Interiors

[McColm]

Hi,
I'm not sure if this subject has been covered. I know on another topic that some of my fellow Whiffers hate adding the interior detail to aircraft cockpits ( 'paint it black'-by the Rolling Stones).
As aircraft kits are getting larger i.e. 1/32 scale and more kits are available the detailing is a must. There are photoetch and resin aftermarket accessories, that you can buy. Likewise for cars, bikes and trucks. Ships and boats tend to be on the smaller scales, unless you have the space.
Detailing can be down to the modeler and scene the kit is portraid in. Or how much of the interior can be seen through the glazing.
There are a few model kits out there that do show the interior detail.
Here are a few, do you know of any others?

Revell 1/144 Airbus A380 (04259)
Revell 1/32  Apollo Space capasul (04829)
Revell 1/87  Fairey Rotordome

[PR19_Kit]

The Revell 1/144 An-124 Ruslan has a complete interior, side walls, floors and bulkheads etc. But you can only see some of it through the open cargo doors or nose as there are no windows and there aren't any removable panels like the A380.

I'm not 100% sure but I think their C-17 is like that too, perhaps someone else could confirm it? My C-17 kit is buried so far deep I'll never get at it this side of 2015......

[Gondor]

The Revell 1/144 An-124 Ruslan has a complete interior, side walls, floors and bulkheads etc. But you can only see some of it through the open cargo doors or nose as there are no windows and there aren't any removable panels like the A380.

I'm not 100% sure but I think their C-17 is like that too, perhaps someone else could confirm it? My C-17 kit is buried so far deep I'll never get at it this side of 2015......

The C-17 kit does have a full interior. Very nice it is too.

Gondor

[Maverick]

There have been plenty of examples where there has been a bit of internal detailing, whether it could be seen or not.

For example, some of the older Heller kits, in particular their pre WW2 French bombers had some degree of internal detailing.  Italeri's AC-130s had weapons inboard, not just external barrels.

As for armour, there's been the odd release with internal details, usually a good deal more than a/c kits.  Tamiya's M113 and M2 spring to mind, along with their larger scale Tiger.

Regards,

Mav

[rickshaw]

Nitto used to do way back in the 1970s a complete range of German armour kits in 1/76 with interiors.

Bandai in the same time period used to do 1/48 armour kits with interiors.

There are some larger scale armour kits in the 1/25+ scales with interiors.

[McColm]

Thanks for your replies,
Got a Whiff coming on, that's after I complete my other two on going models.

[NARSES2]

Nitto used to do way back in the 1970s a complete range of German armour kits in 1/76 with interiors.

Ah what fond memories of days when my hair was dark brown, the tap didn't drip  and my fingers were nimble 

[McColm]

The Airfix Hovercraft SRN-5 was transparent

[rickshaw]

They were far better than my ability to make them, I know that!  I used to use them for wargaming - they were much better looking than the competitors but in the end the way the Schutzen attached were simply too weak and I used to replace them with pieces of sprue.  I also tended to leave a lot of the interior detail out.  Nowadays I'd be more interested in them as models in their own right.

[The Wooksta!]

They're still about but now under a Fujimi label.  Many of them were also done by Fujimi (by which I mean Fujimi tooled the same thing) so a quick check in the box will help.  If the smaller armour eg Panzer I has a motorbike or a Kubelwagen with it, it'll be the Nitto kit.

I built quite a few.  The one I really hated was the King Tiger (Porsche turret).  I think I may have built their Jagdtiger but I may be getting it confused with the Esci and Fujimi kits.  Their tracks were terrible and perished quickly.  Loved their Kubelwagen but then I've always liked all of the smal scale Kubels, especially the Airfix one.

[jcf]

Monogram's 1/48th scale WWII US bombers and C-47A/DC-3A all have relatively complete interiors, ditto the 1/72nd B-36.
The Accurate Miniatures 1/48th B-25s have full interiors.

[The Wooksta!]

The Airfix B-26 Marauder has a fantastically detailed interior for a mid 70s 72nd kit - it's better than you get on some current Hasegawa kits.

Reputedly, Airfix were going to do it in 48th but got cold feet and bunged it out in 72nd.

[rallymodeller]

Many, many years ago I had this huge 747-100 model kit. Can't remember the scale (1/100?) or the manufacturer (Nitto, maybe?) that had a full interior. I made a game attempt at painting all 300 seats and such.  IIRC there were other airliners in the same range with interiors as well, including (I think) a Tristar.

Continuing with the civvy theme, the Hasegawa/Revell 1/48 bizjets (Lear 35, Citation II/SP and Falcon 10) all have complete interiors as well.

[PR19_Kit]

Many, many years ago I had this huge 747-100 model kit. Can't remember the scale (1/100?) or the manufacturer (Nitto, maybe?) that had a full interior. I made a game attempt at painting all 300 seats and such.  IIRC there were other airliners in the same range with interiors as well, including (I think) a Tristar.

Continuing with the civvy theme, the Hasegawa/Revell 1/48 bizjets (Lear 35, Citation II/SP and Falcon 10) all have complete interiors as well.

Yes, Nitto it certainly was, they made THE most accurate 1/100 scale airliners at the time, and amazingly the most grotesquely IN-accurate 1/144 scale kits! Madness.........

[McColm]

Revell has just brought out a submarine Deutsches U-Boot Type XXI with interior , £17 1/144 item no. 05078