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I have almost finished my DeAg 1/8 MP 4/23 McLaren F1 car and I have been trying to figure out how to display it.I was going to pose it with a 1/8 Hamilton helmet, but I cant seem to find anyone with a 1/8 helmet. So I have built a bunch of Tameo 1/43 kits and they may a MP4/23 kit. I figured I would pose that next to the 1/8 car instead.Not only would it make the 1/8 seem even bigger than it already is and it IS massive, but it would add a bit of visual interest. Have you guys even built a Tameo kit? they are a ton of fun and take up hardly any shelf space (unlike the 1/8 car).They come in a variety of styles.Some are more like curbside kits, but some of their superkits have an amazing amount of detail for the scale. The mp 4/23 is one of their silverline kits which is one of the simpler kits.There are about 100 pieces, mainly white metal with some photoetched parts and some decals. SO here are a few pics of the kit.I will be starting it as soon as the 1/8 car is finished in about a week.I plan on using Alclad paints to replicate the chrome body. Most of the metal parts I placed in a ziplock bag.I have found by experience that these TINY parts tend to disappear very quickly if you don't round them up and put them in a sealed bag. darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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Looks a very nice kit Darbyvet, very good quality and should build into a stunning companion for your 1:8 DeAg model?
I'm looking forward to watching your build - well done that man!!  
Kev 
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That looks like a really interesting kit. I shall certainly be following this build closely.
Do the die-cast parts need much in the way of smoothing and getting into shape before painting?
Malc.
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RM1 wrote:That looks like a really interesting kit. I shall certainly be following this build closely.
Do the die-cast parts need much in the way of smoothing and getting into shape before painting?
Malc. They need some light sanding, but are actually pretty nice with some good surface detail. Carl
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Thats an unusual and very interesting kit. Not sure I have ever seen a die cast kits with so many parts included. Interested to see how all of this one goes together. Hope the build goes well for you. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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birdaj2 wrote:Thats an unusual and very interesting kit. Not sure I have ever seen a die cast kits with so many parts included.
Interested to see how all of this one goes together.
Hope the build goes well for you. This is one of their simpler kits. Some of the WCT kits have over 300 parts and rival Tamiya F1 kits in detail. Carl
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Looks a very nice kit, why not get the body chromed?, should look cool. Steve
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I have spent the last couple of weeks building this car.I added the photoetched parts and the metal parts to the main body.It took some test fitting and the metal parts are very soft and not very tolerant of handling.it is now sitting in my spray booth as the primer dries.I will be adding the decals once the painting is done before I do the final assembly. darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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Coming together very nicely. I would think this has many more challenges to say a plastic kit but its looking good. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Nice work Carl, it's not easy working with white metal on such a small scale but those Tameo kits are very good quality and I'm sure you'll make a fantastic job of the build, looking forward to seeing more - well done so far!!
Kev
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Thanks guys,
I thought about having it chromed, but it is so fragile I dont think it would survive the shipping.The attachment points for many of the parts are tiny and it is difficult to handle it without breaking or bending something
Carl
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it is finally finished.It was a struggle.The attachment points for many of the parts were tiny and even using epoxy things kept falling off.It was really hard to handle it without breaking something off it.The decals were terrible too.Very fragile and really difficult to get to stick to the body.Some of the decals were also TINY. It almost got thrown against the wall a few times,but I resisted the urge. Anyway here are some pictures. Carl darbyvet attached the following image(s):
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