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Still looking to finish projects started long ago. This one was sprayed in December of 2017. Color is Mr Color 109 Character Yellow. This paint comes very close to to the original shade of orange used by the early Mclaren team. The car represents the pre-season testing version of the race car. A wonderful kit loaded with lots of detail and a fun build. More details in the picture captions. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. Chassis and body ready to be mated. Body snapped quite easily over the front and rear tabs. Lots of detail of the 6litre v-12 engine used in this car. Carbon fibre decals were included in the kit but not mentioned on the instructions. Everything fit quite nicely. Interior was well detailed as well and probably could have used more. The Mclaren is a 3 seater and the middle position is where the driver sits. Finished car on its wheels. The Character Yellow sprayed on nicely but it is a semi-gloss so Tamiya TS-13 clear was used. Rear end has some nice detail. Wing went on nicely and all the exhaust pieces met up well. Really like the stance of this kit. It all says "racecar". Body panels all come off and the door' despite their complexity fit well and snapped in place.

Monogram kit with modifications as followed: 4.0 supercharged Northstar motor from a failed scrap Revell Shelby Series 1 Wheels & tires + steering wheel from scrap Shelby Series 1 build Resin racing seats Chrome exhaust tips from AMT 93 Camaro Interior paint is Krylon Shimmer Metallic Candy Pear, exterior is Tamiya TS-52 Candy Lime Green cleared with Pledge (aka Future, but goes under 900,000 different names nowadays) Here are le pics, and enjoy!