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Hi ICIT; I think I have an answer for you. Do you go to flea markets?? If you do ,try there for some 1/48 scale bomber types and if they,re glue bombs(don,t let the name fool you) You can strip the electronics from B-17s or B29s or even fighters to get where you want to be.This is how i detailed my 1/48 HUEY.     tankerbuilder

I'm not 100% sure, but that may be a Brit or Canadian Sea King interior. I think the USN aircraft only had one operator. If that doesn't bother you, you should be ok there. OBTW, the word you're looking for is "consoles" not "counsels."

At one time Eduard did have a PE set (altho, IIRC it focused on the exterior so it may not help at all), so maybe if you keep looking on eBay, perhaps, you may find something.

Looks like you could use flat pieces of styrene with scribed lines showing the different panel fronts.  You could use epoxy or ca to make knobs and switches.  Just use small drops and shape them before it hardens.

As requested I will attempt to attach some reference shots

 

 

In 1/72, a decal .., IF you could find a sheet that even had that, or you could spend hours and hours making your own. By the time you get up to 1/48 though, textures and structures are evident, so you have to go three dimensional. Or at least that's how it seems to me.

Which is one reason I stick to 1/72, and smaller! airplanes. 

 

I was hoping to avoid that but if I have to I will, once I started it was like eating peanuts- I couldn't stop. thanks

In 1/48 ... knobs, switches and dials ... Waldron punch and die sets and plastic strip and stock to the rescue, sounds like to me. A reference photo would help. In that scale, if it's going to be mostly hidden, getting the basics in the right places and a careful paint job should see you through.

 Do you have a ref. pic you could post. That would probably help get some ideas flowing your way!