Does anyone have tips/techniques or know where I can find guides on how to paint istrument panels? I'm working on Tamiyas M16 Halftrack and not very happy with the look of the gauges, unfortunatly the interior is already assembled, so I'm tight on space!

Thanks
Rick

All I can suggest at this point, is fit a brush into there and dry brush the details, then a clear gloss coat over the round gauges, with a brush. Very gentle.

If you have pictures of the progress, it may help you get more useful replies.
Also, if you can snap apart the sub-assemblies that are in your way, this will also be helpful. doing this to your sub-assemblies in a project is not unusual.

Archer Fine Transfers makes many excellent instrument guages on several sheets. Just rub them onto clear decal film and slide them onto your dashboard.

you can also check with the aircraft guys/girls, they know everything about insrument panels

There is another trick you can use.
You can drill out the guages from the original dash board using a pin vice. Leave the rim part just get the glass part out.
Then you print some guages on paper or draw them on paper making sure they are the right size.
Sandwich the dashboard, then a thin piece of clear styrene, then the paper and a backing material (scarp styrene).

Its easy, effective, adds depth the dash and a bit more realism.