Tamiya 1/20th McLaren MP4/7 FINISHED

[generationx]

I bought this kit back when it first became available in 1993, and it has been sitting in the stash every since. Unfortunately, at the time, I had sprayed it very badly with Humbrol enamels which needed stripping using Mr Muscle oven cleaner, and the decals had long since perished having got damp somewhere along the line. The decals were replaced with a new set from F1 Specialties, which is also where the Marlb***s and the extra tyre decals came from.

It’s basically a box-stock build, so no extra wiring etc. I used Bare Metal Foil for the heat shielding in the engine bay, and for the mirror surfaces, the front wing end plates are from the Perfect Parts set, and there are little bits of Scale Motorsport Kevlar decal on the bottom of those, plus some of the underneath of the undertray. The wheels are Studio27 aluminium replacements and have much better detail and definition than the plastic kit parts. I decided this time to go with the moulded-in seatbelts which, after a careful bit of painting, look pretty good.

The paint is all Tamiya, and this is the first time I have masked and painted this colour-scheme with TS sprays rather than using the decals. I think it looks great. All other colours are X/XF Tamiya acrylics. The exhausts were weathered with the Tamiya Weathering Master Set D.

A nice, easy to build kit, giving a great result.

[dmacb]

Clean build.

[ferrari2k]

Very nice, I am really looking forward to building mine

[striving]

Thats a nice build man. I would be stoked to have that sitting on my shelf! Really nice job on the paint too. Bravo!

[ferrari2k]

Oh, and by the way, if you had another background on the first 2 pics, they could be from a real MP4/7 standing in a showroom!

[stevenoble]

Great looking McLaren!! Paintwork looks very nice and overall very cleanly built,good job

[potsie]

Excellent result - clean and effective.

[Rocat]

Nice work. i love it. What about the seat belts? what did you use for them? thanks, and bravo !

P.S. I understand what you did for the seatbelts...sorry, I was in a hurry when first reading. Cheers.

[billypee]

Very nice model Gen X. I haven't built a white 'n' red McLaren yet but this build makes me want to get started.

Bill

[generationx]

Thanks guys, realy appreciate the comments. I'm pleased with this one, now trying to decide what to build next...

[pawlie]

The exhausts are gorgeous!!

[Marcelo Teles]

Excellent work.

[mazdalvr]

perfect box stock build