how to do interiors?

[Thor]

hi

I have a hardtime getting my interiors looking good. i`m not steady with the brush

What do you do to get a tub painted and looking good? do you cut the sides off?

I`m tired of painting all my cars inside black, would like some colors....

i`m just ordering some flocking. never used before but must try

Any tips/hints is welcome

Thor

[CAL]

color besides black, airbrushed, mask off areas, BMF and ink washes goes a long long way

Edited November 26, 2008 by CAL

[VW Dave]

If you're making an interior look 'less than perfect,' chalk pastels and textured paints can be your friends.

[Thor]

thanks for the tips, all i have to do now is try to bring some of it into my models.

[sak]

It really seams to help if you have kits that have seperate peices for the door panels as most nowadays are. But of course alot of kits still have these one piece tubs. Just get some thin tamiya masking tape and practice masking off areas. If you are doing an older style two tone interior, usually they have some sort of embossed chrome trim in between. Bare metal foil this trim first before any painting, then mask off the different parts, paint them then gently rub the paint off the raised parts with the bare metal foil. And also use semi-gloss paint in its intended to be a vinyl interior or flat and use semi-gloss clearcoat over it.