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Strombecker made some of the nicest molds, and the McLaren M1B, was one of their nicest, and very much to scale,….it is a tiny little bugger !!
It really does not look all that great in stock form, sitting high, and without any details/decals.
Anyway, it has been sitting in my workroom for eons, and with the forced hometime we are all enduring, I have decided to make it my next build.
Trying to make this…………..this one is not mine, unfortunately mine is a little worse for wear……….
Into something like this…………….so a few bits to be made/added.
I started with the chassis, as I find these the easy part of the job……….a simple single rail chassis with .047 main rails, set for 2mm+ clearance with 19+ mm tyres.
This will be powered by a FF050 motor.
I have started the bodywork……..removed all bits, opened the vents, (as they should be , they were closed in the original), and added a front diaplane, and a rear spoiler.
Still a lot of clean up to do………..but the rear molded in screens/vents have been opened as on the original.
The car is tiny,….I think I mentioned that,…..luckily the shortest wheelbase setting on my jig was perfect !!
Still miles to go, but, I will post updates……
Stay Safe
Chris Walker
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