I need serious help. I´m taking part in "Made in Britain" build campaign on finnish modeling site with MiniArt´s Mk.I Dingo, used by germans on Africa. There´s a "million" small parts on interior but instructions don´t give any advice for colours... nor what are all those parts: radio?, battery?, fuel tank?

If interior was painted with same colour as exterior, what was it called and what Humbrol would be right? Plus what were the colours for other interior parts?

Hei Kimmo, I built and detailed the Tamiya kit a long time ago. AFAIK the inside for desert Dingos was the original colour which would be either green or brown . Most of the info and pics I collected were on an old computer but here is a good link with diagrams and here


Here is a photo from IWM showing the darker colour



Daimler scout car of 5th Royal Tank Regiment, 4th Armoured Brigade in the Western Desert, 28 April 1942.

here's another in disruptive camo


Royal Engineers in a Daimler scout car on their way to blow up an abandoned enemy tank, to prevent it being recovered and repaired, 14 March 1943.

For the one in German use I doubt they would repaint it so using this humbrol chart I would use Matt Pale Stone 121 for the exterior and Khaki Drab 159 for the interior.

Thanks a lot, Pat!
If I decide to choose Dingo, I think the interior will be HU159. MiniArt gives HU63 for the exterior, as they suggest germans repainted Dingo to match their own vehicles. Just could you tell, if british radios were black?

Thanks Pat & Kimmo for the questions... since I'm building the same kit and will have the same questions .
I agree with Kimmo on the small parts missing info.
Also those million small PE parts are a nightmare... I gave up on adding the metal rivets on some details..
Anyway I'm looking forward to see it at the painting stage..

Well, there are no humbrol colours that are really accurate. The interior was painted to match the exterior at the time of manufacture and that exterior colour changed over time. What period is your model supposed to reperesent? 1942? If so, then an interior of G3 Khaki Green would do.

From the MAFVA site - http://www.mafva.net/other%20pages/Starmer%20camo.htm

Khaki Green No. 3/ G3/ “Service Colour”

If you like enamels:

Mix: Revell 361+ 360 + 84 in ratios 12:5:7. Not easy but the only way yet. This is matched to two 1939 original equipment samples and a replicated 1941 sample.

In use: 1938 – 42. The new basic colour until replaced in 1942 by S.C.C. 2. Used with G4 and less often with G5 or occasionally on its own. This is specified as alternative dark tone in Middle East ‘Caunter’ scheme. Used in this scheme the colour assumes a definite ‘chocolate brown’ hue.

Description: This is a dark rich brown looking yellow–green. Higher contrast with G5 and much less so with Dark Green G4.

If you prefer Tamiya acrylics:

Mix: 3 pts XF62 + 2 pts XF59.

The resulting colour is slightly less rich than a sample matched to an original motorcycle part and slightly less brown than on a steel helmet in original colour, so a good average.





The face was light grey, the dials, knobs & most placards were black and the exterior boxes were the service colour of the time, Khaki G3, SCC2 Brown or SCC15 OD. Other odds and sods were other colours.

If you search google images for "wireless set no 19" you will get a LOT of pictures you can use to detail the radio.

HTH

Paul

One more question. Did Dingo had in any stage four wheel steering? Sorry, if this stupid question..

According to ....hum hum...Wikipedia .. : "Original version had four-wheel steering; however this feature was dropped in Mk II because inexperienced drivers found the vehicle hard to control. "

HTH

Frenchy

Thanks Frenchy!
I asked because according to MiniArt instructions, which are quite.... oh well , you should leave all 4 wheels workable and not glue certain parts together, that you could make it with four wheel steering.