Creating window and canopy interiors

[GraemeT]

In my previous post - Zvezda/Revell Ilyushin-86 a - request was made to share my technique in creating cockpit and cabin interiors.

Here we go:

I start by creating a number of filled rectangles on a Microsoft Word document. These are black and light-grey filled.

The grey block is a representation of a cockpit panel interior with a small dark-coloured paper bulkhead, usually attached to the wheelbay block to separate the cockpit from the cabin.

I try to vary the window designs by having closed, open and partially open/closed windows. I use Sellotape as a covering to give a glass window effect.

These are taped inside the fuselage halves.

From the outside it aims to represent a more effective interior when on display.

For the cockpit I hope it looks more interesting than using a filled-in window frame decal found in many kits.

Hopefully this is reflected well in these images of my (almost) completed Revell Sobelair 737-800 which has the silver window frame decals.

Thanks for viewing,

Graeme

[atdb27]

Interesting method Graeme.

Thanks ofr sharing

Adrian