Rover 2000 TC: More paint, and interior

The lower body has now been painted a dark red, namely Milano Red from DupliColor. There will be a few blemishes to fix once it all sets; some of the problem areas will actually be covered by the stainless steel trim used by Rover instead of chrome.



This is pretty close to the colour used for the Corgi toy, which sadly is the only decent reference online. Period photos are largely black and white.



The interior is pretty accurate, from my recollection of the one I owned; this 1965 car was the prototype twin-carb model, and the production version had a nicer aluminum and wood-rimmed steering wheel.



The instrument panel, with its wood veneer trim, looks right but the gauge cluster does not, and I assume this is a rally-specific dashboard. Again the lack of photos online is a problem, and the kit appears to be missing a part called an 'instrument fascia'.



As always the camera is brutal in its honesty. At 1/43, the model itself looks a lot better than the photo implies.



The little window winders, door handles and door pulls are very fiddly, and several of the door pulls broke. Lots of fast setting CA glue inevitably found its way onto my fingers, but fortunately no further. My car had a proper armrest instead of a chromed door pull, but again this may be a pre-production version.



So next is to let the paint harden for a few days, then break out the polishing kit. Stay tuned!