it came today

[bigford550]

it's here it finaly got here
1/24 scale resin mclaren f1 gtr from profil24
two weeks to ship from cali but it's here
all the casting look clean very little clean up
needed. body has very little flash on it
now all i need to do is work up the nerve to
build it LOL!!! tires kind of look crappy will have
to do some thing about that. wish i had a digi
cam to show you guy how cool this car is and
all the little bit's & pieces

[labandabonnot]

Cool! I've got this kit. (my first resin one) If this thread lives more than a day, I'll try to post pics of the box content...

[bigford550]

cool deal i want to paint it the marlboro style

[Vric]

Post pic if you can !

McLaren F1 is one of the most wanted car here

[labandabonnot]

Great choice!

(only "usable" pic I found with google... Just to give an idea)

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

One of my favourite cars of all time, I have the Gulf #24/25 version of the kit. Haven't got the nerve to build it yet, while the body is okay, all the other parts will need a lot of finishing work to remove mold lines and flash.

[Veyron]

Yeah, once you really look closely or begin building you will quickly see that there is much clean up to be done...

[SchuberT]

i wonder why tamiya or some other company hasnt gotten around to getting a license to tool this kit... seriously, whoever is first to do it will make tons of money... looking forward to see this resin kit finished

[labandabonnot]

56k beware! Here come huge & blurry pics!










graphite line everywhere on the body are due to my studying a potential customisation into... the road car!!!

[labandabonnot]

A little more...







That's all I can do! Sorry for the bad quality... We're lacking sunny wheather here!

[labandabonnot]

Conclusions:
*lot of work to do, flash removing, sanding, test fitting...
*connection between chassis and body is good.
*vacuform acetate windows: only one set! keep your nerves quiet!
*accuracy about 90% (my opinion): overall shape is good, details too, but I'm suspicious about the lateral windows shape, and the front... But you can add me to the Rivet Counter Club!
*price was really worth it due to the overall quality, accuracy and... disponibility! A little less that twice the price of an Enzo for a car that's far better ( my taste!)... and so rarely seen!

Agree with you, SchuberT!!!!

[willimo]

Very beautiful! I would have a hard time spending so much money on a kit to make it into a road car. But, as someone who has loved the McLaren for years... that's not a bad idea. I can't wait to see you get this started. There is just something magical about this car. Are you making this a street car or doing the racer? Making a streeter would be a lot of modification... the rear deck being the most finicky bit of it all.

[bigford550]

WOW your part's came on a tree mine were
in zip loc baggies, how good of a fit is your
rear hatch? mine is going to need some filler
to fight right i love the rims bur the rubber has
to go there the wrost tires ever. wonder how
you could make it into the longtail version???

[labandabonnot]

Rear hatch doesn't fit well at all! I forgot to mention it, you're right. All the window frame would need to be cut and redone a little larger to fit the body better...
...Sure I'll never try to make a longtail version from this kit: there's too much differences! Better save money and try to get the Studio27 kit of this version... or wait for Profil24 to realease one (I know they've worked on it).

[Vric]

When you see the quality of this, you really don'T understand why you pay so much money !

Soooo much work to do ! it's like a Revell curbside kit in resin