Tamiya 1/12 McLaren MP 4/6 with Top Studio full set

[bravo1jon]

Hello again fellow modelers, I hope you all are doing well Its been a while since my last build, not because of my health for once, I've been very busy. Now that I have some time I will post what I've been upto. 

The first one is a kit I've really wanted to do for the last few years now. For one reason or another I couldn't find the kit or the Top Studio kit at the same time. Well it finally happened so here you go:


I bought the only kit available in the US, but not without a large dose of drama. Thank you Ebay...UGH


The most sought after transkit on the planet. In my opinion of course. 


There are a ton of ref pics online for the MP but at $15 I had to have it. Note: This ref book comes in 2 versions. The one I did not get has twice the pics at double the cost.                                                                                                                                                          




If you want to do the real version of the MP Marlboro in the US, you must buy the decals  overseas due to US law                                                                  




The Top studio gear begins.








I got the Marlboro red from Gravity paints of Spain.

[Robbo]

Flipping eck what a great build and a great contender for model of the month

[JCON]

Excellent build once again Jon!!!

[BUCKY]

Amazing amount of detail! If you had photographed this on a certain type backdrop, I would have sworn it was the actual racer! Great job!

[bravo1jon]

WOW. Thanks for the comments guys. Very kind of you.

[JED]

Great build,amazing detail on these kits

[DuckyShot]

Insane detail, love it!

The exhaust is what really gets me, the color and such is awesome, so lifelike. I'm assuming that's painted? It's not metal like some of the pieces, right?

[bravo1jon]

Sept 12, 2023 10:15:45 GMT -6 DuckyShot said:

Insane detail, love it!

The exhaust is what really gets me, the color and such is awesome, so lifelike. I'm assuming that's painted? It's not metal like some of the pieces, right?

Thank s for the comment. The exhaust was a challenge for sure. I used the new Alclad Hot metal carbon as the base and went from there. Try it out.

[DuckyShot]

Sept 12, 2023 11:07:48 GMT -6 bravo1jon said:

Sept 12, 2023 10:15:45 GMT -6 DuckyShot said:

Insane detail, love it!

The exhaust is what really gets me, the color and such is awesome, so lifelike. I'm assuming that's painted? It's not metal like some of the pieces, right?

Thank s for the comment. The exhaust was a challenge for sure. I used the new Alclad Hot metal carbon as the base and went from there. Try it out.

My Shermans, T-34's and Valentines would look pretty rad with an exhaust like that, that's for sure.