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Airfix Model World

http://www.airfixmodelworld.com

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

MCLAREN MP4-12C GT3

INTERMEDIATE BUILD

MCLAREN MP4-12C GT3

MP FWOARI

Other subtle differences between

car #59 and #60 were the style

of the Michelin Man on the lower-

rear quarters. Interestingly, car

#58 ran on British ‘Avon’ tyres,

and thus sported matching logos,

plus fluorescent yellow accents

to its livery. For these other

scheme options, Studio 27 decal

set ST27_DC945 was purchased.

Carbon-fibre decals aside, the only

other addition to the kit’s contents

was an exquisite turned metal

Acu-Stion roof aerial (ATS-9524).

Precision came at a price however;

designed specifically for this

vehicle, this ‘extra’ added another

£6.50 to the build.

Design and

Development

This 1/24 Fujimi tooling from last

year had more than 100 flawlessly

moulded parts, spread across

eight runners (plus the main body

and seat) in injection-moulded

white and black styrene; a clear

moulding for the headlamp parts

and glazing also featured, and

a chrome-plated runner for the

lamp inserts and mirror glass

completed the package. Yellow

adhesive tape window masks, akin

to those in Tamiya automotive kits,

came bagged with the glazing.

These had printed template lines

so that each mask could be cut

(very carefully) from the backing,

with a sharp scalpel blade. Also

included were four realistic racing

slick tyres, poly cap bushes to hold

the wheels in place and a metal

bar for the rear axle. A surprise

inclusion of a photo-etched

(PE) metal fret, manufactured

by KA-Models, included several

useful items; drilled and grooved

brake disk faces, mesh for grilles,

rear-wing endplates, towing

eyes, radiator faces and seat

hardware. The PE parts even

came with their own separate, full-

colour photographic placement

instructions! A comprehensive

MODEL SPEC

McLaren MP4-12C GT3

By: Fujimi

Stock Code: 125701

Scale: 1/24

Price: £49.99

Available from:

Amerang, http://www.amerang.co.uk

Other subtle differences between

car #59 and #60 were the style

of the Michelin Man on the lower-

rear quarters. Interestingly, car

#58 ran on British ‘Avon’ tyres,

and thus sported matching logos,

plus fluorescent yellow accents

to its livery. For these other

scheme options, Studio 27 decal

set ST27_DC945 was purchased.

Carbon-fibre decals aside, the only

other addition to the kit’s contents

was an exquisite turned metal

Acu-Stion roof aerial (ATS-9524).

Precision came at a price however;

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Airfix Model World

http://www.airfixmodelworld.com

designed specifically for this

vehicle, this ‘extra’ added another

£6.50 to the build.

came with their own separate, full-

colour photographic placement

instructions! A comprehensive

MODEL SPEC

McLaren MP4-12C GT3

By: Fujimi

Stock Code: 125701

Scale: 1/24

Price: £49.99

Available from:

Amerang, http://www.amerang.co.uk

designed specifically for this

vehicle, this ‘extra’ added another

£6.50 to the build.

“THIS TOOLING HAD MORE

THAN 100 FLAWLESSLY

MOULDED PARTS”

 Fujimi also offered adhesive tape

masks for the glazing, which made life

easy at painting time.

 Masking tape templates were employed, to be used for carbon fibre decals at a later

stage.

 The additional bonnet-mounted lamp pod (specific to the Spa 24hr race) had its

location point cut out and the pod was inserted, with Gunze Mr. Surfacer 1000 added to

blend the joint.

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