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Hello. I’m “Tama”, a nest builder modeler. This time, I’m making the Aoshima McLaren MP4/2. It seems to be a collaboration product with BEEMAX. This is the first time I’ve made an Aoshima plastic model, but I was amazed by the wonderful molding. Especially, the finish of the carbon monocoque state with the body cowl removed was excellent.
There were some things that took a little bit of work, such as drilling holes for the suspension arms and removing burrs from small parts, but it was a very easy to build and good kit.
I painted the Marlboro color without using the decals that came with the kit. The paint I used was Formula Red Fluorescent from Vallejo. Fluorescent colors tend to bleed through decals, but this paint seemed to be treated to prevent that and I had no problem using it.
I didn’t know anything about the MP4/2 machine because it was from a different generation than mine. I found it interesting to look up the manual and the internet and discover things. I was surprised that it had a Porsche engine, and that the team canceled the insurance on the machine because they came back to the pit without breaking it every race. I also learned that they used a trick of attaching a water tank to adjust the weight to avoid the minimum weight regulation, but it was banned by the FIA. I found these stories more interesting than the fact that they won two constructors’ championships and three drivers’ championships.
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