I’ll be continuing this build as modeling was put on hold for 8 months!!! We moved from San Diego to AZ and just moved into our new home last weekend. Shop isn’t quite set up just yet but it will be soon and I’ll get back to messing up perfectly good kits [:P]
Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/7 but with the proper Malboro markings
Looking forward to seeing this one done John. Moving is always tough. I’ll try and jump in a little later in the year. I really enjoyed F1 build 2022.
Max and Red Bull look super quick. I’m pulling for Alonso to capture world driving title number 3.
Great Paul! Let me know what you want to build and I’ll get you on the roster. Ya, Alonso did some really nice driving to get to the podium. Hoping for a competitive year - I like Max a lot, but I like to see great competition.
Max looks super fast again, I also loved seeing ALonso fighting for top positions. Also excited to see some new faces. Id love for Mclaren to convince Honda to stay in past 2026. A Honda powered Norris driven car would be fun!
In last years Group build a user posted some details on fuel lines he got from HIro Boy, and also spot model. WHich are great, but it was pricey, and also regularly sold out… SO I started searching google and I found a pretty decent alternative. I guess its fly fishing material? ANyways, its the right size .6 mm and the right color I think. Also stateside and much cheaper. Also worth noting is that the fly shop offers 3 different sizes. The standard 3 size being the 1/20 scale size if I recall correctly.
For example 2 sets of the color tube from MFH with shipping is around $23
I bought 6 packages, in 3 different colors to see which looked the best and with shipping was $20 plus I got it in 5 busines days, so much quicker. $6.95 shipping vs MFH and Spot Models 10+ euro charge.
James, that is excellent info regarding the fishing line. I think most of the specialized hobby detail parts we buy are bulk something or other, cut to size and repackaged. The trick seems to be to find where it’s coming from.
Since you have both products and say they look the same to you, that’s good enough for me. I’ll have to order some soon before I need it, otherwise I’ll never remember the source! Thanks much!
John, congrats on the move-in! It’s been a wait, hope you are enjoying your new place as you get organized and settled in.
Thank you for hosting this V2 group build, and I will look forward to continuing my Tamiya 1/20 Lotus 79 Martini that I failed to finish last yr. It will be a couple months, but I’ll get back at it.
Thanks for your kind words, John. I’m looking forward to getting back at it. I think I shall order a replacement set of Indycals while I’m thinking about it so I’m ready to go when the time comes.
