Two big tasks of the day, priming and starting on the instrument panels. For priming I like to prime with badger stynlrez grey, and then do an irregular black pattern over top to add some tonal contrast.
The instrument panels on these kits are clear. You paint the background while leaving the dial faces on painted and then put the decals on the back side. I masked the dials with white tack and then primed in gray and painted flat black.
Masked vs unmasked
Painted
Backside, looks like the masking did the job
Tomorrow the interior will get a spray of cockpit green, and then I’ll seal with future in preparation for a wash, dry brushing and detail painting. Still debating if I should do the seat in yellow chromate for some contrast or cockpit green.