Minerva Armoured Car interior paint scheme

[Ignatieff]

Just got my hands on 1st Corps resin Minerva Armoured Car.  I've never been totally convinced by resin one piece models, but this is a little beauty.  Does anyone know what colour the interior would have been painted?  Given that its open to the sky I would have thought something appropriate?

[aircav]

I would have thought that it would be a light grey (even though it's open topped) to reflect the light

[OSHIROmodels]

I seem to remember seeing different photos showing either a light colour or the same as the exterior so I don't think it matters (but you'd better check first  ).

cheers

James

[Johan]

Most pictures I can find indicate light grey as the interior colour.

[Ignatieff]

Thanks chaps.  Light grey it is then

[cdr]

which period are you going for ?
- early war grey (gris elefant)
- midwar camouflage
- late war khaki

Carl

(painted mine in grey there is a foto on the scarab forum Cannot seem to upload it here ? )

[Ignatieff]

which period are you going for ?
- early war grey (gris elefant)
- midwar camouflage
- late war khaki

Carl

(painted mine in grey there is a foto on the scarab forum Cannot seem to upload it here ? )

Oh no!  decisions....Its actually post war China and the outside is going to be midnight blue (dont ask), so grey works best methinks.  I lvoe you guys, who else but the LAF would have such knowledge about something so obscure.  Thank you!

[cdr]

Well there was at least one Belgian car (Mors) that really ended up in Siberia in 1917 ! So China is not that improbable

Carl

[Ignatieff]

Well there was at least one Belgian car (Mors) that really ended up in Siberia in 1917 ! So China is not that improbable

Carl

Carl

Now tell me more about Mors?.........

Cheers

Steve

[cdr]

The Mors was the armoured car used by the Belgian unit in Russia. In 1917 , during the revolution, they retreated following the Transiberean railroad. Near the end of this journey, 4 men deserted with a car and joined Semenov and his cossacks.

Carl