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

[GvEman]

Awesome project! I will keep my eyes on this one!

[Decs0105]

Not much to show you guys, but I worked on the valve covers and painted the engine black. A very important thing are the Honda logos on the valve covers. I decided to use the original letters (not the PE Parts from the PP set), I simlpy covered them with Bare Metal Foil Aluminium and then sprayed some layers black. (after the paint has fully dried, I will carefully sand until I get a nice aluminium shine )


The Honda "H" Logo, looks a bit weird, don't know why. It looks perfect in "real"...
before and after


both covered


engine parts black



Next step will be painting the gearbox, so stay tuned...

[Decs0105]

next update,

I lightly sanded the Honda Letters on the valve covers to bring back the shine from the BMF Aluminium but the worst case scenario happened. I fu**ed up the Honda logos on both sides... I am still not sure how to fix this, maybe I will just apply BMF on the Honda logo and paint it or I will remove the complete paint (brake fluid will do the job...)

Anyway here are some pics, BTW you can see the structured finish as on the real car.

[pettercardoso]

It looks darn good! I'm in awe to see the full build...
May I ask what type of paint did you use for the covers? Or was it sprayed from a large distance?

Cheers,
Pedro.

[Decs0105]

Originally Posted by pettercardoso

It looks darn good! I'm in awe to see the full build...
May I ask what type of paint did you use for the covers? Or was it sprayed from a large distance?

Cheers,
Pedro.

It is normal semi gloss black (from Revell) sprayed with high air pressure (about 2,8 Bar) + some really light coats of paint.

BTW I just put the 2 covers in brake fluid to remove the paint. I will re-do them. I wasn't quite satisfied with the surface of the BMF after sanding. For my next try I will spray a layer of clear after I applied the BMF, so I don't have to sand the foil, only the clear coat (and it's easier not to damage the foil ) I hope that works...

[Hiroboy]

Nice work, shame you were not happy, I know that feeling

[RallyRaider]

Nice texture to the black on the cam covers. I'd have thought the PP detail set had PE honda logos?

[mickbench]

Originally Posted by Hiroboy

Nice work, shame you were not happy, I know that feeling

Yeah I know. I've also dunked parts, even whole bodies into DOT 4 due to being unhappy. I sometimes think we become our own worse critics. I'm building an S2000 right now, and even now I'm looking at it, thinking - that should be better.

It's a great idea you have going, so lets hope this time around its just how you want it. I remember this kit when I was a lot younger, it's actaully an old kit now, and I remember it being very expensive. I will continue to watch this progress thread, as I'm keen to see this one in superb detail build up.

Good luck mate..

[willster127]

Saint

Good to see you've started this one, I can't bring myself around to get involved in mine yet, I've had all the parts for a while but just haven't started it!!!

Great start on the engine, I look forward to seeing this come together and also to picking up some tips for when I do mine!!!

By the way, do you ever hear of those vacform windscreens anymore, I haven't got one yet.

[Decs0105]

some preview shots of the gearbox!
I hope to "finish" (maybe finish isn't the right word, add some more parts would be better ) at the weekend...then I will post more pics!

Don't worry about the white "strips", they will be hidden under the valve covers (when they're finished )





BTW I am really busy at the moment, I'll try to answer the questions at the weekend.

[Eric Cole]

Looking great. Very inspiring work.

[Hiroboy]

Nice detail work

[Decs0105]

I added some more details and I used the first parts from the perfect parts set. These parts are really easy to work with and look amazing, worth ever cent. I mainly worked on the Engine block header flanges (I hope this is the right word, please correct me if I am wrong )

stock


added PE parts


bolts added + clear orange (heat staining, not finished yet). It's a bit too much orange at the moment


close-up, first 2 are finished, 3rd from left not painted with clear orange but detailed with some bolts.


left side "finished"




BTW As you can see I took these pics with different settings. The last pic looks best, I think..

I had a hard time removing the paint from the valve covers, I simply couldn't remove the Tamiya primer completly but anyway I re-painted them today. I hope they turn out good...

[Honoturtle]

Oh my goodness! This is simply amazing!

[hrmodeler]

Great work, looiking like real one!