Tamiya 1:12 McLaren MP4/6 Rebuild/Upgrade

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Ended up removing the levers and pocketing the potentiometer extensions (one fell off, but no big deal) using drills, blades and chisels.

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Then inserted some stubs of aluminium tube to represent the butterfly spindle extensions. I’ll make some new levers from scrap photo-etch.

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It’ll be a compromise because it’s a complex assembly, but better than the original.

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Made the levers from bits of an old Westland Lysander p/e set, some brass rod and washers ca’d together:

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And the rest of the brackets and levers ready for the nightmare of painting:

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Insane!!!
What a detail!

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-Felix- wrote:Insane!!!
What a detail!
Thanks!

It's strange how Top Studio only included two bits of p/e for this rather crudely moulded part.This would have been an ideal candidate for some extra detail, or even a new part.
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Very nice detail work scratch building at its best no lathe or milling machine its what modelling is all about.

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welby wrote:Very nice detail work scratch building at its best no lathe or milling machine its what modelling is all about.
Thanks!

I've actually got a mini-mill and lathe, but Im not sure I'd be able to make a better job of this component than the original mouldings plus some bent brass!

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That’s about as far as I’m going with the throttle linkage/position sensors:

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The basics of what’s there is in place, but the true complexity isn’t. Added a return spring out of lead wire, turnbuckles from brass tube, resin rod ends, p/e bolt heads and an RB motion bolt for the main clamp.

Waiting for some Tamiya semi-gloss clear to normalise the finish of everything and take the shine off the fasteners a bit.

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Bit of a simple job this morning: driveshafts. The TS items are turned, and anodised to the perfect colour:

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It’s a shame the turned aluminium cv joints and boots need to be painted, but some semi gloss black and rubber black made them look more realistic. I then scraped the paint off the raised ring to represent the boot clamp:

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The larger bits of etch represent the split plates that fit on the carbon fibre brake ducts at the wheel ends of the shafts.

There’s a neat little jig in the p/e fret so you can get the bolt heads spaced at exactly 120 degrees:

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Added the p/e clamp ring crimped ends, and it’s job done apart from some satin clear:

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I’m beginning to lose track of where everything is. I’ve got the original engine for reference, the new Tamiya engine parts, the Top Studio engine, intake and brake sets, and individual bits and pieces, RB motion fasteners, Formula Perfect parts (some of which are duplicated for some reason), and some random wiring and pipe work:

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...plus a container for the more intricate completed parts:

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And that’s before any work on the monocoque, cockpit and front suspension.

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This is going to be top 5 if not top 2 MP4/6 builds I've seen (or more accurately of all time). Simply amazing!! Keep up the good work!
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