A few more progress … Wheel ready … including the valve.
McLaren F1 GTR WEST #30 – Le Mans 1996 – 10
Decals finished…
McLaren F1 GTR WEST #30 – Le Mans 1996 – 09
The headlamp vacform has been a headache… Although the kit cames with two copies of vacforms, I couldn’t to adapt successfully to the headlamps contour, so I made copies of the front of the car with resin, to build new vacforms. It adjusted without problems […]
Honda NSR 500 1984 photo book by Komakai – 02
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McLaren F1 GTR WEST #30 – Le Mans 1996 – 08
To detail the hood latches follow the same method that once employed Mr. Kamimura… I make it with wire of 0.1 mm and 0.4 mm tube. Before cutting the tube I fixed a piece of masking tape to get better handling and avoid losing the […]
McLaren F1 GTR WEST #30 – Le Mans 1996 – 07
I continue mounting the rear wing, which is difficult to adjust because the wing only touches in four little points of its brackets and the accuracy that must be taken in the assembly … but with a little help, it has become perfect … The […]
McLaren F1 GTR WEST #30 – Le Mans 1996 – 06
I’ve masked the front lights to paint it with matte black. It´s ready for the decals, but when I put the first in water… explodes… I’ve contacted with Renaissance and they has sent me a new decal set.
McLaren F1 GTR WEST #30 – Le Mans 1996 – 05
After adjusting and preparing the body, I gave a coat of Tamiya white primer followed by two very light coats of Racing White colour from Number Five (ref. N5-B001). When it had dried, I masked the white areas to paint red with Number Five paint […]