1991 Mclaren MP4/6

[Rich Chernosky]

This is Fujimi's 1/20 Mclaren MP4/7 that powered Ayrton Senna to his third World Championship.  Car was powered by Honda's V-12 and was the last car to win a wolrd title with this engine configuration and a manual transmission. Model is painted in Tamiya YS-26 white and Tamiya TS-36 Flourescent red over TS14 orange.  I have done several Fujimi 1/20 F-1's and enjoyed them all. This one was the fussiest one by far and much careful work had to be done to get it right. Glad this is over but am still very happy with the results. More comments below the pictures. 

There was so muchdetail and many tiny parts that made this engine assembly very fussy.  The exhaust was particularly troublesome and ahd to be re-engineered. I was so stressed that I decided there was enough detail there for now and didn't add any lines or other detail. Body is completly removable and that can be done at a later date. For now I just wanted to be done.

Interior was faily well detail and the seatbelts came with the kit,

 Thought I would take a picture of the car without most of its decals to show off the very clean lines of the car. Notice the three chrome buttons along the bottom of the body. These represent the Dzus buttons that attach the body to the chassis. In reality they are pins inserted into posts glued to the chassis bottom (visible is the first engine pic) and they serve the same purpose. This is typical of F-1 kits with flat bottom chassis as they are just a little warped and tend to spring apart. This  solution got a better fit without having to glue which is iffy at best. 

Finished car on its wheels.  The suspension was very fussy but it all fit right in the end. Got lucky and all four tires touch without any adjustments. 

Rear veiw. Rear wing was a real bear to glue together. Top mounting had to be re-'engineered and the wing struts had to be pinned to the transmission. Glue points were very small and vague and were never going to hold. Body fit surprisingly well in the back. 

The only real addition to this kit were the after market tobacco decals...which were exceptional. 

[Jim B]

Cool McLaren.  Well done.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Nacho Z]

Just fantastic!  I have a few Fujimi F1 kits in the stash but haven’t given them much thought.  Recently, however, I’ve seen a few videos and now your build, and everyone is pretty happy with the kits.  Anyhow, great job on yours!  Thanks for sharing.

[Rich Chernosky]

15 hours ago, Jim B said:

Cool McLaren.  Well done.

Thank you

 

13 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

Thanks Larry

 

12 hours ago, Nacho Z said:

Just fantastic!  I have a few Fujimi F1 kits in the stash but haven’t given them much thought.  Recently, however, I’ve seen a few videos and now your build, and everyone is pretty happy with the kits.  Anyhow, great job on yours!  Thanks for sharing.

John...these kits a very well detailed and are just begging for your super detailed skills. If you have this one I have lots of build notes that would be at your disposal.

 

[1959scudetto]

Seems like you had to fight a lot to get this kit done, Rich - but the result is worth the outcome. Well done !

[SpikeSchumacher]

Wow, Rich. You really knocked it out of the park on this one! Actually, all of your builds are top-notch! ?

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Rich Chernosky]

19 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Wow, Rich. You really knocked it out of the park on this one! Actually, all of your builds are top-notch! ?

Thank you very much Matthias...that is a compliment of  the highest order

 

4 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Very nice!

Thank you

 

[slusher]

Very nice!

[Pierre Rivard]

Sometimes they almost build themselves and sometimes you have to dig deep to make the kit come together, and you have made it work. 

I have yet to build a 1/20 F1 and know a bit about the Tamiya and Ebbro offerings, but now realize Fujimi is also a worthy participant in the field. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[Rich Chernosky]

22 hours ago, slusher said:

Very nice!

Thank you 
Carl

 

5 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Sometimes they almost build themselves and sometimes you have to dig deep to make the kit come together, and you have made it work. 

I have yet to build a 1/20 F1 and know a bit about the Tamiya and Ebbro offerings, but now realize Fujimi is also a worthy participant in the field. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Pierre...ain't that the truth. This one required several of my innovations.  I think one of these would be worthy of your talents. I would recommend one of the 
Tamiya's. They are plentiful and fairly inexpensive.  And if you get stuck...you got friends.

 

 

[Brudda]

I love the mclarens that Arton Senna drove. They really are beautiful and very clean cars. Great job on this build. 

[Rich Chernosky]

43 minutes ago, Brudda said:

I love the mclarens that Arton Senna drove. They really are beautiful and very clean cars. Great job on this build. 

Thanks Bruce. The kit was a bit of a bear to do but the bodywork fits so well that in the end I was satisfied.   Never was a fan of Senna while he was racing but after seeing the movie about him and the struggles he went through I have changed my mind. He was an incredible driver and his death a great loss. 

[Jim N]

Great work!  The model really looks the part.  I sometimes wonder how many of Schumacher's titles would have gone to Senna had he not passed.

[Bainford]

Great looking McLaren, Rich. One of the last truly good looking F1 cars. Such a clean design compared to the modern monsters. The build may have been a struggle, but you persevered. The colours look just right. I have a Protar 1/24 McLaren and wondered about the correct colours, so I will be taking a tip from you on the red. 

[Rich Chernosky]

On 6/21/2024 at 5:48 PM, Jim N said:

Great work!  The model really looks the part.  I sometimes wonder how many of Schumacher's titles would have gone to Senna had he not passed.

Thanks Jim...that is an interesting thought. Senna was like Clark..just plain fast and when he didn't break something he won. Schumacher was good for 1/2  second in anything he drove. Smart,savvy and fast when needed. He rarely made mistakes.  Interesting indeed. 

 

On 6/25/2024 at 1:58 PM, Bainford said:

Great looking McLaren, Rich. One of the last truly good looking F1 cars. Such a clean design compared to the modern monsters. The build may have been a struggle, but you persevered. The colours look just right. I have a Protar 1/24 McLaren and wondered about the correct colours, so I will be taking a tip from you on the red. 

Thanks for the compliment Trevor. Glad to help. Tamiya TS-36 is an unusual paint. Very hi gloss for a flourescent. It just pops over red,orange and yellow. Experiment to see which one you like.