Tamiya McLaren M8A

[Safire6]

1:18 scale.

The holes and slots in the underbody and behind the front wheels (that were left over when this was a battery powered kit) were filled in with Perfect Plastic Putty. Two coats of Tamiya primer and four coats of Tamiya TS-56.

Looks like i need to fill the gap where Bruce's right arm attaches to his shoulder!

All comments welcome.

 

[Safire6]

Oops! Moderators please move this to the "Other Racing" forum.

 

[happy grumpy]

Beautiful car, and I like the bright orange. Great job.

[ChrisR]

VERY NICE!

[1959scudetto]

Wow, looks great - that brings back memories (Ibuilt this one more than 50 years ago - have 2 of the reissues in my stash)

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice!

[Safire6]

Thanks guys! When I was a kid I built a 1:25 (or 1:24?) kit of a McLaren M8B. 

[vintagerpm]

3 minutes ago, Safire6 said:

Thanks guys! When I was a kid I built a 1:25 (or 1:24?) kit of a McLaren M8B. 

If you were a kid 20 years ago, it was 1/24.
If you were a kid 50 years ago, it was 1/20.
?

[TonyK]

Real nice! Good looking paint, engine, and driver.

[Intmd8r]

Very nice - couldn't imagine sitting that close to the engine at W.O.T. on the racetrack.

Ah, the days when safety was more of a concept than practice......

[Safire6]

6 hours ago, vintagerpm said:

If you were a kid 20 years ago, it was 1/24.
If you were a kid 50 years ago, it was 1/20.
?

I was a 14 year old kid 50 years ago and it was 1971!

 

 

[Safire6]

5 hours ago, Intmd8r said:

Very nice - couldn't imagine sitting that close to the engine at W.O.T. on the racetrack.

Ah, the days when safety was more of a concept than practice......

I agree, just listen.....

McLaren M8A Can-Am Racecar - Walkaround, Start up, and Insane Revs - Bing video

And not really any kind of bulkhead between the driver and the V8!

 

 

 

[PappyD340]

Outstanding!

[Funkychiken]

It's a strange looking racer, but it's a great build! 

[Safire6]

5 hours ago, Funkychiken said:

It's a strange looking racer, but it's a great build! 

Thanks Funkychiken!

[papajohn97]

You did an excellent job Steve on this old Tamiya kit. I have the Tamiya 1/18 Lola T-160 kit in my stash that I believe is the same vintage with the battery compartment and your build is inspiring me to take a crack at it. The TS-56 “Brilliant Orange”spray came out spot-on for McLaren Orange. Did you use the original Tamiya decals or Indycals replacements?

[Safire6]

Thanks John! Yes the TS-56 Brilliant Orange is the color recommended in the instructions and I think it matches very well with McLaren orange. I did use the original Tamiya decals and had no problems with them.

 

[sflam123]

Very well done!  Nice work.

 

[Ian McLaren]

Great job on rescuing a sub par kit.  The end result very good, we'll done.

[Safire6]

5 hours ago, Ian McLaren said:

Great job on rescuing a sub par kit.  The end result very good, we'll done.

Thank you sflam and Ian!