1966 McLaren M2B

[David Lawson]

After a few days away from the model-making room, this morning I finished off the shell and fitted it to an original 1960s Airfix slimline chassis as I felt the balsa shell was in keeping with "the old days". At the risk of labouring the point the shell has the look I wanted rather than attempting a highly detailed and slavishly accurate model.

For the record the engine intakes are cut down cotton buds and the mirrors are sanded down cocktail sticks.

Thanks for the correction on the wheel inserts, I did know which were correct so I'm not quite sure why I was going to fit the wrong ones, it must be a bit of senility creeping in...





I will race the car in the Southend Slot Racing Club's vintage meetings for slot cars with original pre-1972 components.

David

[Mark Huber]

Boy, they just don't make cars like that anymore.. except that you did. Lovely.

I think the cotton buds are perfect for this car.. I found a picture of the Ford engine in the 1966 R&T issue that I recently purchased. That was a large motor and the exhausts were particularly massive.

I just went out and bought some cocktail sticks!

Thanks David.

[mel62]

This is the one at the Donnington museum

Cheers

Mel

[emerson1959]

Hello David, amazing your work congratulations.
I am making a replica of this model in the scale 1/20 would like to know if you would have the drawing with the dimensions of this car? thanks in advance. hug

[Chris Wright]

Hello Emerson,

Unfortunately Mr Lawson no longer posts on this forum.

However I found a blueprint for you, I'm sure that you can enlarge it to 1/20th scale.
Please bear in mind that this is a forum for 1/32nd scale slot cars.

If you build this to 1/32nd scale, and it's a slotcar we'd be delighted to see it.

Good luck with your build,
Chris