OK, it was a toss up between posting this here or on the “Painting and Airbrushing” forums, but since I want ARMOR modelers input, I’ll post here.
Here’s my dilemma:
Getting back into the hobby after a long layoff. Found the M20 Scout Car at the local hobby shop. Picked it up…blah blah blah.
The paint scheme doesn’t call out a separate interior color for the driver compartment, but according to the Scout Cars In Action I got at Barnes & Noble, it shows a whitish (black and white photos) separate from the OD “fighting compartment”.
I’m at work, otherwise I’d post pics, but here’s the breakdown… Forward part of the interior I primed and then painted Flat White (Tamiya XF-2 with Citadel’s Skull White topcoat), while the “visible” section under the .50cal mount is OD. Since the drivers compartment is devoid of ANY detail that would require a wash to bring out those details, would a quick rub with some weathering pastels (the Tamiya ones, was thinking the black powder) along with a few quick hits with some silver for chipping be enough? The front hatches are positioned open, and I’m planning on using at least the driver figure to have something up front.
Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated. I’ll post pics tonight when I’m home.
I just finished the M-8 version… Making it dirty with scuffed paint is about as far as you need to go…I dirtied mine up with some browns and taculm powder, since it was kinda muddy in the dio I built it for… If you show the hatch open on the radio ops’ side, be sure to dirty up the seat as well as the floor… The seats are the first point-of-contact for crewmen getting in and out through those hatches. Make sure you don’t carry the interior colors onto the hatches, the inside of those are OD.
Hans, thanks for the advice. Here’s some shots of the after-effects of “Mud” and “Soot” weathering pastels on the interior, 2 with the top on, 2 with the top off…no other weathering/washing done yet…nor has the final overcoat of OD gone on the kit.
Matt
Here is my M8 interior which was all white and then oil washed for weathering
Black pin wash for details and burnt sienna and van dyjk brown for general wash
Rounds Complete!!
Lookin’ good smitty. Open topped vehicle, so, weather the inside like the outside of it. Wartime. Mud from boots, scratches from fuel and ammo cans and wear patterns from everyday usage on the floor. It ain’t pretty.
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Hey Smitty,
What color did you use to for the Benches?
I initially painted them OD, then stripped it and used Tamiya’s Red Brown, with a Citadel (Warhammer miniatures, etc) Chestnut Ink wash to give them a bit more of a woody appearance. After washing and hitting them with some drybrush highlights, they should lighten up a little bit. I’ve got some of the Tamiya US Infantry Military Equipment kit that I’m going to put on the benches to break up all the OD inside.
