That is a fair assessment of the restored example. I am always skeptical of restored aircraft and/or colorized photos….I will go with Stefeno’s advise regarding the metal flooring. I will probably add some west on the paint and some grime on the low spots.

Stefano, thanks for all the great info. Take a look at the color photo (link below) of the cockpit of one of the two museum examples. To me the decking clearly looks like wood. I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this as it relates to your previous observation that the deck was all metal. https://w...

I am embarking on building Italeri's 1/72 SM 79 (281st Squadriglia/132 Gruppo Autonomo A.S, Rhodes 1941) and have some color related questions.... I suspect seeing color interior pictures of a SM 79 is probably a holy grail type thing... The only one I've found online is of the Lebanese museum examp...