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by snorri788
Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:24 pm
Forum: Sports Cars
Topic: McLaren Can-Am cars
Replies: 13
Views: 1850

McLaren Can-Am cars

Anyone know where one can obtain McLaren CanAm kits? I saw this, but I think it is no longer in production, because I can't find it aywhere else: http://www.f1specialties.com/main/modelkits/8251.php

Any ideas?
by snorri788
Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:50 pm
Forum: Questions
Topic: Tamiya paints confusion
Replies: 2
Views: 414

Tamiya paints confusion

I am currently building a Tyrrell P34, and I was wondering what blue to use. The instructions call for "TS-15" blue and i purchased XF-8 blue without looking at the instructions first (stupid me). Will this do or am i better getting that particular colour? XF8 tends to "bubble" w...
by snorri788
Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:22 pm
Forum: Questions
Topic: 1/20 McLaren Kits
Replies: 11
Views: 1331

Re: 1/20 McLaren Kits

I want a MP4-23.

Also F1M needs Lewis Hamilton avatars.
by snorri788
Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:06 pm
Forum: Questions
Topic: 1/20 McLaren Kits
Replies: 11
Views: 1331

1/20 McLaren Kits

Calling all McLaren fans!

How many 1/20 McLaren plastic kits are there? Are there any from the pre-Project 4 merger years?
by snorri788
Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:14 am
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 1988 Season in 1:20
Replies: 16
Views: 2198

Re: 1988 Season in 1:20

billgtp wrote:Whats a turbo?
Seriously?
lumpulus wrote:
tonym wrote:What is it about 1988?]

Last year of the Turbo era.
That's one reason, but mainly because i'm a McLaren and Senna fan, and that was their best season ever. Also it was the year I was born.
by snorri788
Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:05 am
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 1988 Season in 1:20
Replies: 16
Views: 2198

Re: 1988 Season in 1:20

Snorri the least expensive way of creating the 1988 grid is in 43rd scale,and you can get pretty well every car that ran either from Tameo,FDS,SCR,etc,I know it's not the scale you are looking for but it's the only way to get a complete 88 grid without spending Thousands of pounds/Dollars etc. Chec...
by snorri788
Wed Mar 31, 2010 4:44 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 1988 Season in 1:20
Replies: 16
Views: 2198

Re: 1988 Season in 1:20

Dalin1 wrote:
snorri788 wrote:how much was the studio27 transkit for the williams and the scuderia dallara?
Around 100 EUR each, excluding postage.
Ouchy.
by snorri788
Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:43 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 1988 Season in 1:20
Replies: 16
Views: 2198

Re: 1988 Season in 1:20

how much was the studio27 transkit for the williams and the scuderia dallara?
by snorri788
Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:21 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 1988 Season in 1:20
Replies: 16
Views: 2198

Re: 1988 Season in 1:20

What about conversion kits for cars like the Lotus 100T using the 99kit? I think i saw a williams kit converted into the fw12
by snorri788
Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:36 pm
Forum: Work in Progress
Topic: 1988 Season in 1:20
Replies: 16
Views: 2198

1988 Season in 1:20

Hi there, For my birthday recently I recieved a tamiya kit of the legendary mclaren mp4/4. I decided that as a little side project, that i might try to model the whole grid (or as much as possible) for the 1988 season in 1/20th scale. This sounds and is a bit of a challenge however, and i was wonder...