GP4: Real Helmets Project – Arai GP7 & Bell HP77 Templates

 

I’m very grateful to Theofilos for starting the Real Helmets Project for Assetto Corsa last year. It’s an incredibly detailed and well-researched helmet project, and it immediately stood out for its accuracy and modelling quality.

With his permission, both myself and Nick9320 (who now primarily mods for rFactor 2) were able to convert the work to our respective games, helping bring a consistent, high-quality helmet standard across multiple sims.

So far, the project includes:

• The Arai GP7

• The Bell HP77

Both helmets come with various clear and solid wing variants. The Bell HP77 also includes the alternative wing specification used by the Ferrari drivers, again available in both clear and solid versions.

In addition, the Bell features multiple visor options:

• Standard short visor strip

• Extended visor strip variant

These small details make a big difference when recreating specific drivers and seasons accurately.

I’ll admit this release took a little longer than planned. Part of that was waiting to see whether Theofilos would be adding the Stilo and Schuberth helmets to the project. In the end, he shifted focus toward improving the driver body model in collaboration with the VRC modding team instead.

You can find the original Assetto Corsa release here:
https://www.overtake.gg/downloads/vrc-rhp-real-helmets-project.75985/

Today, I’m releasing the converted helmets for GP4 (kindly converted by Excalibur), along with the original templates provided by Theofilos.

The key benefit of this approach is compatibility. Helmets created using these templates will now work consistently across all three supported sims. That opens the door to shared designs, easier collaboration, and a unified standard moving forward.

Personally, I’m really pleased to have these available. They’re noticeably more detailed and more accurate than the previous generation of helmets, and they raise the visual standard of modern-era mods considerably.

Huge thanks again to Theofilos for the original project — and to everyone involved in bringing it across to other platforms.

Real Helmets Project v1.0

by Theofilos, Excalibur, fongu

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