Since one of the previous post showed this situation of the P83:
and I promised that at the end it would be like the P115 bodywork, here the P83 bodywork after the last coat of ZP BRM racing green:
ant then after decalling and clear coat:
The green arrow shows the decal #17 which in the instructions Hiro lost: it has to be applied there.
COCKPIT
The following pics to show where I put the Scale Hardware 0.4 stainless rivets:
It was the same for the two cars.
Two pics of the time of the dashboard.
The first at the 1966 Press, the second at 1966 US GP.
They clearly show that there was a switch more on the left on the front of the dashboard, and two "circles" at both side on the rear of the dashboard...which Hiro forgotten. I know that Hiro made a very good job...but, you know me!!!
Here the front of the dashboard of the kit:
and the rear; on the right the "new" dashboard with the two "circles" added (red arrows):
As you can see, the dashboard was all black and not the front black and the rear aluminium as written in the instructions.
Finally (here apologize for the quality of the pic) the spanner has to be added, since in the kit it was not present:
After his accident, Stewart wanted a spanner into the cockpit.
Here the P83:
The P115:
and into the Matra cockpits of the following years, 1968 and 1969 rispectively:
On the BRM the spanner was on the steering, while on the MS10 and MS80 was on the left side-panel.
I'm not totally sure of the "tartan" tissue of the driver seat, since it had to be like the band that Stewart has on his helmet (and like the cap which the mecanichs on the left was wearing). Here was the 1967 Spring Cup at Oulton Park:
Here the Stewart's P83 at the paddock of the 1967 British GP, where the seat is clearly visible due to the fact that Jackie was not inside the cockpit:
Here the decal of the kit for the driver seat:
A nightmare!
The decal is too hard and the seat rounded:
A long and hard job with MicroSol:
MicroSol again:
...and again:
...but I finally I was able to cover the driver seat:
Remember that it was covered by a tissue: so, when the decal was dry a couple of coat with matt clear are needed.