McLaren MP4-31

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Spanjaard
it looks fantastic

6 May 2022, 13:47

Brendan
Thank you so much! Had some major issues with it very close to the finish but managed to salvage it 🙂

6 May 2022, 13:58

Kyle DeHart
Nice result!! Ebbro kits can be pretty fiddly in my experience.

6 May 2022, 18:51

Brendan
Surprisingly not too many issues with getting this one together - all my problems were in paint/clear (so my own fault, really). It's no Tamiya F1 kit, but few can reach such lofty heights 😄

9 May 2022, 13:34

Kyle DeHart
True words. They do build into nice looking models though. Was very happy with my Lotus 91 until I damaged it moving it into its new storage cabinet. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂. Nothing a little repair work can't fix but I haven't messed with it yet. You did a great job with yours.

9 May 2022, 19:30

Stéphane Jayet
finish is really good. Probably one of the most beautiful McLaren

10 May 2022, 20:43

Album info

Building Jenson Button's MP4-31 from the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. Kit is pretty much straight from the box, however I'm using carbon fiber from Studio27 (yuck), Scale Motorsports (yay!), and using the alcohol sponsor decals from MSM Creation.

The kit indicates using Tamiya Metallic Black paint, TS-40, however this color is incorrect. Unfortunately, I already had the decals on before I discovered this...so it will stay a little greyer than it should be. The actual color is closer to Tamiya's Gun Metal X-10.

Overall it went together pretty well...then I had a massive issue with the clear coats. It looked great for a few days, then started cracking, spidering, scaling. Nightmare scenario for a modeler. Took an extra month+ to get it right again, including re-painting some areas of the body shell. Still doesn't look as good as it once did, but overall a nice kit and passes the eye test from a few feet!

Mclaren MP4-31

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McLaren Honda MP4-31

FIA Formula 1
McLaren 22 (Jenson Button)
May 2016 Spanish Grand Prix - Barcelona (Result: 9th)
Silver, Black

 

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