revell mclaren mp4/25

Post by **exmoor** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:25 pm

i normally build bikes but lost some mojo and desided to do something diffrent .found this kit on ebay for 7 pound

this is the progress so far a lot of tricky decaling

Post by **Patrik72** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:59 pm

Looking good there Paul!

That carbon really heightens the realism of the car. The wooden plank is a great addition, did it come with the kit or did you add it yourself?

Post by **Davethepitch** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:31 pm

How do you get the decals stay down over lumps and curves because I use microset and microsol and sometimes still have trouble.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:51 pm

OOooooo, that is a beauty.
Too bad it is a Revell, I am sure they will Mickey Mouse things inside the box
Good luck

Post by **Davethepitch** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:28 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Too bad it is a Revell, I am sure they will Mickey Mouse things inside the box

Are they not as good as other makes.

Dave

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:44 pm

Davethepitch wrote:
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Too bad it is a Revell, I am sure they will Mickey Mouse things inside the box
Are they not as good as other makes.

Dave

Tamiya and Fujimi F1 kits outclass them by far IMHO
Well engineered and detailed mouldings from Japanese manufacturers
Look at the motorcycle kit craze going on here at ISM...most are Tamiya kits and they are AWESOME!!!!
Pull out a Revell dirt bike kit and you will want to shoot yourself halfway through

My apologies Exmoor, not a reason for you to abandon this build.
Please go at it and we all will be happy to help along and make her as nice as the box art is
In fact I bought a Revell Williams FW19 last week...but man I know it will be a beast of a build, but no one else kitted that particular vehicle

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:31 pm

Twokidsonsleep yes i agree with you

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:34 pm

Dave i used micro sol@set just kept working the wrinkles out with a soft brush it took 5 hours to do 6 decals still got a lot to go

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:36 pm

Yes pat the wooden plank was molded in the base just painted it

Post by **Davethepitch** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:38 pm

exmoor wrote:Dave i used micro sol@set just kept working the wrinkles out with a soft brush it took 5 hours to do 6 decals still got a lot to go

I will follow this thread as I am amazed up to yet how good you are doing.

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:50 pm

Thanks dave but it may go t-ts up yet just done the body but need to sand it back cant get on with alclad

Post by **Davethepitch** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:04 pm

Hi Paul

I was toying with the idea of trying Alclad.

Dave

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:05 pm

Dave u migth get on fine whith alclad it just runs every where with me i cant keep it on the plastic . I can spray ak metal and zero paints which r thin paints with no problems .dont know what am doing wrong am following the instruction to the letter

Post by **Davethepitch** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:22 pm

I think I will stick to Tamiya and Vallejo paints for a bit.

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:02 pm

Dave if your a bit unsure i would try ak metal there easy to use go on nice

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:21 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote:
Davethepitch wrote:
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Too bad it is a Revell, I am sure they will Mickey Mouse things inside the box
Are they not as good as other makes.

Dave
Tamiya and Fujimi F1 kits outclass them by far IMHO
Well engineered and detailed mouldings from Japanese manufacturers
Look at the motorcycle kit craze going on here at ISM...most are Tamiya kits and they are AWESOME!!!!
Pull out a Revell dirt bike kit and you will want to shoot yourself halfway through

My apologies Exmoor, not a reason for you to abandon this build.
Please go at it and we all will be happy to help along and make her as nice as the box art is
In fact I bought a Revell Williams FW19 last week...but man I know it will be a beast of a build, but no one else kitted that particular vehicle

Typical irony of when I open my big mouth, guess what comes in the mail today

Post by **kiwigav** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 5:57 am

Yip I agree with Scott Tamiya, Fujimi are great kits also Aoshima too. But I have seen great Revell kits and this one looks pretty good to me, be looking in on progress.

Post by **exmoor** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:30 am

Never seen that kit look forward to seeing the build

Post by **exmoor** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:45 pm

[ see now that i need to tidy the seat up

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:47 pm

Oh you are a tease!!!
That looks pretty good to me, love the belt details
Keep on going

Post by **Davethepitch** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:48 pm

Looking very good.

Post by **exmoor** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:54 pm

twokidsnosleep just work out your profile name been there done that lol thanks for comment but i do need to tidy that seat

Post by **exmoor** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 6:55 pm

thanks dave

Post by **Patrik72** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:10 pm

Looking sweet there Paul!

Nice work on the paintjob. I hope the build is coming along great and without any problems.

Post by **exmoor** » Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:18 pm

Thanks pat . If theres one thing am learning is always look ahead in the instructions am finding that there stuff i could have done early on that would have saved time

Post by **Johnj** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:38 pm

Another lovely clean build paul

what colour do revell quote for the chrome ?

I have been completely consumed by this mosquito build i'm doing for the tamiya GB and missing a lot of the builds that really interest me, like this one ! You are all very kind in leaving positive comments on my car and bike builds so i can only apologise and i promise i'll keep up with these terrific builds

Post by **exmoor** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:40 am

Hi johnj thanks for comments revell would like you to use silber,metallic 90 but i used AK metal crome then sprayed with zero paints 1K gloss.

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:45 pm

just a few more pics of my build

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:48 pm

NICE

You have made a great car from a mediocre kit

Post by **exmoor** » Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:00 pm

Thanks ts the decals been a right pain

Post by **Patrik72** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:04 pm

Looking good there Paul!

You are doing a great job on this model. Cant hardly wait to see it in all its glory.

Post by **exmoor** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:17 pm

Thankyou pat having only done bikes am learning a lot with this build

Post by **Patrik72** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 10:42 am

exmoor wrote:Thankyou pat having only done bikes am learning a lot with this build

Guess we are both walking in the same shoes at the moment. Only done jets and subs before my current build of the F1 car.

Post by **exmoor** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 11:25 am

Pat your f1 is looking good am doing the top gloss now the final pics should be up tuesday . Just sitting here now wondering what to do next.

Post by **Davethepitch** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 11:30 am

I just don't know how you guys work well with decals as I always have problems.

Dave

Post by **exmoor** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:03 pm

Dave i have problems with decals but am learning i just keep useing micro sol and a soft brush and just keep coming back to them and add more sol and brush the wrinkles out but be careful you dont tear the decal . It took me 5 hours to do 2 decals so i have learnt to slow done rome wasnt built in a day lol you will get there .its just learning curve. Its like now just done the top gloss and didnt notce my fingar was stuck to it. Cant put done in words what am saying.

Post by **exmoor** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:36 pm

Post by **Davethepitch** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:40 pm

Brilliant job Paul.

Post by **exmoor** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:46 pm

Thanks dave it was a nice build

Post by **Johnj** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:14 pm

Nice paul, very nice !

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 2:06 am

Super dooper

Post by **kiwigav** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:34 am

Very Nice

Post by **Patrik72** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 5:34 am

Very nice job Paul, i´d be proud of this one.

Post by **ElCapitan** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:40 am

That looks brilliant, well done!

Post by **exmoor** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 10:08 am

Thankyou everyone i am pleased how it turned out just one thing i have not done and need to learn is how to polish with out ruining it.

Post by **Davethepitch** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:58 pm

Any updates.

Post by **exmoor** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:16 pm

Hi dave all finnished mate just started a mclaren mp4/8 more pics next couple days if i can get photo buckett to play ball . Which takes me a morning to do its so flipping slow

Post by **RossiM1** » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:52 pm

Great job Paul looks the business
ATB