McLaren P1

[Jhedir6]

Got this in today. It's Airfix's McLaren P1.

I started in on it right away just to see what it would look like built up.

All in all it looks pretty good. The level of detail is actually quite high and looks fairly accurate. With a little effort it should build up to a pretty nice looking curbside kit. As far as what needs to be replace, the interior is very poor just a couple of seats and a dash. The wheels and tires also need to go and I've just ordered a Motormax P1 to use as a donor for the interior and wheels/tires. I'll also be adding some carbon fiber.

Dave Thibodeau already built one of these, mine wont be nearly as nice, but he shows what can be done with this simple kit. Here's a shot of his.

I will absolutely be copying as much detail from his to put into mine. 

I started by getting some of the body components attached together to correct the seems that shouldnt be there. I'll update again in the morning.

David

[om617]

Should be a cool build. 

[Matt Bacon]

Just be aware that the Airfix kit isn't exactly 1/24, so your interior will need some adjustment to fit. Thanks to the type of construction, which is designed to be plug-compatible (see what I did there?) with a well-known make of construction bricks, it's 1/26 in one direction and 1/22.5 in the other (I can't remember which one is which). That said, it's by far the best plastic construction kit of the P1 that there is...

bestest,

M.

[Jhedir6]

Just be aware that the Airfix kit isn't exactly 1/24, so your interior will need some adjustment to fit. Thanks to the type of construction, which is designed to be plug-compatible (see what I did there?) with a well-known make of construction bricks, it's 1/26 in one direction and 1/22.5 in the other (I can't remember which one is which). That said, it's by far the best plastic construction kit of the P1 that there is...

bestest,

M.

Thanks Matt, I'm not too worried. They glass in the kit is pretty tinted so most of the detail is hidden anyways. The kit dash top looks really good so likely I'll just use the seats, cause the kit ones arent very nice and the steering wheel, as the kit one is molded into the dash and has a sticker for detail. Once I get the diecast in I can see what else, if anything will fit.

 

Small update:

Car has been disassembled and the major body parts glued together. Panels seems have been filled in and sanded out and now its in primer. Need to scribe some of the lines abit deeper and check for more imperfects to clean up before next coat of test primer.

Got the day off today, so maybe I can get abit more done later on.

Thanks for looking.

Comments and criticisms always welcome.

David