McLaren mp 4/2

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:37 pm

Hi I am nearly coming to the end of the lotus 49b build, and looking through the stash deciding what to build next I’ve decided on this kit from Aoshima/beemax of the McLaren mp4/2.
Here are the pic of the kit, ref books and quite a bit of aftermarket goodies, the paint is from zero paints.
Hopefully I’ll make a start this coming week.

Thanks for the interest.

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:37 pm

Oh this is going to be good

I'm going to be watching with great interest

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:25 pm

Nice kit with plenty of P.E. Wonderful car and sponsors. I am looking forward to this build.

Ben

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:27 pm

Solid choice indeed

Shunter · Post by **Shunter** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:44 pm

Big fan of this car so watching intently

gaz45 · Post by **gaz45** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 11:03 am

Great choice there mate this will look awesome

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:05 pm

Hi guys thanks for the interest.
I’ve made a start by cleaning parts and seeing how it goes together, got to decide which PE I am going to use.
Nothing is glued in place yet.

Hopefully ill try and get a bit more done this week.

jmurphy18 · Post by **jmurphy18** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:10 pm

This is a cool looking kit. Looks like a great kit to build

Shunter · Post by **Shunter** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:06 am

Nice work

DRUMS01 · Post by **DRUMS01** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:47 am

Purdy car... really nice build so far....

Ben

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:13 pm

Hi, thanks for all the interest, bit more of a update started to add the PE and prep parts ready for painting.

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:36 pm

Hi all

Been working on the PE set for the dashboard.

More soon.

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:39 pm

Hi
Finished the dash board, I filled in the edges with filler to hide the layers of PE.
Painted with Tamiya semi gloss black and then cleaned the paint from the warning lights and then painted them with Tamiya clear green,red and orange. Added the decals and then applied white glue for the glass over the decals.

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Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:10 pm

Hi got a bit more done today, primed the body panels with Ultimate gray.
I’ve built and painted the engine and gearbox with various Alclad paints the Same with the exhaust and turbos.
Added the silver foil heat shield to the engine bay.
Need to add a few wires and pipes.

That’s all for now.

jmurphy18 · Post by **jmurphy18** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:51 am

Your build looks really good. You are coming right along. Nice work on that dash!

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:26 pm

Hi all.

Have now sprayed the bodywork with zero paints white and the wing elements with the white and McLaren red.

Thanks for looking.

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 4:37 pm

Hi managed to get the body sprayed this week a lot of masking to get it to look symmetrical. Sprayed with zero paints.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:37 pm

I think I just spilled my popcorn looking at that awesome paint work and detail up stuff
NICE!!!!!

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:49 pm

Very nice, those Zero paints go down perfectly don't they

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:38 pm

Hi guys thanks for the kind words.

I’ve managed to finish the rear wing, the side parts are photo etch from the hobby design set.
The black parts on the inside of the wing are carbon fibre decals
All sprayed with zero paints

Thanks for looking.

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:56 pm

Started to fix the decals in place the wing is now complete and I’ve made a start on the body.

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:07 pm

Looking good

the decals really make the bodywork pop out

jmurphy18 · Post by **jmurphy18** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 10:53 pm

I agree with Kev, the decals really make this car pop! Nice work!

Hawkmoon · Post by **Hawkmoon** » Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:38 pm

Popped and looking good and with the clearcoat it will pop again , nice work

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:14 am

Oh my, that looks great
Your painted areas are far Better than decals could ever provide alone
Ya this is sweet

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Mon May 20, 2019 8:45 pm

Hi all been a while since I’ve got any work done on this life’s just got in the way, and a bad dose of man flu

This weekend I got the clear coat done zero 2k and the carbon fibre decals done on the monocoque and the seat, also got the tire decals on.

Hopefully I’ll get a bit more done this week thanks for looking.

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Tue May 21, 2019 5:48 am

Fantastic finish on the clear coat, it's all really coming together mate

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Mon May 27, 2019 7:00 pm

Thanks Kev.

Bit more done this weekend I’ve added some more of the PE parts and finished the carbon fibre to the monocoque, the brake discs and the front and rear suspension is also finished.
I’ve toned done the carbon fibre on the front of the monocoque as it was too brown compared to the ref photos I have the same with the seat, I used Alcad smoke, I also used it on the PE part on the front of the monocoque.
Also added the mesh to the intakes on the radiators.

More soon thanks for looking.

jmurphy18 · Post by **jmurphy18** » Mon May 27, 2019 8:55 pm

Clear coat looks really good!

excellent work
Love the carbon fiber work on the body. Your build is really coming along

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon May 27, 2019 9:04 pm

Flipping gorgeous mate, wow what a body and chassis

Tay99 · Post by **Tay99** » Wed May 29, 2019 9:09 pm

Thanks for the comments.
Bit more done tonight, painted and glued in the brake bottles into the nose, fixed the PE gurney flaps to the rear wings.
Made up the PE parts for the fuel tank.
Made a stand for the bodywork to sit on from some evergreen plastic rod.

Thanks for looking.

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