The ultimate project: 1/12 Tamiya McLaren MP 4/6

[auw12]

ah....no.....

[sportracer02]

Originally Posted by auw12

ah....no.....

... hä ??????

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by auw12

ah....no.....

Have to disagree there. So far this build is emphatically a YES!

(and I'm talking about back in the good days of Close to the Edge and Fragile, not Owner of a Lonely Heart and later )

[lumpulus]

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

Have to disagree there. So far this build is emphatically a YES!

(and I'm talking about back in the good days of Close to the Edge and Fragile, not Owner of a Lonely Heart and later )

LOL, Nice to see another YES fan.

Saint, buddy, you need to post this over in F1M.com, or at least link to it.

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by lumpulus

LOL, Nice to see another YES fan.

Was there ever any doubt, with my avatar and all!

Originally Posted by lumpulus

Saint, buddy, you need to post this over in F1M.com, or at least link to it.

No way, Thesaint is ours!







Just kiddin'

[Decs0105]

merry Christmas everyone!!!

Originally Posted by lumpulus

LOL, Nice to see another YES fan.

Saint, buddy, you need to post this over in F1M.com, or at least link to it.

Yeah I know , I make a thread over there soon.

Originally Posted by auw12

ah....no.....

ah....YES.....another update.....

Ok, I mainly worked on the rear anti roll bar and the second exhaust (which was ok, till I figured out that I run out of primer )

Anyway, here are the pics of the rear anti roll bar
These are all parts for one side.
The black "rings" are shrinking tube and as you can see one "ring" is already shrinked (is this the right word )


and everything in place



and one pic from the engine


and the other side

[americas911]

Lookin Good Man, keep it up!

[klutz_100]

[gionc]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

[GvEman]

Awesome!

[Marcelo Teles]

Really good.

[Murray Kish]

Now this is just plain awesome. Nice work on the miniature little parts. Keep going please...

Murray

[auw12]

oh i think there's something you misunderstanded...when i see this incredible building i just feel speechless...words like "great" "awesome" etc...did not work this time...maybe better to choose another word,but after a long time thinking...all that i can say is still"oh....on...." so just keep up your work and i guess i can post no words when it's finished.happy new year to you all AF guys!

[Decs0105]

next update

I had a hard time to figure out how to give "the middle part" of the valve covers a aluminium finish but I finally had a good idea (which I first tried on my old messed up parts). I covered it with BMF and used q-tips (or better microbrush, which was way better at the edges) to lay it down perfectly.
The next thing is, I inserted the part that came with the kit which is simply a cover for the whole valve wiring area (which was used in some races).


Then I used a knife with a brand new blade and cut along the red lines


and it turned a great, atleast I am happy with it
I also added some PE boltheads from Model Car Garage




After that I was a bit bored with the engine, so I finally started on the cockpit.
I mainly prepared the cockpit parts for painting, sprayed them semi gloss black and now they are waiting for some CF decals. Infact I am waiting too, I ordered some more SMS Decals which I hope will arrive soon...

The first part which need some modifications is this


I am still not sure what it is exactly, I looked through my references and found out that there are some stickers that say "hard" and "soft" so I guess that it has something to do with the suspension or anti roll bar... if anybody knows it for sure, let me know please!

Anyway, I first cut (with a PE saw) it in two parts and attached some pins to it.


Incase your're wondering what I used for the black pins they are plastic pins. I simply used an old sprue, hold it over a candle and scretched it

From my experience, glueing two plastic parts together is much stronger than glueing metal and plastic together especially when they are so small.


I guess you already know what I want to do... here some pics from the testfit, and to my surprise it fits quite good

setting "hard"


setting "soft"


Sorry these aren't the best pics, but I had to hurry because the battery symbol was red and blinking..
I think a make a little movie when everything is painted and covered with CF


and the next thing is, the part with all the little switches and buttons.
stock part


everything will be replaced with Sakatsu or scratchbuild switches, so I used a knife and some sandpaper and this is how it turned out


I already pre drilled some holes for the switches, but I painted the part so you will probably see it in the next update.

That's all for now, I think I am going back to my little building area..

EDIT:
I almost forgot, I layed down the first CF decals. In the past I only used Mr. Mark Setter, but I tried Micro Sol and Micro Set this time and let me say this blew me away. It was so much better and easier to work with, A++!!! I only tried this stuff on SMS Decals, but SMS decals + Mirco Sol/Set is definitely the way to go!!!

[mike@af]

Needs some switches eh? Looking great, cant wait to see more of the interior!