WIP: McLaren M23 - 1976 - Hunt (Tamiya 1:20)

[davesans]

Outstanding job on the painting of the body

[Chinamalc]

Sennake, having seen and greatly admired your Toleman build, I can't wait to see how this one unfolds. Wonderful stuff! The way you explain what you do and thread layout is exceptionaly well done also.

Malc.

[Sennake]

Originally Posted by Chinamalc

Sennake, I can't wait to see how this one unfolds.

Actually, neither can I

So I couldn't resist to do a dryfit with the tires and the windscreen in place, and the rear wing kinda in a normal position, after fixing the remaining decals, just to see how the model will eventually look.

Here are the pictures:

[hompe]

Do you have to bee so good everytime!!

[auw12]

Yeh...as I said before, it's the most beautiful F1 car ever. It's just so~~~~beautiful...

[robrex]

Originally Posted by auw12

Yeh...as I said before, it's the most beautiful F1 car ever. It's just so~~~~beautiful...

I agree!

[Sennake]

A while ago all bodyparts were sprayed with 2 coats of Gunze Sangyo clear. But as you know that is the time to stay away from them at least a good week to allow everything to dry. Today I think they have dried long enough so I pick up the build again, also because my easter holiday starts today.

Next I punch 'n die 2 plastic disks and I cut 4 plastic connections. I drill out 3 holes of each connection, 1 to attach the part and 2 to connect the fuel lines to.



Finally all the scratchbuilt parts are fixed to the axle and closed off with the original part end.




Until the next update!

[allnie]

Nice progress. Superb stuff. Hint: Icaro has introduced some velocity stacks which looks WAY better than what you get from Tamiya. Highly recommended.
http://www.f1m.com/index.php?name=PN...539&highlight=

[Sennake]

Good tip. I contacted Icaro right away.

[gionc]

Wow made for Roberto by Bosica, seem great.

[Sennake]

After I painted the fuel lines part and after fixing the fuel lines as well as the spark plug cables I put it aside to let it dry (pictures will follow later).

In the meantime I prepared and assembled the main engine parts, after which I sprayed them in their basic colors;

Metallic grey for the engine,



gun metal for the gear box,



and mat black for the engine covers (who will probably get a second coat applied later on).



Next I did a dryfit of the engine parts.



The windscreen that looks to be yellowish on the reference pics was sprayed with a light coat of clear yellow.



Now I gotta let all the parts dry again and then I can start with the detail painting.

Until the next update!

[The Sheene Machine]

Beautiful work dude....

[robrex]

Stunning as always Guy!

[SeanyG]

Beautiful finish on the shell Guy, the tint on the windscreen look perfect too, just like the real version, great stuff!

[mrgixxer]

Outstanding build-up....I will keep following this one