Some interior suggestion's

[FujimiLover]

Hello there. I'm tempted to start building my Koenig Specials Competition Spyder model pretty soon, probably going to start this week. I've thought about copying my coupe version, but decided being a convertible, it should be different. So, I'm going to paint the body that same metallic gray I painted my RX7 with which is a nice custom mixed metallic gray paint that I had purchased to paint a tail on my Airwolf fuselage. It's a very nice color, and the can sprays very nice, smooth and easy.

Question is, what color should the interior be? Being that it's convertible, you'll see more of the interior than the hardtop version. I've had a few ideas, but none just seem right. I thought about pure white, but that'll look too plasticy. Suggestions please? Thank you!

[Jordan White]

I really think that a shade of tan would complement the gray nicely.

[FujimiLover]

Yea, but there's a wide rang of tan as well. Was considering looking into some military colors.

[MrObsessive]

Marc, something like this would look good with that gunmetal...............

Tamiya water based acrylics has those exact shades for what you'd need.

[FujimiLover]

Thank's guy's. I don't want to do any flocking as that stuff is messy and unless one has plenty of experience with the stuff it can look pretty awful. dont As you know, I still use rattle-can's so I'd need something that would be in that form.

Edited August 28, 2009 by FujimiLover

[Harry P.]

A deep red/burgundy/wine color interior would look pretty cool with a metallic gray body...

[FujimiLover]

A deep red/burgundy/wine color interior would look pretty cool with a metallic gray body...

Got a picture sample?

[Harry P.]

[FujimiLover]

I was thinking of doing just the typical all red interior that most of these KS cars have. Pure red on metallic gray? Yummy!

But at the same time, seems too common. I guess common cause it look's so good together?

[rick6343]

For a very yellow-ish tan, try "desert yellow", found in many paint lines. Bill's right, it would look good with the gunmetal paint.

I like red, but you're right, it's very common.

A bright blue, maybe on the lighter side?

An intense green?

Orange?

How about a two-tone: Black with red or gold or bright blue or??? seat inserts?

Be bold and don't be afraid to try something different-if you don't like how it turns out, you'll know for next time and can do something different.

[62rebel]

maybe different shades of the same color, or differing levels of sheen from semigloss to dead flat, or both in proportions? sometimes i do an interior in a lighter hue of the body color and accent that with depth of shades. my hands and eyes don't get along well together anymore, so two-toning for me is rare but not out of the question.

one of our interior color schemes is what they call "Rawlings" or "baseball glove" leather, complete with rawhide style lacing. kinda neat but not my cuppa tea.

[FujimiLover]

Thanks again fellas. I also noticed while cruising Hobby Link Japan, that somebody made a P/E kit specifically for these Koenig Specials Competition "Testarossa" models and I'm wondering if there worth while having for the convertible. I'll grab the picture and post it here. Price seems reasonable, don't know how many they have in stock, and I'm nervous about such tiny parts. Particularly seat belt hardware! Besides that, how would I shave down the molded sea t belts that are on these cars? I've never done anything like that before. Also, what can I use for the belts them selves for a more realistic look?

I'm sure I'll be going over my head on this one, but being that it's a convertible, should be as realistic as possible since we're seeing a lot more of the interior than on the previous model I built. Right?

Here's the picture of the P/E kit. Never knew these existed till last night! Price around $25 I think it was.

Edited August 29, 2009 by FujimiLover

[FujimiLover]

Thank you, I will. I was interested in this P/E kit since it was specifically for these cars. I might consider flocking, but I'll probably practice on one of my junked projects interiors first before diving head first into the Koenig.

I'm just thinking of way's to really make the interior pop since as I said, being a convertible you'll see a lot more of the inside than we did with the hard top version.

Since I know I'll be using very easy to deal with paint on the outside, the focus and concentration will be spent on the interior. I'd really like this one to count!

[FujimiLover]

Nice work there and thanks'. But the gray I'm using is darker than that. Here is a sample pic of the color I'll be using.

Not exactly gun-metal, but a metallic gray. Never mind the dust on there.....................

Edited August 29, 2009 by FujimiLover

[Zoom Zoom]

I clearly was misguided with my advice because I showed examples painted in a slightly different shade of gray, therefore I've removed the post entirely. Without the exact color in hand, I cannot offer any competent color advice on the subject.

Edited August 30, 2009 by Zoom Zoom

[FujimiLover]

Okay guy's. Today I visited my local Hobby Lobby store and checked out there selection of Krylon paint's. I came across some interesting colors for interior ideas.

Some samples are cinnamon, nutmeg, some sort of dark gray although it look's too close to the exterior color, a few dark greens, and what not. I'll post pic's of the paint selection soon.

I also noticed they had some "chrome" paint. But not sure if it's really chrome-like, or more of that silver color that pretends to be chrome.

Zoom Zoom, your suggestion's are helpful even if the gray's are different. Please don't feel offended as I like everybody's suggestion's.

One thing I did not notice about these paint's, is what type they were. I did not see "enamel" listed anywhere on there so I don't know if they'd work on our plastic's. They all say wood, metal, et'c, but no mention of plastic's.

Again, I will post pic's of the paint choices later when I plug in my Iphone.