[WWI] Belgian Nieuport 23 interior colors?

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Hi dave,all metal part was paint in light gray by the last restoration team,because they find some trace of a light gray paint on some metal part,for the seat it's a mistake from a precedent restoration work on this fighters,sorry for my bad english,regards fron belgium Frédéric
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  From: Dave Calhoun 
  To: World War 1 modelers 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 11:46 PM
  Subject: [WWI] Belgian Nieuport 23 interior colors?


  Just wondering after looking at photos of the Belgian Nieuport restoration it shows that all the metal parts in the interior are painted a light gray color, and the wooden seat is painted black.  Photos of this same aircraft appear in the book Nieuport fighters vol. 1 - the Datafile special.  In this book the metal parts appear to be painted black and the seat is natural wood.  anyone know what the correct color from the Nieuport factory in 1917 would be?  I like the wooden seat/black control stick and rudder bar better but not sure what is the most accurate colors, anyone than has any idea please let me know!  
  Thanks
  Dave Calhoun (who has done several Nieuports already with wooden seat and black stick following these photos but they were French not Belgian ones) 
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