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My first entry for this GB will be the Airfix McLaren 765LT Starter Set. Having built the other kits in the series I can say that these are nice little kits with a fair amount of detail. Upon opening the box I realised that the brake discs had been painted and the axles glued to the floorpan  but it's still within the 25% allowed.

 

54265046163_7b380a3e95_c.jpgP1070671 by timothy jones, on Flickr

54265224765_5f26e4bda3_c.jpgP1070672 by timothy jones, on Flickr

54265233445_1c3a2300ac_c.jpgP1070670 by timothy jones, on Flickr

54264819561_2b8cf15187_c.jpgP1070673 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

 

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Good choice and welcome! I'd always wondered what was inside these kits - they're less basic than i had assumed. Watching with interest!

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I'm just discovering 1/43 scale car kits (hopefully I'll being bringing my first two to the GB later on), so I'm really keen to see how this unfolds :popcorn::thumbsup:

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Work commenced by fitting the interior tub to the floorpan, after which the assembly was primed and then sprayed satin black.

 

54270115746_f85de0811d_c.jpgP1070674 by timothy jones, on Flickr

54270358793_ea3d266120_c.jpgP1070675 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

The rest of the interior parts were also painted satin black, with dark grey panels on the seat and door panels to add a bit of contrast.

 

54270541250_c345cb1965_c.jpgP1070676 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

I also finished painting the brake discs.

 

54270542105_f88260b6de_c.jpgP1070677 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

More soon.

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Not as soon as I was expecting but here's an update.  The interior parts and brake discs have been fitted to the floor pan.

 

 54269236367_638386315a_c.jpgP1070681 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Before assembling the body I sprayed the inside of the door pieces and the sides of the body as when they are assembled there is a gap between the two parts that will be tricky to paint afterwards.

 

54270543635_09697fb6bc_c.jpgP1070680 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

More soon.

 

 

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