Thunderslot Mclaren Elva Project

[War Eagle River]

Thunderslot Mclaren Elva in the paint booth!
First shot of Gold Metallic is going on smooth as silk! Not the Gold I was hoping for,
ALREADY TOO FAR INTO IT! Primered with white. Then light coat of Silverleaf to make the gold metallic pop. Its darkened up a little bit. Not going to fret about it not being the ‘exact’ color of the original. The Pattos decals will look good, give it some character. It’ll look good going around the track at speed!

[War Eagle River]

Have to do some finagling to get the nose decals to work...with 4 tries, oughta be able to make them to work!🙃

[War Eagle River]

Trudging along. Tedious is an understatement!

[chrisguyw]

Hi Scott, I know it is a bit late in the day, but, Tamiya TS-75 (Champagne Gold) is a good match for the McLaren in the livery you have chosen.......anyone else contemplating this livery, may want to try TS-75.

Cheers
Chris Walker

This is TS-75 on an old Aurora McLaren M12.

[KK Racing]

Looks like it's going fast, just standing still..............Great build!

[War Eagle River]

Oh now you tell me! Thanks Chris!

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I did 2 or 3 cars in that Champagne Gold before I got the hang of it. Along the way, I learned that golds and silvers don't like Future. That's when I finally gave in and started using a clearcoat. It looks like you learned that lesson very well. Gorgeous paint job.

[War Eagle River]

Think I’ll name her Elvira the Headless Elva!

[chrisguyw]

I did 2 or 3 cars in that Champagne Gold before I got the hang of it. Along the way, I learned that golds and silvers don't like Future. That's when I finally gave in and started using a clearcoat. It looks like you learned that lesson very well. Gorgeous paint job.

I did learn that lesson many years ago..............other than for windshields (it is really good !!), and a few detail bits, I am not a fan of Future for slot car bodies.

Cheers
Chris Walker

[War Eagle River]

Certainly not a Chris Walker masterpiece! But dang nice for this old shaky handed blind fart! Now where’s your confounded head Elvira?!

[Ragtopman]

Looks fantastic! Great job and I kinda like the headless driver lol.

[War Eagle River]

Looks fantastic! Great job and I kinda like the headless driver lol.

Thanks! My white Testor’s dried up, so have to wait until tomorrow, uh today, to get some more to paint the face. It’s race day here, so first things first.

[Courtney s]

That looks great!
Im sure it’s fast.

[War Eagle River]

That looks great!
Im sure it’s fast.

Thanks! Sure hope it’s fast!

[War Eagle River]

Elvira has been Futured!

[SpeedyNH]

intakes look crooked. but they match the nose.
nice work!