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Just joined and wanted to share my finished mclaren. i bought on e bay all 85 parts; funnily from a guy that worked for Mclaren. i am an impatient man, and completed in 3 weeks. i have made some errors, but will gradually resolve them now i have done 98% of the model. its been tricky at times, but i am impressed with the finished product. I need to re do the rear wing, but have added a flashing rear LED light and white stripes on tyres.I may do some tweaks to the model on an ongoing basis so watch this space. i will attach some photos, so let me know what you guys think, as there are some awesome model makers out there!!! i have been model making since i was 12, on and off, but i love it. link to video of LED pit stop light: https://www.dropbox.com/...13-01-30%2016.38.32.mov
cheers all. kikicheeky attached the following image(s):
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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
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Oh yes, some may spot SANT missing decal, which got stuck to masking tape.
awaiting decals. also another decal missing on lefty side.
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 Rank: Elite       Groups: registriert, Registered Joined: 20/03/2011 Posts: 2,356 Points: 7,122 Location: UK
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Nice job there Kikicheeky  Welcome to the forum and hope to see you do some more builds in the future! Spencer
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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
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thanks
so many awesome builds out there. makes mine look average
great to be able to share our collective experience.
wish i looked in depth at all the build forums before i plunged into completion frenzy.
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Joined: 31/08/2011 Posts: 629 Points: 1,963 Location: Plymouth
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Considering you only took 3 weeks for your build.....it is very impressive!!! Good Job!! Chris 
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thanks chris !
It was a combination of excitement and impatience. i have made loads of models , but never made a car of this scale with so much ABS glueing.
overall i am happy with it and glad i could put in a flashing pit/rain light LED.
cheers
kian
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Joined: 09/05/2011 Posts: 78 Points: 236 Location: N.Ireland
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Great job KiKi.
Done the flashing LED myself.Just waiting on some replacements now to finish.Your tyres look really shiny.Is that just with using the silicone gel or something different?
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Hi Davyp1 i put the tyres in the bag for 3 nights after rubbing silicone onto them as per instructions. its funny as the 2 rear tyres are a lot more matt and duller than front 2, but i thought it could look like scrubbed rear tyres. the instructions say you can re silicon them again if you want to get them shiny. thanks for your kind comments. kiki
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mclaren day at mercedes world! really cool day out!!
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