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    August 2014
Question about interior detailing
Posted by Romponifele on Friday, August 29, 2014 9:16 AM

Hi everyone!

I've been thinking about trying out a car model, but have some questions.

I have looked at a few kits and noticed that the body of the model, on the inside, doesn't have details. Specifically, the car's ceiling and window frames, on the inside, are just one continuous piece.

When you paint the body, do you just paint the inside (ceiling and window frame) the same color as the outside of the body? how do you detail those specific areas?

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, August 29, 2014 9:42 AM

Depends on the kit.  Some kits DO have interior upholstery panels, but none I know of have the ceiling upholstery.  Usually most folks paint that area an upholstery color.  What to do about window areas inside depends a lot on the builder. Indeed some just paint that body color (used to be full size cars were that way too).  Race cars are something else, usually  no upholstery, just like full-size race cars, but interior paint depends on racing team- needs to be determined by research.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    August 2014
Posted by Romponifele on Friday, August 29, 2014 9:50 AM

Thank you for your detailed response, that helps.

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: East Bethel, MN
Posted by midnightprowler on Saturday, August 30, 2014 5:48 AM

Actually the new Revell 68 VW Beetle has a complete headliner, a seperate part, I know there are one or two others, and I have seen some with molded in headliner detail. Some kits have c- pillar detail as well. If not detail is present, I just use whatever interior color I am  using, and brush paint it.

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