Next was the interior - and this is where I wanted to make some changes to the old kit.
Interior tub was cleaned and ejector holes filled:
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A quick coat of primer to check:
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Back to sanding!*
Kit sets had no backs, so they were filled with some putty and sanded smooth.
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The rest of the seats was cleaned up:
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The rear jump seat folds down in the real car to make the flat cargo area, so I wanted to replicate the on the model. I drilled holes in the bottom of the interior tub, and inserted small pins to serve as pivots:
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I also drilled holes in the seat:
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After painting, I would just mount the seat, slide in the pins, and secure them with the glue.
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But the seat worked fine and stayed in the position:
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Rear cargo area is really open and can be easily seen through the rear window, so I wanted some nice carpet there. But first I needed to make a template:
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I had this nice blue MFH self-adhesive carpet that I decided to use for the job:
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Using my template, I cut the carpet:
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Then everything was painted in a custom mix of blues of XF18:XF8 in 3:1 proportion.
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Made templates for the seats, and cut the decals out. The tiny sheet I used was meant to do nails, so it was barely enough!
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Decals applied to the seats:
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With lots of Microsol they conformed fine, but were too shiny. Gave it a good coat of flat clear to dull it up a bit:
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Then I detail painted the dashboard and all other small interior pieces:
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And mocked-up the interior:
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Now it was time to apply the carpet:
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Unfortunately, my template was not precise, and it wouldn't let the seat fully fold when the back piece of the carpet was glued to the seat back. I have re-done it later, but didn't take the pix!
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The rest of the interior was assembled together, also made some carpets for the front to cover the holes in the interior tub:
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