1/8 Ayrton Senna McLaren Honda MP4/4

[Casper]

I spotted a couple of 1/8 cars on the forum so thought I would show my MP4/4
I built this a couple of years ago and enjoyed every minute of it.
Hope you like what I did with her. Engine re-painted and a few extras added along the way. It ended up in Dubai after a chap saw it online and asked if it was for sale, I reluctantly sold it (he made me an offer too good to refuse) and packed it off on its way. Its now sitting proudly in his apartment, would love to build it again and really go to town on it.
some pics

























was sorry to see it go but the customer loved it so I'm very pleased.





next stop Dubai

[digger303]

Wow thats something to be proud of

[Twokidsnosleep]

Holy cow. What kit was it??

[BigWall]

Very nice! Congratulations!

[Casper]

Holy cow. What kit was it??

The kit is the model space Kyosho and DeAgostini sold a few years ago, I believe its still available for around £700. You can buy it on the never never and fit a screw every month for two years or you can purchase the full kit and get stuck in.
Almost the same kit as the amalgam one but not quiet and about a 1/4 of the price.
I also built a 1/4 scale Honda 750 four, Its probably the best large scale bike I have built...superb kit.

[Casper]

this is my custom Lego F1 built from Lego kit 42096 Porsche 911
I love my Lego

[Twokidsnosleep]

LOVE IT!!!

you have made some wild and cool things

[Casper]

LOVE IT!!!

you have made some wild and cool things

I'm mad about Lego just love the stuff (plastic crack)
I collect toys of all kinds, never grew up I'm an 18 year old in a 57 year old body that's slowly but surely giving up on me

[Tomcat64]

That's another stunning piece of work Casper!

Do you have any shots of the finished car with the rear wing in place?

Oh and I love Lego too - got a pile of the Star Wars stuff collecting dust on my shelves

[Casper]

That's another stunning piece of work Casper!

Do you have any shots of the finished car with the rear wing in place?

Oh and I love Lego too - got a pile of the Star Wars stuff collecting dust on my shelves

I will have a look see if I can find it
I really enjoyed building this one. here is a pic of the Marlboro decals

[Casper]

The rear wing was left unassembled for the customer but here is a pic of it dry fit. I'm sure I have a full photo somewhere

[Casper]

the driver is a rare thing these days unless you have deep pockets

[Casper]

Hope you don't mind a little bit of Lego The Bugatti was a dream to build. I ended up buying two, one for my collection and the other to build and sell

[Kevthemodeller]

Impressive

Am I right in thinking these are all prepainted and you just assemble them, or is it the whole deal fitting, painting, clearcoat and decals?

[Casper]

Impressive

Am I right in thinking these are all prepainted and you just assemble them, or is it the whole deal fitting, painting, clearcoat and decals?

Hi Kev, thanks for looking in on my MP4/4
The kit comes ready to build but the engine looked like a block of boring light grey abs so I did a complete paint job on it and added numerous nuts and bolts replacing the cross head ugly screws. All the decals were applied one at a time using a guide, took some time and patience but well worth it. These kits are great but need a little work to really bring them to life. Some did the full CF decals but imo they just didn't look right, wrong weave and way oversize so I declined.
extra wiring really added a lot of detail to the model but not photo typical but close as I could get it at the time.
cheers
casper

[Johnj]

Casper, that is absolutely stunning, a very very clean build. The cars of that era are very special in the F1 timeline. I dont know if i could have parted with it, even for silly money....fair play to you

Never too old for lego, i dont think it ever leaves you. I will get the chiron for sure.

[NoelSmith]

Your MP4/4 is a lovely build and a very impressive scale model

The Lego Bugatti.......Technically brilliant!...........But, it still looks like, well, Lego!
If they had done what Airfix did with their click together Bugatti Veyron and Chiron kits it would look more like a proper scale model.
I guess that was never their intention though, but however it does have an odd appeal about it with all the functioning parts within.

[luc75]

That's some lovely work Casper

[Casper]

Casper, that is absolutely stunning, a very very clean build. The cars of that era are very special in the F1 timeline. I dont know if i could have parted with it, even for silly money....fair play to you

Never too old for lego, i dont think it ever leaves you. I will get the chiron for sure.

Thank you john
It was a joy to build, would love to build another.

[Casper]

That's some lovely work Casper

Thanks luc75
Recommend the kit, very enjoyable