Lotus Esprit Sport 300

[Guest]

Do you guys know if there are specific interior and body color combinations for the Esprit? For example does a tan interior go with any body color?

[ojays]

As Wendalls suggestion, Green/Gold.

Gregg

[Guest]

I think that a tan 'leather' interior would look good with almost any exterior paint job. I don't paint my model cars based on what the instructions say, I paint them based on what it would look like, if I were to own the full-sized car. Makes it a little more customized, a little more "individualized" instead of mass produced.

[Guest]

Has to be Yellow, that engine is looking very good

[Guest]

I have started the assembly of the chassis after a lot of painting; I think I will run out of aluminium paint during this build.

The engine has not been mounted yet, I just put it on the chassis for the photos.

So far this kit is coming together nicely, no major hurdles yet.

[Guest]

Engine and chassis are completed, next up are body and interior. I have decided to paint the body yellow since it got the most votes as of now but I have not decided on the interior color yet. I am not sure a tan interior works well with a yellow body (at least not in my head, have not been able to find good pictures while googling) so I am leaning towards satin black. But there still is time to convince me otherwise.

[Guest]

Yellow car .... black leather interior with yellow piping looks the business if you ask me.

Chassis looks swish mate!

[Richi72]

I would go with the British Racing Green

Cheers Richi

[Andy2035]

I have to agree with Colin ref the interior, this is going to look very sweet...

Andy...

[Guest]

Finally got around to painting the body, it is mostly finished but not quite yet.

Here is a preview:

Interior and floor are painted and ready.

[Guest]

Now thats sweet, loving the paint job, top draw.

John

[Guest]

Now that's tidy!

Its not so much yellow .... But ......YELLOW!!!!

love it!

[Guest]

Had to take an involuntary break from building but I am now back working on the interior.

I am finding it difficult to find good reference pictures so I thought perhaps you can help answer my questions.

1. How should the headlining be painted for a black interior? Flat black like the floor or satin black like the door sides, seats and the rest of the interior?

2. What color should the inside of the tailgate be painted in? Same as the headlining?

[yak face]

Personally i would paint the headlining a light grey and the inside of the tailgate black , cheers tony

[Guest]

I can do that too, I just want to paint it the way a real Esprit looks.