Mclaren Senna

[Rich Chernosky]

All I can say is    wow    what a kit.  Most impressive in the fit and finish. Especially the body panels and glass. What started as a painting excercise turned out to be a 2 week project. Finished it yesterday. Color is a custom mix of the Tamiya LP line.   LP42 Mica red (45%), LP44 Metallic orange  (45%) and LP62  Titanium gold (10%). Clearcoat was with LP2 and the black is Tamiya TS14 spray.  Extras include the Studio 27 carbon fibre set and some scratch built seatbelts.   Lots of detail pictures with captions. Thanks for looking and comments welcome.

Engine and rear suspension detail. This was so well done and fit precisely that it would have been a shame not to take a picture. Brake discs rotate with the wheels....an interesting feature. 

Tamiya spared nothing on the interior.  Studio 27 spared nothing on the either. Those blue things in the doors are the exposed struts to hold the doors open.  Kit did not have working doors as they were quite complex to begin with.

The rest of the interior. There were 3 stainless steel bezels for the air vents that didn't make the picture. They almost did make the model. The body had to be removed so they could be added. Luckily it was very well engineered and went on and off easy. 

Finished car. I was looking for a very reddish orange with a hint of gold.  I liked this color and wound up finishing the kit. 

Lots of detail back here. Really liked how the wing fit and the fact you could adjust the angle.  There are lots of little winglets  all over this car. That little pieces of carbon fibre just behind the rear wheel has two of them.

I went with the optional window on the lower door. The driver sits so low in this car it is necessary for vision. 

Carbon fibre everywhere.  150 pieces in total that all had to be massaged into place with  heat and solvent. Then clearcoated.  I used a new varnish called Just Like Glass that works a looks a lot like Future. Two coats brushed on and it really made the CF pop.

Some more of the rear end detail .  There were 50+ decals for the splitter and bumper.  The chrome stick on logos were a nice touch.

My growing Mclaren collection. The two  silver ones are diecast, the 570S is an unbuilt (but started) Revell 1/24, the orange racing version is an
Aoshima  (I think) , the white one a Fujimi and the good ole Mclaren Mustang.   Enjoy!

[TransAmMike]

Looks terrific Rich, that color is gorgeous👌

[Street Rod]

That’s a fantastic looking model, great job on the build!

[KWT]

Very nicely done

[Gramps46]

I am impressed and it is a good fit in your McLaren.

[cobraman]

Boy did that turn out good.

[70 Sting]

That’s quite the kit and yours turned out beautifully. 👍

[beeRS]

I love the Mclaren collection. The Senna looks fantastic. Great detail and colour. 
The Revell Mustang was one of the first model cars I ever built. Turbo 4-cylinder if I remember correctly. 
Is the Mercedes Mclaren SLR one you might add to the collection?

[LL3 Model Worx]

That's awsome! Great color!

[SpikeSchumacher]

That's beautifully done Rich! I have heard a LOT of good things about this kit. 

[Rich Chernosky]

On 11/25/2022 at 2:54 PM, TransAmMike said:

Looks terrific Rich, that color is gorgeous👌

Thank you, the color is what made me finish it. If I am satisfied with the paint that is the incentive to move it forward. 

 

On 11/25/2022 at 4:04 PM, Street Rod said:

That’s a fantastic looking model, great job on the build!

Thank you

 

23 hours ago, KWT said:

Very nicely done

Thanks

 

21 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

I am impressed and it is a good fit in your McLaren.

Very much appreciated Gary. 

 

20 hours ago, cobraman said:

Boy did that turn out good.

Thanks Ray, sometimes it does happen,,,<G>

 

17 hours ago, 70 Sting said:

That’s quite the kit and yours turned out beautifully. 👍

Thanks Harry, if you have one you should check it out, I think you would enjoy it. 

 

13 hours ago, beeRS said:

I love the Mclaren collection. The Senna looks fantastic. Great detail and colour. 
The Revell Mustang was one of the first model cars I ever built. Turbo 4-cylinder if I remember correctly. 
Is the Mercedes Mclaren SLR one you might add to the collection?

Thanks for the kind words Sonny, The Mercedes Mclaren SLR is already in my collection.

 

5 hours ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

That's awsome! Great color!

Thanks, that color was just what I wanted. 

 

[Rich Chernosky]

2 minutes ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

That's beautifully done Rich! I have heard a LOT of good things about this kit. 

Thanks...it was well worth it...probably Tamiya's finest effort to date.