McLaren MK model - options are ?

[gtx6970]

Ive had the Monogram kit but its 1/20th scale

 

Im interested in a similar ( not necessarily that exact version)  But in 1.25th scale

 

What are my options

 

I have my eye on an accurate miniatures kit , But its $60 plus postage . Puts it above where I would prefer to pay 

 

 

 

 

[Mark]

I'd cough up for the Accurate Miniatures kit.  From what I have heard and read from various sources, it's unlikely that it will ever be produced again.  I can't see anyone else doing a styrene kit, maybe someone will do a 3D print one though.

[gtx6970]

Looking at this one. 

It kinda sorta looks like the old Monogram kit from my youth. ( I built one of them back in the day ,,,. But the car is huge compared to anything else I have) 

Just smaller scale 

 

Anyone thats built this kit, care to chime in with details please

Edited Thursday at 01:44 AM by gtx6970

[stavanzer]

$60.00 is a Steal nowadays.

If you want one, I'd jump on it. Friend of mine sold his for an even Hundred last year.

[niteowl7710]

4 hours ago, gtx6970 said:

Looking at this one. 

It kinda sorta looks like the old Monogram kit from my youth. ( I built one of them back in the day ,,,. But the car is huge compared to anything else I have) 

Just smaller scale 

 

Anyone thats built this kit, care to chime in with details please

Both of the AM kits effectively the same. The difference is in the wing height and a few other components that differentiate between the 1969 & 1970 seasons.

Like others have said these have never been reissued, so the cost is what the cost is when it comes to the secondary market.  It's presumed that Academy would be in possession of the molds since they seem to have the rest of the AM stuff, but unlike the '63 Vette there doesn't seem to be anyone out there that wants (or can afford the licensing) to do a private label re-pop of the M8B

[Chris V]

Your options are relatively limited. There's the following to choose from:

Tamiya (1:18)

McLaren M8A

MPC (1:20)

McLaren Mk8B (rare)

McLaren Mk8D

Accurate Miniatures (1:25)

1969 McLaren M8B (Bruce McLaren/Denny Hulme)

1970 McLaren M8B (Lothar Motschenbacher)

1971    McLaren M8B (Oscar Koveleski/Tony Adamowicz)

 

The Accurate Miniatures kits are by far the most detailed. Model Car Garage even offers a photoetched detail set for this kit.
 

 

[Dragline]

These AM kits are a bit of a bear to build. Panels are kinda iffy after all is said and done. There are a couple of videos on the solutions on YouTube. If you get one I would recommend watching them. As far as accuracy goes, nothing beats em. And for 60.00 I would say it's a relative bargain. You won't regret it.

[sfhess]

The 1/20 scale kits referenced were made by MPC, not Monogram.

 

[gtx6970]

44 minutes ago, sfhess said:

The 1/20 scale kits referenced were made by MPC, not Monogram.

 

Thanks, I stand corrected

 

its hell to get old 

 

But this is the same kit I built as a kid. 

Would like to have another one, Only something closer to same scale as everything else thats in the case 

Edited Thursday at 07:51 PM by gtx6970

[The Junkman]

Scalemates lists an Academy Mclaren M8A.  I've never seen one but there are two currently up on EvilBay.  No idea how good or bad it is.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/academy-minicraft-1529-mclaren-m8a--1245291

[RancheroSteve]

1 hour ago, The Junkman said:

Scalemates lists an Academy Mclaren M8A.  I've never seen one but there are two currently up on EvilBay.  No idea how good or bad it is.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/academy-minicraft-1529-mclaren-m8a--1245291

I had one at some point and sold it. There's a basic body there, but everything else is lacking. Motor Racing Replica News did an article on what was needed (hint: a lot) to make it decent. But at one point it was pretty much the only game in town if you wanted a 1/24 M8 - until the Accurate Miniatures kit came along. 

[Matt Bacon]

MRRN #40 has an article on the Accurate Miniatures kit and a lot of detail on the versions of the real thing. Be warned, though: their conclusion is that the bdy can't be made to fit the chassis unless you replace all the vinyl hoses with something softer and better-behaved...

best,

M.

[tim boyd]

I did a "Classic kits" column in the all-genre model magazine a year or so ago, about the Accurate Miniatures McLaren.  It included a summary of assembly critiques from several respected modelers and some of the inside story on the kit development from one of the Accurate Miniatures principals.  Might be worth searching out for those deeply interested in the kit...  TB