International Scale Modeller

So after a couple of months I managed to finish up my first car kit in roughly 35 years. This is Aoshima's McLaren F1 GTR built pretty much out of the box except for the harness which I felt was needed to finish the cockpit details. Really enjoyed the build and although there was some head scratching in places I'd happily recommend this kit to anyone. It's not without its flaws especially with the gloss finish and there's definitely things I'd do differently if I was to tackle it again but overall I'm happy with how it turned out.

The build thread is here

Onto the photos






















Thanks to everyone that followed the build and took the time to offer encouragement and advice.

I stunning finish mate well done

Top Marks !!!
She is gorgeous

Fantastic finish mate. Looks absolutely awesome.

NorthernModeller wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:02 pm I stunning finish mate well done

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:50 pm Top Marks !!!
She is gorgeous

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:35 am Fantastic finish mate. Looks absolutely awesome.

Thanks guys - really appreciate it

Great job

Just amazing!

Tay99 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 1:20 pmGreat job

Thanks Tay - appreciate you taking the time to look stuff up for me during the build mate!

DrSprue wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 2:31 pm Just amazing!

Cheers Tony - thanks for your support as always

Just awsome very nice

Great build mate, looks stunning in black really like the carbon fiber detail

Looks a treat mate, absolutely gorgeous. Excellent work!!

exmoor wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:55 pm Just awsome very nice

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:40 am Great build mate, looks stunning in black really like the carbon fiber detail

demarcation wrote: ↑Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:37 pm Looks a treat mate, absolutely gorgeous. Excellent work!!

Thanks guys!

All the carbon fibre decals were included in the kit which was a nice touch.

Very very nice work there mate looks great

gaz45 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:43 pm Very very nice work there mate looks great

Thanks Gaz - appreciate it mate

WOW!!!! Stunning work. I have looked at this kit a few times but as yet have not bought it, you have made up my mind. Excellent work..love it.

Shunter wrote: ↑Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:00 pm WOW!!!! Stunning work. I have looked at this kit a few times but as yet have not bought it, you have made up my mind. Excellent work..love it.

Thanks mate - it's a great kit imho, there's a couple of fiddly bits but nothing too dramatic; would definitely recommend it.