McLaren Mp4/6

Hey folks!

The beginning of a long project.

I've always had a fear to start this kit, afraid to mess up :uhoh:
The plan is to build the 1/12 McLaren, 1/12 Ferrari 642/1 and 1/12 Williams Fw14b...

And a bit of a suprise, these are the last 3 kits i'm going to build.

The McLaren and Ferrari will get the "Perfect parts pe and brake set" treatment...

Boxart:
http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010222.JPG

Contents: (engine already started)
http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010223.JPG

Perfect parts brake set:
http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010214.JPG

Perfect parts Pe-set: (few bits and pieces used already)
http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010206.JPG

The start:
http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010211.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010212.JPG

Will try to get scharper pics in the next update!
Wish me luck!
Jurgen

nice start

looks challenging

wow. look at all those PE goodies! subbed :)

Good luck until the end...
But, why this 3 kits, are your last models? Hope not something difficult...

Good luck until the end...
But, why this 3 kits, are your last models?

Thanks! Its these kits that i've always wanted to build, but was to scared off to start (remember the ultimate McLaren project etc on this forum)
Was afraid to mess up the pp kits :smile: And never achieve the level of detail, like some here on the forum...

I've sold all my modeling kits, tools etc because i want to find a new hobby.

I've always wanted to build these an now i'm just going for it. :D

So time for an update:

To give you guys an idea of making some parts:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010228.JPG

Just to get to this:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010229~0.JPG

Started on the rear shocks:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010254.JPG
(Some pp parts still need to be attached)

More parts:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010231.JPG

The engine as it stands now:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010244.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010245.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010255.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010256.JPG

Regards,
Jurgen

Great work so far, looking fantastic that engine..!!

Great start Jugen - I will follow your progress - john

Some more work done on the engine,

These 2 suspension parts, are made out of 18 parts :

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010258.JPG

Added some wires and finished rear suspension:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010264.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010265.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010266.JPG

Regards,
Jurgen

You are doing a great job on this, really impressive. Can't imagine why you would want to stop building with skills like you are showing.

yes its a shame that u are ending, unless u are going to race a real cars :D keep it up

yes its a shame that u are ending, unless u are going to race a real cars :D keep it up

:iagree:

I still remember that great 1/12 skyline you built.

Thanks guys!

On paper this looks "easy":

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010279.JPG

But getting all 6 wires in 1 shrinktube is frustrating, nearly impossible, so did it my way:
(many respect to the guys pulling this one off)

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010278~0.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010275.JPG

Now onto the other side :roll:
Regards,

coming along very nicely!

And a bit of progress...

Oil thing detailed:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0042.JPG

Next engine part:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0044.JPG

Added wires:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0054.JPG

installed:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0061.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010281.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010283~0.JPG

Kind regards,
Jurgen

Finally did some more work:

Airbox and funnels in place:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010293.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010295~0.JPG

(Willl get a top view pic asap...)

Mountingpoint between front shocks for frontwing removed:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010297.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010299.JPG

Started the drivers seat:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010302.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010303.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010308.JPG

Regards,
Jurgen

All lovely work. You're making such a nice job of this build and one of my favourite F1 cars of all time..!!!

Jurgen - do you have a closer-up picture of the monocoque? it looks really good - have you seen "caymans" building a MP4/6 too. - John

Thanks guys!

Due to bad weather did some more work on the McLaren:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010330.JPG

Front suspension:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010316.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010318.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010319.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010324.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010328.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/P1010333.JPG

Regards,
Jurgen

@john18d, i've tried to get a closer pic of the monocoque, but my camera just cant get a sharper pic, i'm already having problems taking pics for the build thread :rolleyes:

thanks for trying Jurgen - looks impressive so far in the build - John

Awesome work. Very nice clean build with great detailing.

Did some more work on the McLaren...

Decals just need to be cleared.

The front wing "goodyear" decals need to be bigger. But since this is a re-release kit, no goodyear decals in the box :headshake

Searched for some decals in the spare box and found these...

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0240.JPG

Regards,
Jurgen

Jurgen - what paint did you use for the body work?? Caymen said that the "zero" fluorescent red in the MP4/X pack from Hiroboy was too orange - yours looks correct? Caymen repainted the "zero" fluorescent red with a "gaia" color Fluorescent red - John

Jwhat paint did you use for the body work??

Hey john,

Just used the zero paints mclaren white and red.
They seem fine to me... And i dont see much difference between the decals and paint.

Regards,
Jurgen

looking nice!

and love those velocity stacks. was gonna ask if they have moving parts :D

Hey john,

Just used the zero paints mclaren white and red.
They seem fine to me... And i dont see much difference between the decals and paint.

Regards,
Jurgen


Thanks for the confirmation Jurgen - I was wondering if the paint I bought would be any good. Maybe the "Tabu" decals that Caymen was using were wrong?? - I'll check with him - you two blokes are building some fantastic MP4/6 versions - John

It's a common misconception and has been debated many, many times and never resolved about the correct shade of paint for the McLaren. Some say it's red and others orange. The Zero paint is correct in my opinion. I sprayed a test sample and took it along to the Donington Grand Prix Collection, to compare it to the real cars. It was a perfect match. I also took a sample of Tamiya TS-36 that day. It was a million miles away from the real colour and far too red. The correct shade is more orange than red, I believe it's actually RAL 3024. It's also extremely difficult to capture on camera, looking more red than orange. Rumour has it that McLaren painted the cars with a much brighter red than was necessary so that when the cars appeared on TV they actually matched the correct red of the Marlboro cigarette packets. The TV must dull the colours or something..

Hi Steve
As far as I recall, you've used the TABU decals on your mp4/5b -
does their numbers have a correct colour ?
I have a Gaia Color fluo red and orange, and I can report that the "right" tone is somewhere in between, as Hiroboy also states on their paint desc page

What a great job you take. The engine is a last, as the part of the front suspension. Ell issue of decals and paint looks perfect. Animo.
Greetings.
Saul.

Thanks for the information Steve - I appreciate the first hand confirmation - I'm not a big fan of letting the decals "rule" the paint color - many of these aftermarket decals use inks that can change over time - especially fluorescent colors. Additionally fluorescent color absorb and reflect like differently than regular colors and it screws with camera film - maybe less with digital but it still does it. I will stick with my "Zero" MP-4/# setup. - John

Some more work done:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0246.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0247.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0256.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0258.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0259.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0261.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0257.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0268.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0283.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0274.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0275.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0276.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0277.JPG

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/albums/coppermine/albums/userpics/11363/IMG_0279.JPG

Greetz!

WOW Jurgen - very clean assembly - like the detail to the rear wing - body - front wing. I see you also made a tension cable for the front wing side pod like Peter (Caymen). You two are building a pair of beautiful MP4/6s. Both are so good I can't determine which one I think is better - you both have excellent modeling skills. Also I see the difference in the fluorescent red-orange now between this one and the one Peter is doing.

Looking forward to more posting Jurgen

John

Hi Steve
As far as I recall, you've used the TABU decals on your mp4/5b -
does their numbers have a correct colour ?
I have a Gaia Color fluo red and orange, and I can report that the "right" tone is somewhere in between, as Hiroboy also states on their paint desc page

The Tabu number decals are not a match to the paint. After seeing the real cars at Donington I can tell you that the number decals on the real car don't match the paint. They are a much darker shade almost a brown/orange hue and not fluorescent at all, hope this helps..

Without words, beautiful.

Thanks guys!

Tires done:
http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0307.jpg

PP brake set:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0311.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0309.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0310.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0312.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0314.jpg

Compared to oob:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0317.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0320.jpg

Airscoops in place:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0325.jpg

Regards,
Jurgen

Front brake:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0349.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0352.jpg

And the rear brake:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0353.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0355.jpg

Suspension wires and antenna in place:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0370.jpg

Airscoops on: (still needs some rivets etc)

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0397.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0399.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0400.jpg

Visor painted:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0395.jpg

Regards

Wow Jurgen this is really coming alone nicely - very clean construction
The PP brake kit must have taken some patience to complete - they do look good
sincerely
John

Some more work done, couldnt control myself so installed the floor and wings:

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0421.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0423.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0424.jpg

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http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0443.jpg

http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/media/albums/599/4357/IMG_0445.jpg

Still many pe and parts missing... And a lot of work remaining :wink:

Really lovely, taking great shape now. One of the nicest and cleanest builds I've seen for a long time..!!

Jurgen - I agree with Steve - it is really starting to take shape
look very good - just the right amount of detail and very cleanly built
You will be proud to display this when you are finished.
I have this kit too with the PP sets but I need to improve my skills on cheaper models before I try to do one of these
Watching your WIP have given me some good ideas and things to try
John

Coming along really well.

Amazing!!!

Absolutely wonderful work!