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McLaren Honda MP4/4, 1988 Japanese Grand Prix
If you hear the name Senna, this is probably the first car you'll think of.
Petr Spinler's website offers a handful of free models to build, and this is one of them. You can check them out here: Formula 1 I did a few tweaks on the template, and I tried changing the red colour to resemble the fluorescent red scheme they used on most of McLaren's cars in the day. But unfortunately, the camera seems to darken the colour a lot. The build didn't really go the way I wanted it to, the card's surface has more pores than I'm used to, and didn't allow me the time to make corrections with the gluing. I also did some experimenting on the front suspension. I unwound a low E guitar string to obtain the core and used it as a tie rod (is this what you call it?). However, I think I'll need to replace it, because the mechanism isn't very stable. So anyway, here are the build photos. I'm planning to build a period correct helmet sometime as well!!
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That car brings me many memories of my idol. What Ayrton did was fantastic. The tragic weekend in Imola was a very sad day, I remember my mother trying to comfort me because I knew my fanaticism for him. For me the greatest together with Fangio.Excellent work in that historic MacLaren !!
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Excellent model!
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Wow, what a clean build. Outstanding!
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Regards, Don I don't always build models, but when I do... I prefer paper. Keep your scissors sharp, my friends. |
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Really good build.
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Looks dam good to me. Great work.
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