Tamiya Gordon Murray Automotive T.50

[PowerPlant]

Not a fan of the car at all, tbh, but your build itself and photos are out of this world. Every photo would be a tough “real or model” challenge. 

[dave branson]

Fantastic build.

[Steve H]

Absolutely spectacular as usual Martin. Your builds and photography are exceptional. Once again you have captured a model to look every bit as good, or better than its 1:1 counterpart. World class for sure. ? Hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday season.

Cheers, Steve 

[jaymcminn]

As much as I like "yearbook season", it means that builds like this get "buried". I'm glad I (finally) noticed this. What a fantastic build!

[Jim B]

That's an awesome looking car.  Really well done.

[Dragonhawk1066]

That's a beauty! Great color too!

[Zippi]

Nice looking ride.  The pics look Super nice.  Great job dude.

[galaxyg]

This is fantastic, and the roof being body colour, change of wheels and the addition of the front lip and wing make it look so much better than the standard model. And you had this on the cover of the Tamiya Model Magazine. Bravo!

[Funkychiken]

Wow, that's photogenic, absolutely amazing build! I like your subtle mods, thanks for sharing!

[Ulbo]

Cool real crisp awesome... super build?

[Kenmojr]

Outstanding model and photography....

[ea0863]

I am always in awe of how clean your builds are, and this is no exception. Just stunning!

[Speedpro]

beautifully done. Super clean work. Looks like this is a really nice kit!

[Noah H.]

Incredible model. When I first saw the pictures of it, I thought they were pictures of the real car!

[mustang1989]

Good LORD man!! This is a very plush build with beautiful detailing and brilliant color and shine. VERY convincing work.

[Mattilacken]

Model Looks top notch! and your changes to the original improves it for sure! Again, great work! you must be one of the best builders on here!

[baycolony]

Nicely done.  I love the color

[ncbuckeye67]

That is stunning! Excellent build.

[beeRS]

Absolutely stunning. As others have said, it took a moment before I realised I was looking at the model, and not a 1:1 car. 

[dougwintz]

Whoooo!!!

[mrm]

Not a big fan of the real car, but your model is absolutely beautifully executed. 

[tkzwolf]

The rear and chin spoiler you added make the car look so much better.  They greatly improve the looks of the car.  Color scheme is really sharp.  I like the way you painted the top better then the original.

[jessie1357]

On 12/20/2023 at 7:26 PM, StokeModels said:

This is my build of the recently released Tamiya 1/24 scale Gordon Murray Automotive T.50. As a huge fan of the original Murray designed McLaren F1, I knew I was going to build this one. I like most of the styling and think it's a nice update to the original except for the rear end. I get the connection back to his racing engineering but it's a bit busy for my tastes. 



I wanted this to look more like the original F1 GTR, so I designed and 3D printed my own wheels and rear spolier and added a sheet styrene front splitter. I also used the colour scheme from one of the original F1 GTRs.



If you built the Tamiya McLaren Senna, this one is going to feel familiar. There's a one-piece underbody that all twelve of the body pieces attach to.



As busy as the rear design is, Tamiya has done a good job including a few photo-etched pieces to replicate the mesh. They were quite easy to install as a press fit between plastic pieces.



The same can not be said for some of the panel fit. This is probably the first modern Tamiya kit that I've had issues with, but the gap between the nose piece and the doors was quite large. I trimmed all of the mounting points off the underside of the nose and then did some persuasive glueing to get the fit as close as I did.



Exterior colour is a custom mix of Mr. Color and Tamiya lacquers.



I also painted the roof pillars and scoop body colour to look more like the old F1. The actual car is all black/carbon around the glass.



Thanks for looking!

Martin.

Man what a beautiful build!!  Can i ask what wheels you used for this?

[StokeModels]

2 hours ago, jessie1357 said:

Can i ask what wheels you used for this?

These are a set that I designed and printed myself. I based them on the look of the original F1 GTR wheels.

[Mike C]

Beautiful build, flawless paint!