Mclaren 570S

[Rich Chernosky]

This is Revell of Germany's 1/24 Mclaren 570S. Kit is mostly box stock except for the hinged and opening doors.  What a nice little kit that went together without too many fitment issues. This kit has a wonderful v-8 twin turbo engine that as many pieces. Very well detailed except someone forgot to take a picture. It is visible through the clear rear deck but just barely. Color on this is a custom mix of Tamiya X-26 clear orange (80%) and X-27 clear red  (20%) over Mr Color SM209 super copper.  More comments in the picture captions. 

Completed car on its wheels and in the sun.  Just a hint of the copper color shows through her in this light.

rear view   and the carbon fibre decals (kit issue) really show.

This side. 
Wheels were sprayed Tamiya X-18 then highlighted with a chrome marker.  Door fit was exceptional and the kit gave the option of either closed or open. I chose both.

Drivers side door open. Making the hinge and getting it to work properly were almost more trouble than it was worth. Magnets hold the doors closed. Interior was very nice on this kit and "someone" probably should of taken a picture of that also...sigh.  Comments welcome.

[Jim B]

Beautiful McLaren.  Very well done.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Beautiful build, Rich!

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Looks great.  These are good kits, but I did have a lot of trouble getting the chassis to fit to the body when I did mine.

[ea0863]

Phenomenal build Rich, totally realistic looking. And those doors are works of art on their own! Well done

[Roger U]

Nice looking model. Great job on the opening doors.

[ncbuckeye67]

That's a beautiful build. Those working doors are amazing!

[PappyD340]

Beautiful Mclaren Rich, very well done!

[Rich Chernosky]

19 hours ago, Jim B said:

Beautiful McLaren.  Very well done.

Thanks Jim

 

19 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

Beautiful build, Rich!

Thank you Matthias

 

16 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

Looks great.  These are good kits, but I did have a lot of trouble getting the chassis to fit to the body when I did mine.

I agree it was a great kit, I had some trouble too but slipping the door sills under the chassis tabs did it for me. 

 

16 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Phenomenal build Rich, totally realistic looking. And those doors are works of art on their own! Well done

Thanks Emre, that makes all that work worth it. 

 

12 hours ago, Roger U said:

Nice looking model. Great job on the opening doors.

Thanks Roger...the door hinges were soldered brass sheet,rod and tubing. Getting the angle just right took a few tries. 

 

9 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

That's a beautiful build. Those working doors are amazing!

Thank you...I learned a lot with those doors.

 

6 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Beautiful Mclaren Rich, very well done!

Thanks Larry

 

[Madhatter]

Having built this same kit myself, I know all about those fit issues. They are a shocker really. Its also why I glued my doors down Mind you, I do like the job you did on the working hinge. 

Nice colour choice too BTW

[Rich Chernosky]

5 hours ago, Madhatter said:

Having built this same kit myself, I know all about those fit issues. They are a shocker really. Its also why I glued my doors down Mind you, I do like the job you did on the working hinge. 

Nice colour choice too BTW

Simon...from my earliest days of modeling to now...I have always enjoyed making things work. One of my pet peeves is non-steering wheels. If it looks like it will work I will give it a shot as was the case with this kit.  Mclarens just seem to look good in orange....for some unknown reason. <G> Thanks for the comment and compliment. 

[Nacho Z]

Another beauty, Rich!  Love the color!

[Allison]

Very nice specially the color and background. I’m lovin’ it. 

[Jim N]

Great job.  The hinged door looks outstanding.  Also love the color.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Cool-looking ride for sure! Nice build.

[slusher]

 Looks great!

[Rich Chernosky]

On 7/25/2024 at 10:43 PM, Nacho Z said:

Another beauty, Rich!  Love the color!

Thank you John. Its fun to play around with the clear colors over different bases. Sometime I have to show you some of the test swatches I've done.

 

On 7/25/2024 at 10:50 PM, Allison said:

Very nice specially the color and background. I’m lovin’ it. 

 Thanks, I wanted a very special orange for this car and got it. 

 

On 7/26/2024 at 1:50 PM, Jim N said:

Great job.  The hinged door looks outstanding.  Also love the color.

Thanks Jim...I like it too. 

 

On 7/26/2024 at 1:55 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

Cool-looking ride for sure! Nice build.

 

Thank you

 

18 hours ago, slusher said:

 Looks great!

Thanks Carl.