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Yeah that was my question back to them.... was it a mix, if so what proportion eyc etc

Bingo! I got a reply from McLaren!!

Dear Chris,

Apologies for the delay in our response. We have checked through our archives for you and can confirm that the paint codes for the below livery are:

P420 0456 – Golden Yellow
P420 0455 – Lemon

Best wishes,
McLaren Racing Limited

Well that would back up why the decal sheet is a very plain yellow whereas the red was very bright.

As for the image, perhaps resizing? Or were you having an issue adding it to the post?

@formulamike - That’s great! I’ll check it out

@JamesB - makes sense. Not heard of a glow it the dark paint for model kits.. hmmm

I would have thought the fluoro angle made sense. But the ‘VR46’? Doubtful? It may well be fluoro with a touch of Chrome Yellow.

I’m in no rush so i’ll see what everyone thinks

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Yeap that is pretty much as I thought. Any insights would be great

I have some of the Marlboros if those are what you are after

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