slant6 Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Im working on a Ferrari 250 GTO. I Have alot of pictures of the car and specifically the interior. There is a stitched leather cover on the center tunnel and in the door panels that I would like to duplicate in 1/24 scale, but I cant figure out a way to do it. Here is a 1:1 picture of what I want. Anyone got any ideas?
MrObsessive Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 I could be wrong, but I think Evergreen makes diamond pattern sheet plastic which is real close to what you want. The only problem would be the thickness, since you want it to be at least .020 or thereabouts. That trans tunnel would be the killer though------you might have to heat it up somehow and bend it without distorting the pattern. Or you could do a criss-cross pattern yourself carefully with an exacto blade...........
slant6 Posted January 4, 2009 Author Posted January 4, 2009 I like the exacto blade idea. I would need to smooth the edges inward though. Any ideas on that? Im not sure the sanding stick will do the job and Im not sure the dremmel will work in this application. I was thinking about a "fabric" add on, but I cant think of anything that will look right. since it appears to have a padding underneath.
randx0 Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 If you can't get the plastic to work maybe using two part epoxy putty would be easier to shape.
MrObsessive Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 I like the exacto blade idea. I would need to smooth the edges inward though. Any ideas on that? You can try taking 400 grit sandpaper, folding it in half, and V-sand your grooves. It may take some work, but I can't think of any other method to get what you're after. Plastruct comes to mind also as they make styrene sheets with a diamond pattern in different measurement grids. Once again though, the thickness can be your enemy for bending and shaping that trans tunnel. Check your LHS if they can carry it, or you can check around on the 'net.
Mike Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Lace/bridal material from the craft store's floral section may help. It's got the diamond pattern like that. The flip-side is that it'd be a raised stitch pattern rather than a tuck & roll sort.
Olle F Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 I have seen the military builders do similar things by rolling a thin sheet of epoxy putty (like Milliput, Tamiya etc), attaching it to the part and applying the desired texture with knifes, pieces of wire, wood sticks or whatever works best.
Brendan Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 What I've done in the past is use bare metal foil or aluminum foil and take a roller and roll it over a meshed material to get the pattern you desire. Then take the metal or foil and put it very carefully in the position you want and then you can paint over it. It was worked well for me.
GOTH KUSTOMS Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 (edited) There's a tutorial on doing leather interior's useing real leather, but it dont give me a web address, you might look on google I think thats how I found it, under model tutorials, dont know if that will help you out at all???? here you might try this Http://italianhorses.net/tutorials it will take you to google then click search at the search box and a google page will come up then click on tutorial section and scroll down till you see it. It's leather 101, hope it will help you out now.... Edited January 5, 2009 by unforgiven
slowly Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 I seem to remember a tutorial on leather, may be the one above (cant click it computer being tempremental:P) But a fello got some real leather, shaved the back to a certain tin-ness then took a metal ruler and hammer then impressed the plat pattern into it by hitting the edge of the ruler onto the leather... hope that somewhat helps... if not theres a custom trans tunner cover in the AMT 57 Ford kit with that pattern i think
plumnuts Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 personaly I think I would get the cover formed. draw the lines on tunnel with pencel. scribe lines in with my saw for guide lines and then take a v'ed needle file to work out the rolled effect.
Kribblig Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 I'll present two options... Option 1. Don't bother as only a couple GTO's got this addition when retired from racing and "civilized" for road use. Option 2. Use masking tape to make a template for the area requiring the upholstery. Roll out epoxy putty very thin (0.5mm). Place wire mesh over the putty and roll until the mesh texture is transfered to the putty. Use the tape templates to cut the putty sheet to shape and gently apply to surface.
Olle F Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Option 2. Use masking tape to make a template for the area requiring the upholstery. Roll out epoxy putty very thin (0.5mm). Place wire mesh over the putty and roll until the mesh texture is transfered to the putty. Use the tape templates to cut the putty sheet to shape and gently apply to surface. That's basically the same method as I suggested, but I would apply the putty first, then use a suitable tool to press the pattern into the putty, one line at a time. I haven't tried it, but it seems like it would be too easy to mess it up if you apply the putty after making the pattern. If you use something like Tamiyas "Play-Do" sticks, you should have plenty of time to get it right before it sets up.
slant6 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 I think this time I'm not going to bother. I put in the seats and it looks pretty good the way it is. Great tips for future builds though. Thanks to everyone
dryvr12 Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 http://www.italianhorses.net/Tutorials/Lea...%20101/lthr.htm (the link for leather upholstery)
slant6 Posted January 20, 2009 Author Posted January 20, 2009 Well thats gotta be the best way to do leather. Im bookmarking that right now. Im doing that on my next build.
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