I have been working hard on the interior for my Nissan Skyline. I primed the parts and started painting them. Everything ticked along as normal and I was impressed with the colour, German Grey for the dashboard and other plastics. I will need to get my hands on some proper thinners for my finishing coats. I had to paint on the satin coat for the plastic parts by hand. I was concerned about brush strokes and uneven coating but the satin coat turned out pretty well.
I then moved onto the seats and here I was using the texture paints, charcoal and blue. The charcoal went down well, thin coats applied a number of times gave a good finish. However, when it came to do the blue coats, I applied them a little too thick and, when drying, the paint started to crack. Once dry I had to re-prime the blue areas and apply thinner coats of blue. I was worried that the paint would end up being too thick but once I removed the mask, it turned out fine. I had to touch up a couple of edges but overall I am happy with the result. Also, lesson learned.
Once I had flocked the carpet, it was time to put it all together. Here are some pics of the pieces before construction.
The pieces when together pretty well...
I am very pleased with how this went together but I do have to wait to put the seat belts in. I have the material for the belts but the fastenings are still out of stock. Looks like the interior will have to be completed another time but so far so good. I am leaning towards using the blue seatbelts but a final decision will be made once I receive the fastenings.
That's it for the latest update to my Skyline. Next up, the chassis and the body work. I am looking forward to using that midnight purple.
