Thanks for everyone for their kind words and encouragement, as well as very useful advises!
Today I'm updating the interior (Not yet finished). First, a couple of reference pictures:
As well as the F430 GT Krohn Racing WIP post by sam01contact (
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...t=ferrari+f430)
Ok. So interior was quite a bit different from the challenge, so there were a lot of work that was needed, a lot more than what I first anticipated.
1. Centre Console
This had to be scratchbuilt because this doesn't exist in challenge (challenge uses paddle shifters).
Work in progress:
2. Main Dash
The main difference here is the centre panel. In the challenge version, there are three vents and small control panel underneath. The GTC has one vent and large control panel with many dials. This is also scratch built and painted the yellow/red stickers
In the reference pictures, you can also see a monitor mounted in centre. I'm not sure what this is used for (my first guess was a replacement for rear view mirror, but maybe it's for something else, I don't know). I made this also from plastic sheet.
The steering wheel is also different, and I can't use the kit. Mainly, the steering column had to be made from scratch.
3. Other things
The GTC has three pedals. The challenge only has two (the kit only comes with two). So I had to use both the kit and the PE parts to make three pedals. The sizes differ slightly from how it should be, but since it'll be mostly hidden under the dash, I decided not to worry about it too much as long as there are three.
I noticed that the roll bar is different from the one used in the GTC (Also see sam01contact's pictures on page 2). I don't think there is much I can do about it, but I may want to put in a little bit more work (like adding padding etc), so it's work in progress
4: Progress so far
I think the interior is nearly done. A couple items of to do list is:
- Seats: Paint the back carbon and front in matte black
- Paint the door panels in carbon
- Seatbelt: I started this, but not yet finished. The worry at the moment is how to recreate the "sabelt" logo (I don't have a seatbelt kit; I used a red ribbon for seatbelt, and it actually looks decent)
- Air conditioning unit: You can see this in the third reference picture, it sits beside the centre console in front of the fire extinguisher (which, comparing with the reference, I noticed that the challenge one is smaller than the GTC. Once again, there isn't much I can do, so I'll leave it the way it is)
- Wiring: I may or may not add this, since I have no idea where any of the cables go (and I have no references for this)
That's it for today. I hope to continue to make (slow but steady) progress on this.