I've been workig on some cockpits for all the Albatros revising the Mod made by Olham many years ago.
Here is a preview of the cockpit for the D.III (Johannisthal)
Uses the same primer colour for the metallic parts as the skin outside (engine hood, struts. ect)
It's not so worn out as the default one (which is too much IMO) and still blends nicely with the plane skin from the external view also
(Olham's was way too clean and bright)