Here a few pictures of the MC12 I made on the basis of a Mattel Maserati. For comparison the unmodified car. This is #9 from Babini/Biagi. I used the windows, seat, wheels and tires from a 360 Challenge car and the exhaust from a Daytona. The rest of the parts are made from scratch. So are the decals. Special thanks to Fchatter Tridente for providing me with very detailed pictures of the real car. The pictures of the real car here are taken from the Maserati Corse website. Small details in the appearances of the car changed throughout the year (e.g. notice yellow painted rear view mirror, driver names below or above window). Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I saw a premiere but... Now that i can see both the final work and the comparison, i have to say it is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!
Thanks everybody for your kind comments. After a while of working on a model like that, all I see are the flaws and I'm always somewhat hesitant to even post pics. Anyway I built this model along with the Michelotto 308 over the past couple of months. The way I work is very sequential: I make one change (glue or paint) on each model, then let it sit for 24 hours before making the next change/correction. That's why it takes so long, but actually work time on either model is not that long, a weekend maybe for each if you'd do it all in once. But you can't do that as you need to let the paint and glue settle. I learned a crucial thing when doing the MC12, so if anybody plans to make one, pls take this advise: I took a color picture to a paint shop so they could match the cyan of the photograph and make me a can of paint. I applied that to the car and then started thinking about the decals. Well there is a problem: A scanner and subsequent laser printer has a big problem trying to match that odd cyan. So no matter what I tried on different color laser printers, I could never exactly match the paint on the car. So I had to find ways to print white and black labels on clear plastic. Luckily I had a label machine, but the font isn't perfect and clear labels aren't as elegant, especially when looked at up close. So: Scan a picture of the car, take the cyan and create the labels. Print them on your color laser and take those printout to the paint shop to have them match the paint. It'll be a whole lot easier. Aside from that the only other major pain was trying to paint the coolers underneath the grills on the front. In hindsight I might have just cut one of the bars across off to get the paint job done. PS: If anybody really wants to give it a shot at making their own MC12, let me know and I'll be happy to give you a decal set of what I got.
The nice thing i'd love to do on my 1:18 HotWheels MC12? Put white stickers with the official sponsors: - Pirelli - Audemars Piguet - Mahle And any other. Put them alongside the lower part, under the doors, in white, 'cause that part is painted in blue.
there is a transparent 'sticky back' paper made by avery. i'll look for the exact name. it'll allow you to print with your printer and peel off as a sticker.
Interesting, that would have helped for the black prints. Problem is, that a laser printer doesn't print "white" as a color.
Maybe the only thing... The race car MCC is shorter than the road going MC12, especially in the front part. But like i said, it's an excellent work!!!
Can't do, then you'd see my poor craftsmanship... It's like an interview with Barbara Walters. BTW: I came across a 1/32 MC12 slotcar. Beautifully detailed model. Was very tempting to just buy it.
