Here are some F1 tomatoes from my only successful cross last year: Indigo Rose x Cherokee Purple. This was satisfying because it clearly is phenotypically intermediate between the two. (In other words it really was an intercross, not a self-pollination.) The size is clearly slightly bigger than IR and, I think, slightly "less round". Unfortunately I don't have the IR parent tomatoes this season for direct comparison. This F1 is about 2 inches in diameter; IRs are about 1.2-1.5 inches by my recollection.
You can see slight, patchy darkening on the skin. It's not strong but distinct up close and sort of grainy. Here's the same pic with jacked up contrast so you can see the darkening better. (arrows). (FYI the very thick stem is a sunflower sport next to the tomato plant.)
Here's the foliage of the F1 for the record.
Finally, here's a good closeup of a ripe F1 to show the anthocyanin pigmentation is clearly visible in a very speckled pattern, restricted to a sun-dappled area on the skin.
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