Tamiya McLaren MP4/5B

Well it's finally finished.I just need to paint one of the engine cover stands silver and that is it.I took a few pictures whilst the sun was shining.I hope you all like it.Apart from the little problem I had with the engine cover I really enjoyed building this one.Any comments,questions welcome.WIP thread is Here (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=634976)

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Hi Steve,

WOW :eek2:
you push modelling hobby on another planet ! :worshippy
Your model really appear to me as "scale model" in its first and best sens, as it really looks like the real one... just a bit smaller !! :grinyes:

I have no better words to express my admiration of you work on this model...

This is sincerely one of the greatest (if not the greatest) scale model Formula one I've ever seen...


Phil

This is sincerely one of the greatest (if not the greatest) scale model Formula one I've ever seen...

It's alright...


...I suppose.

:lol:

Seriously, this was a fabulous build that I really enjoyed following. You model looks fabulous and I will draw inspiration from it in my builds to come.

Congratulations,
Bill

I think calling it Amazing would be an understatement.

WOW that looks beautiful! I really like the paintjob, it looks perfect!

You are really good at what youre doing!

It looks great. Wish I were a 1/20 Ayrton so I could sit in it :)

It's very melting to see a masterpiece finally done after a long brilliant WIP. I really admire that success, I should hurry up and get something done! About the model itself, what can I say...just congratulations!

Great work!
Its one of those builds that you know they are good while you follow the WIP but when it's finally finished it still surprises you on a level you couldn't imagine.
Man, it's just a beauty of a build! :thumbsup:
Thanks for sharing.

Very, very good!

Makes me wanna go home and get back to building too! Inspirational!

Steve excellent job on the McLaren it looks great it's been a pleasure to follow the progress. I learned a lot from your build and I am looking forward to your next venture.

Excellent work Steve. F1 is my favorite subject and it looks like you've brought it to a whole new level. Thanks for sharing the build and finished product with us.

Mike.

Absolutely stunning model Steve, your attention to detail is outstanding and the final result shows it!

Stunning Job Steve.....

DaveT

OH MY GOD
that is great built
could you mind please take a pics with the engine cover on the car?

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Kevin

BEAUTIFUL !

Fantastic work.:thumbsup:

Fantastic job Steve, a wonderful looking build. Look forward to seeing your next one come along.

Hey looks great! Excellent paint job! You nailed it!! I'll sure use this and other Mp4/5b (by Scuderia) as a reference for my car. One thing though, do you find the monocoque cf pattern a bit obvious (size), since the real car is more rough cf texture and has goldish black layering kind of colouring, just my opinion.

i've said it before but it bears repeating - steve's build has inspired me to add an MP4/5B to my to-do pile, and i hope to do half as nice a job he did.

Perfect in every way!!!!

Steve,

Looks excellent! Do you have any close-ups on the CFed monocoque? Also, what PE set did you use for the bolt heads on the main body?

Great looking build Steve!

Thanks for all the kind words guys,I'm glad you all like the model.I'd like to thank you all for keeping me going on this one when the chips were down and I made a mess of the painting on the engine cover.I'll try and answer some of your questions if I can.

Could you please take some pics with the engine cover on the car?

Unfortunately the engine cover does not fit properly because of all the wires that I added.In hindsight I should have thinned the engine cover so that it would fit at the end,something I will be bearing in mind on my future F1 builds.

One thing though, do you find the monocoque cf pattern a bit obvious (size), since the real car is more rough cf texture and has goldish black layering kind of colouring, just my opinion.

The camera seems to emphasize the CF texture.Especially the sides of the monocoque.In real life it is more subtle and not quite so bold looking.I did add some gold to the mix when I painted the under layer.If you look at my WIP it is more obvious in some of the pics in there.But maybe not so obvious on some of the completed pics.I have to admit that this is the first build that I have really used carbon fibre decals on and it was a little experimental on my part trying out different types etc without maybe being 100% accurate.

Looks excellent! Do you have any close-ups on the CFed monocoque? Also, what PE set did you use for the bolt heads on the main body?

If you look at the WIP thread there are some close ups of the carbon fibre on the monocoque.All the photo etch bolt heads came from the Model Car Garage.They were just a generic sheet and not specifically intended for the McLaren.

I think it looks brilliant, well done! The photos of the bodywork on the stand remind me of some period photos from a motorsport magazine of the time with a number of them in a row at a track somewhere. Excellent finish and I think very realistic!

Excellent. Great job on all the CF and the different colors used on the chassis.

This is one of those builds where the ONLY sensible and fully justified thing to write is - Awsome!

Fantastic job :worshippy

Talk about squeaky clean!

Hello Steve,
Incredible detailling and finishing work you've put in that old Tamiya kit!
Next time, you should not buy a kit to work on, you better start from nothing, as your scratch modelling is so high.....!!!!!!
Fantastic,

Cheers

Jamme

man the paint on that is unreal...i assume you painted the red?

man the paint on that is unreal...i assume you painted the red?

Thanks for the compliment about the paintwork.The red areas are painted with Finishers MP4 red and they really are good paints I can't recommend them enough.

Steve,

brilliant result mate, from the finish right the way down to the details, fine effort all round, whats next on the agenda?

Sean
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An amazingly impressive replica, I could stare at the pics for hours. :)

Really nice work steve and thanks again for the reference help! Hopefully my 4/5b looks half as good as yours!!