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My local hobby shop is doing a big scale challenge. 1/16 or larger and due by Mar 6. With the time constraint I needed to pick something I had already started and could possibly (a challenge for 1/12 scale) not take up too much time. I chose this Meng kit that I had started and sprayed most of the parts before I moved in 2023. This kit proved to be the right choice as it practically flew together. Much of it was screw or press fit construction and everything fit together the first time. Very impressed with this kit. Actual finish time less than a week, some sort of record for me in 1/12 scale. Below the pictures are some of the build details. The only sacrifice was I would have to forego the super detailing like I did on my last F-1 project. So this kit is mostly box stock. Left side of the v-6 turbo charged engine. Only thing here to do was all the paint detailing and carbon fibre decals. all was supplied in the kit. The fit on the turbo and echaust was amazing. Cockpit was very well detailed. realistic seatbelts, PE fasteners and even the labeling for all the switches on the dash. Steering workd right through the steering wheel and was a half turn lock to lock. Just like the real car. Front suspension detail. Brakes turned easily through the calipers and the wheels fastened on securely. Right side of the engine and more detail. All the lines and hoses were supplied in the kit and the instructrion were crystal clear. Bodywork ready to go on the chassis. All this was painted back in November of 2023. Four screws hold the main bodywork in position and it fit way easier than I thouigh it would. Only exception to this were the rear panels that covered the suspension. In retrospect I should not have glued them on the engine and left them loose. Would have been a lot easier to adjust. Finished car on its wheels. All four tires touch, another credit to this kit. Rear veiw. The wing attached securely and at the right angle. A usual sticking point for later F-1 kits. Lots of detail back here as well. Side veiw shows how well the body fit. the only real addition to this kit were the Marlboro decals which came out of the archives. This was one of the most successful F-1 engine and chassis combinations. Pilots Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost won 15 of the 16 races in the 1988 season. Quite the achievement. This car represents Senna's ride.