Update on the dashboard.
The instruments are built up in 2 layers over painted clearparts, each decalled with either gauges and text. The clearparts are partly painted with Humbrol ivory. When mounted one before the other you get a nice depth effect, just like the real thing.
Only, I needed to cut the decal in the back because the gauges for the thermometer and gas level did not align with the remaining clear bits on the top clear part. By shifting the gauges towards the edges, they aligned much better.
I added a couple of watchmaker's screws and I think it doesn't all look that bad in the end. The dashboard is dryfitted here, and I think it will work out fine. There are still a few things to add to the dashboard though. More about that later.
By the way: looking at above pictures you might think that the gear lever has been mounted upside down, but it isn't. Believe me, I had the same impression, but i checked multiple times, and it seems to be correct this way:
In above pictures you can also notice that I have replaced the steering column by a self-made one. The kitpart is made out of nylon. Nice for the nylon fans, but completely useless in this context. The kit is intended to build up with working steering mechanism. When using this nylon part, it will definitely sheer when you turn your steering wheel, and the alignment of the steering wheel with the dashboard will be ruined forever.
I don't intend to be using the working steering mechanism, so I don't care about that, but the kit part is also everything but straight. So again; completely useless.
This is my version in brass:
You can see that it fits neatly in the steering housing (everything is still dryfitted and needs to be painted, finished and detailed). We can continue the works ;-)
See ya later!