McLaren MP4-12C GT3 1/24 (Fujimi)

[E46nm52]

Started this kit about a month ago. Completed with the interior and working on the exterior. Here are some work in progress photos.

Interior. Too lazy to do seat belts, because I don't have black seatbelt fabric, but I added red door pulls.


Interior and the engine in one piece.


Wheels, brakes, and radiators.


Exterior primed (Tamiya gray fine primer).


Rear primed.


Body painted, 3 coats (Tamiya spray can TS-56).


Body painted - front.

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First set of decals on.


Fujimi has good quality decals, not too thin but flexible.


Dry fitting with interior and engine bay.


Dry fitting with wheels too.


First time scribing deeper panel lines using a trick learned from a scalemodeling youtube video, a needle in a mechanical pencil, worked great, thanks!

Next step, carbon fiber decals, then clear before doing semi-gloss and flat black areas on the body.

[E46nm52]

One more on the hood decals.

[Veyron]

Looking good!

[MidMazar]

Originally Posted by Veyron

Looking good!

[Borjacho]

Good work with this kit.

Only one detail to remark about arrows over front hood. They must be located along the flush hood, not inside. These arrows show the direction to open them. I think that best if I include a picture...

[E46nm52]

Originally Posted by Borjacho

Good work with this kit.

Only one detail to remark about arrows over front hood. They must be located along the flush hood, not inside. These arrows show the direction to open them. I think that best if I include a picture...

Good catch, thanks! The Fujimi instruction manual lied to me. Actually, I couldn't find the exact same car as the kit online for reference, all photos I have found on the #60 car are always slightly different from the kit. I guess it's not too late to move the decals since I haven't cleared it yet.

[E46nm52]

Originally Posted by E46nm52

Good catch, thanks! The Fujimi instruction manual lied to me. Actually, I couldn't find the exact same car as the kit online for reference, all photos I have found on the #60 car are always slightly different from the kit. I guess it's not too late to move the decals since I haven't cleared it yet.

I just found the photos of the exact car, the arrows are indeed inside each little flaps. Also, the kit is different from the car you referenced because the side slits of the front bumper are black and not in body color.

[Borjacho]

Originally Posted by E46nm52

I just found the photos of the exact car, the arrows are indeed inside each little flaps. Also, the kit is different from the car you referenced because the side slits of the front bumper are black and not in body color.

In that case, sorry. When I saw your pictures of the model arrow ubication surprise to me a lot, and for that reason I took a look in my hard disk, but as you remark is not exactly the same race

But looking it in the good way, now anyone can say something about them

[E46nm52]

Originally Posted by Borjacho

In that case, sorry. When I saw your pictures of the model arrow ubication surprise to me a lot, and for that reason I took a look in my hard disk, but as you remark is not exactly the same race

But looking it in the good way, now anyone can say something about them

Oh, it's no problem. Since you had done research on these McLaren GT3 cars before, you must have done a kit like this. If so, did you carbon fiber the front lip and defuser? From careful look of some pictures they look carbon fiber in really dark shade. I am using scale motorsport carbon decals, and it looks kind of light in color.

[denilsonvm]

Great job!

[Borjacho]

Originally Posted by E46nm52

Oh, it's no problem. Since you had done research on these McLaren GT3 cars before, you must have done a kit like this. If so, did you carbon fiber the front lip and defuser? From careful look of some pictures they look carbon fiber in really dark shade. I am using scale motorsport carbon decals, and it looks kind of light in color.

Difficult question, as if you want to recreate exactly carbon fiber at scale solid colour would be enough. But under my opinion modelling is also about visual impact, and here a little of carbon with a small drawn and with a fine layer of smoke would be perfect.

For sure you will have a similar picture to this as reference:

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Small update. Applied carbon fiber decals, which is always not my favorite part. I always have difficult time making it perfect. I think I messed up in the rear, but hopefully after clear coats and polish, it will hide some of the imperfection.

Front side slit.


Rear.


Rear diffuser.


Front lip.


Saving carbon fiber decals, only doing the front and the rear of the chassis.


Other parts.


Next steps, clear coats, polish, and wax. Then follows by black semi-gloss and flat black parts of the body.

[stevenoble]

Looking very nice, great colour!!

[da_ashman]

Looking Good!! Love this car!!!