Short tail McLaren F1GTR?

[steeveew]

Looks good Bob.


Steve

[Modlerbob]

Here's my white kit painted yellow with Harrods decals from Pattos.

[Modlerbob]

How much longer do I have to save up the money for one of the Gulf liveries?

[ModelTrainGuy]

Thanks for the scoop !

At 4.38... the BRM would be a tad short, but not worth noticing (say about a rivet and a half)

Perhaps it is the extra "swoopyness" of the Mr that made me think the BRM was a tad short.

At any rate, I be doing the Mr version when the racing liveries come out,,,

[kidvoltage]

4 3/8" approx.

[ModelTrainGuy]

Ok ...

So, Kid Voltage...


What is the wheelbase of your BRM F1 ?


Should be 4.46"? or is it shorter ?


I'm assuming the 107" dimension is wheelbase, as opposed to overall length


BTW, I am just curious, no problem with the models we are discussing ...

[Modlerbob]

I had no problem with the scale extra 7" on the MrSlotCar McLaren and that is why I didn't report it until someone asked.

[kidvoltage]

By my math, a correct 1:32 scale car (107") should measure 3.343".

Ninco: 3.319
Slot.It: 3.261
Mr Slotcar: 3.517

So which one makes you happiest. I like them all. And my BRM.

[ModelTrainGuy]

H'mmm

ModelerBob,

Have you had the opportunity to see (or measure) the wheelbase of the BRM 1/24 scale version ?

I'm thinking the "longer" car may just look a little better ...

But I'm wondering if the BRM car may be a bit short in scale ?

Yes, I know this is not the BRM forum... but notice how there has not been any discussion of this car ... over there ...


BTW, I'll be looking to cop a coupla' of the racing liveries

[Modlerbob]

I have compared the wheelbase of the new McLaren to the Ninco short tail and the slot.it long tail and found it to be noticeably longer than both of the earlier cars, about 3/16ths of an inch. According to Wiki the wheelbase should be the same for both versions.

[kidvoltage]

MR1046 Ueno Clinic

Like this one a lot.

[SlotsNZ]

Yep. 4 liveries were announced, starting about September. I just forget the exact order of release, but in numerical order they are:

MR1042 Marlboro


MR1043 MVR


MR 1044 Gulf





MR1046 Ueno Clinic

[ModelTrainGuy]

Racing Liveries ???

I'm sure I asked this question on a different thread...


But does Mr. Slotcar have plans to do racing liveries ?


This is waay too cool a model of a McLaren F1 to not have actual racing liveries made ...


So how 'bout it ? When will they be available ? (gotta save some pennies )


BTW ... has anyone had the opportunity ... to "compare" this 1/32 model (proportionally) to the BRM ???


Maybe it's just pictures ... but this one seems to have "out sexied" the Bimmer ... maybe in the wheelbase dimention ?

[Gordo Bond 007]

Thanks for the reply. I am a bit confused as there are pictures of an Orange coloured F1 one on the internet, and we all know if its on the Internet, then its got to be real, right? Ha Ha







Sure looks close to the colour that I am describing as School Bus Yellow.



Ernie, I would love to get your input on this.

Gordo

[SlotsNZ]

Tyres

A mixture. Most of the NSR cars, and the winning Slot.it Porsche were on NSR - Supergrips or Ultras, but some guys were using Slot.it N22, and I was/and mostly use, Slot.it N18 anywhere they fit, now I have figured out how to true and treat them consistently.
- Oh, and I think one guy was on Slot.it F22.

Gordo - I do't believe an orange road car in exact colours is in the scheduling at all. I know it isn't the right shade, but I think you'll have to make do with an orange contender.

As at 2 mornings ago, Ernie said the pretty things were being put into the green square cardboard things. That's the latest news I've heard.