This project is to make the Tamiya's newly released McLaren Senna kit.
It's one of those super kits by Tamiya with tons of parts and requires higher level of skills to make it.
I have done this project in two parts; part 1 is the test fitting, part 2 is the complete building.
I decided to do the test fitting first, because with this kit, all of the body panels are separate pieces so the fitment can be a problem
and it will be difficult to fix after all the body panels are painted.
Part 2 took me much longer time than I expected.
One of the high of this build was open/close front center cover.
On the real Senna, this cover houses fluid reservoir caps and battery tender plug.
This is pretty easy modification but the result was pretty cool.
Something that I tried new was Baby Powder technique for the alcantara interior.
I learned this new technique from fellow model builders from Instagram and wanted to try it for the Senna's interior.
In the past, I did alcantara finish by using airbrush with flat paints spraying at low pressure.
But this Baby Powder technique is much easier and very consistent and the result was very good.
There are some flaws with the kit, all the grills are blocked, rear brake lights don't fit, rear suspension camber is bad and it's very difficult to fit the body panels perfectly line up.
But overall, this Tamiya Senna kit is a excellent kit with tons of great details.
I have a Instagram account where I post building processes so come check it out please.
Instagram: @modelcarmod
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Model info:
1/24 TAMIYA MCLAREN SENNA KIT
EXTERIOR: TAMIYA TS-45 PEARL WHITE
INTERIOR: TAMIYA XF-7 FLAT RED
Video index:
00:00 - 00:43 INTRO
00:43 - 01:33 PREPARATION
01:33 - 02:49 BODY PAINTING
02:49 - 07:56 PARTS MAKING
07:56 - 09:07 BODY POLISHING
09:07 - 14:55 INTERIOR MAKING
14:55 - 22:54 CHASSIS MAKING
22:54 - 26:12 UPPER CHASSIS MAKING
26:12 - 34:00 BODY ASSEMBLY
34:00 - END GALLERY
Tools list:
5ML MODEL PAINT DROPPER
ALCLAD II LACQUER GLOSS BLACK BASE, CHROME
DETAIL MASTER FLOCKING BLACK
DIGITAL CALIPER GAUGE
EVERGREEN SCALE MODELS STYRENE SHEET
GOFER RACING PHOTOETCH PARTS FOR THE SEAT BELT
IWATA AIR COMPRESSOR
IWATA HP-C AIRBRUSH
JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER
MADWORKS MODEL SCRIBER CHISEL
MICRO DRILL BITS
MICRO DRILL PIN VISE
MICROSCALE MICRO SET, MICRO SOL
MICROSCALE MICRO MASK
MODEL MASTER INTERIOR TAN COLOR
MOTHERS BRAZILIAN CARNAUBA CAR WAX
MR HOBBY MASKING SOL
MR HOBBY SUPER CLEAR UV CUT
SANDING FILES
SCALE MOTORSPORT CARBONFIBER DECALS
SILPAK 5MINUTE EPOXY
TAMIYA CEMENT
TAMIYA EXTRA THIN CEMENT
TAMIYA FINE SURFACE PRIMER
TAMIYA LACQUER THINNER
TAMIYA MASKING TAPES
TAMIYA MODELING BRUSH HF
TAMIYA MODELING BRUSH HG
TAMIYA MODELERS KNIFE
TAMIYA PAINT RETARDER
TAMIYA PAINTS ACRYLIC XF-15, X-11,X-12, X-26, XF-1, X-18, X-7, XF-70, X-27, XF-66, X-23, XF-7
TAMIYA PANEL LINE ACCENTS
TAMIYA PLASTIC SCRIBER
TAMIYA POLISHING COMPOUND FINE
TAMIYA POLISHING COMPOUND FINISH
TAMIYA POLISHING SPONGE
TAMIYA SANDING SPONGE SHEET
TAMIYA TS-29 SEMI GLOSS BLACK
TAMIYA TS-86 PURE RED
TAMIYA TWEEZER
ZAP A GAP MEDIUM FORMULA GLUE
Thank you for watching this video!:)