I am painting a undecorated standard steel observation car grey over blue as a privately own car. The car will have an interior install with no lights. Any opinions on the interior color? I am thinking of white to show the interior.
Most private heavyweight cars had varnished hardwood interiors - very often dark mahogany or similar "executive" or paneled library shades. If you are not lighting the car, perhaps you could do a faux wood grain wipe of a mid brown over a white or tan base to give a wood effect and still help to show your interior. GQ
Private cars tended to have wood interiors or pastel at the worst. White really isn't a nice color to have on such equipment as it is so "hospital" like and thus not a nice place to be.
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Not to be argumentative, but there are probably two different paths to answer this question: 1) the prototypically correct answer and 2) the artistic or design answer.
Patrick is creating a car that "could've" existed, rather than a prototype. While wood and chrome and glass, along with the art deco pastels are probably prototypically correct, what "model" finish would best complete this effort? What finish gives Patrick a model that represents a private business car but also shows off the detail (or hides the lack of detail) of his modeling efforts?
I would go with a light tan/beige. This will give it a 'wood' look, and be light enough to let the interior be seen.
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Why not that all too familiar (in the "old" days) "Jailhouse Green" that graced the interior of every municipal building, hospital, etc. in the land?
For that very reason. (G)
Because 'Jailhouse Green' would be too dark in a small space like that.
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Try that the car is a luxury, not a utility. A nice birch or light oak finish would make for a nice light color for the interior while the redder cedar or cherry would be sort of dark.
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