have a love of military aircraft and being
an Airforce brat grew up with lots of different types of aircraft in the inventory.

Question I have is, does any one have a clear picture or know what colour the firewalls of RNZAF MR 5 Sunderlands were?

RAF MR 5's appear to be black, but I don't have a clear picture of any RNZAF firewalls.

Any/all comments/pieces of wisdom welcome.

As an aside topic I have embarked on a building mission of a RNZAF 488 sqn Buffalo Mk I 1/32 scale also

I'll keep you informed

Thanks/regards

Alan

[Dave Homewood]

Welcome to the forum Alan. I can'rt help with the answer but hopefully someone here can.

I'm looking forward to seeing both the Sunderland and the Buffalo. Don't hesitate to post progress shots as well as the finished items. Cheers.

[Peter Lewis]

What exactly do you mean by firewall?
The panel just behind the engine(s)?

[alanw]

Dave -thanks for the welcome

The Sunderland will be a bit of a mission as I have a special topic for that (diorama)

However I do have a couple of Sunderlands to build in the (hopefull near) future, 5 Sqn based at Hobsonville

I plan to post for the Buffalo in the next day or so.

PS Dave how do I add photos/images on this site?

flyernzl

Yes the panel behind the engines

I have always called it either a firewall or engine bulkhead

Thanks

Alan

[flyjoe180]

Alan, here is a link to posting pics etc. rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=info&action=display&thread=1111039920

Dave, requests for posting pics comes up regularly, maybe the link could be pasted at the top of each subject?

[Dave Homewood]

Done.

[Peter Lewis]

From the horses mouth:







Looks like white paint with a liberal coating of oil and exhaust gases to me!

[alanw]

flyernzl

Thanks for those photos, they fit the bill perfectly

regards

Alan