Amazing details of the 1/8 Scale McLaren Honda MP4/4 by DeAgostini - Ayrton Senna

Here's one of the stars of my collection and it took me about 50 hours to assemble it. Made by DeAgostini, the model kit follows the history of other 1/8 subscription model kits.

The telemetry monitor was custom made by the amazing Brazilian artist João Hipólito Xavier (Contact below)

The kit was created with the full cooperation of McLaren and Honda and thorough research conducted on the real car. Most impressively, the internal structure beneath the removable bodywork has been faithfully replicated. There’s precise reproduction of the air intake, wiring, suspension, and brake system. Brake hoses even follow the upper suspension arms.

The turbo ducts on the side pontoons and vents on the bodywork have different settings depending on the track. Similarly, the front wing allows you to change the angle of the flap in order to match the exact setup you desire.

The heart of the machine is the miraculous Honda RA168E engine designed by Osamu Goto, the most dominant F1 engine of the era. The 650-horsepower twin-turbo 1.5-liter V6 had already won two Constructors’ Championships with Williams in 1986-87, and is recreated here in painstaking thoroughness. Parts that you’ll never see once the car is assembled, like the clutch pressure plate, are nevertheless fully detailed.

The cockpit, unsurprisingly, comes with accurate components such as damper adjustment lever, racing harness, shift knob and pedals. The steering wheel is not only removable, but turns the front wheels when connected.

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