ModelcarJR Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 This is the AMT 75 McLaren also sold under the MPC brand in the Hall of Fame kit as the 74 McLaren. Hence, AMT simply re-boxed the 74 with new decals and called it a 75 McLaren. But I made some changes to make it resemble a 75 McLaren. I re-routed the turbo to be more centrally located over the transmission instead of off to the left side of the motor. I also cut down the rear wing so it was not so wide and removed the inner end plate from the front wing and moved it back to line up with the nose of the body. I added the correct wheels from a PC-6 and better vinyl tires from the parts box. The paint is Dupli-Color Pure White and Testors square bottle Gloss Green thinned for airbrush. The decals, including tire decals are from IndyCals. The 74 in the photos was built about 40 years ago and I have no idea what happened to the mirrors. Maybe I left them off not knowing how to attach them. I was a rookie then. Thanks for looking! 😎 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Cool McLaren. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Excellent conversion work and build quality John. Paint and decals second to none! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 Thanks, Jim and Garry! I appreciate your comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Excellent work! I love seeing these kits built and displayed. Hope to see more from you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 EXCELLENT!! That turned out extremely nice! Well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensar Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Nice model of an interesting car. Very good paint and decaling. Too bad there aren't better kits of this type of racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Thanks, Monty, Stephen, Larry and Ken! I appreciate your comments! Over the weekend, i picked up a Bobby Unser Olsonite Eagle at a model contest. It will be my next Indy Car build. I'll have to get some decals from IndyCals again but its on the build list. Thanks for looking and commenting! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 You don’t see these being built often. They look sweet! Great work making them clean and proper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Very nice work! I remember building one of these years ago and didn't enjoy it. You accomplished the build very well and then some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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