Brat III: Inner and Outer Beauty

The BRAT keeps on rolling! Well, not physically, since I haven’t done the wheels and tires yet, but it’s metaphorically well on its way!

One part of cars I really like is the interior, and while it’s simple, the old AMT Brat has some nice detailing. The texture of the carpet and the detail on the door panels and seats is great; it’s a bit too bad it isn’t going to be more visible! Still, I’ve had a good time building it, and I’m glad that I cut the bucket separate from the bed. Best move ever.

I’ve also got the paint on, and that meant it was time to look at the decals. Since this is an original BRAT, not the reissue, I don’t have that super-nice looking new sheet to work with. I had a scan of it, but that’s cheating, and I wanted to make the originals work. WOW… that’s quite a fight!

Check out the ups, downs ins and outs at the link below! Despite what it looks like, I think things are getting close!

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/2019/07/31/brat-update-3-sit-down-dress-up-and-hold-on/

Looks great, the dashboard is brilliant.

The dash looks amazing Adam, nice work buddy. Looking forward to seeing how you get on with the decals.

That is a great interior! The detailing and subtle textures are just wonderful.

Thanks, guys!

I do like to do the textural stuff, because I find interiors tend to be a bit boring otherwise. In real life, there are so many different matte/semi-matte and glossy things in an interior, with subtle differences in colour and texture, but it's hard to capture that in a model.

So, I figure a bit of shiny, a bit of flat and some pastels kinda does the job! :)