Newsletter 130: Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Decals designed by Renaissance and printed by Interdecal. Additional decals for the Heller kits.

Printed by Interdecal. Aditional decals.

Printed by Interdecal

Printed by Interdecal

Detail up set for recreating the gravel version of the Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 by Beemax / Aoshima / Nunu, including rims, tires and shock absorbers . The diameter of the tires is 25.5mm by 10.5mm wide.

ALCLAD II Lacquers reproduce a wide range of realistic and durable metal finishes.

The issue No. 34 of the “Racing Pictorial Series by HIRO” is focusing on the machine that Senna was crowned the championship of the season in the second time. The relationship between Senna and Alain Prost had been turned bad since last season, and Prost transferred to Ferrari to have fiercely fights with Senna. Besides the great chassis, the development advantage from the Honda engine both were giving Prost hard times, Prost still won 5 champions. However, Senna won 6 champions and defended the Drivers’ Championship at last. In the Japanese GP, which Senna and Prost collided at the first corner and both retired for this race, is still being remembered by many of the racing fans. Half of this issue is coming from the huge archive of Joe Honda, and the second half will be photos of the real car taken by MFH, the “MP4/5B detail file”. Races included: United States GP, Monaco GP, Mexican GP, French GP, British GP, Hungarian GP, Belgian GP, Italian GP, Portuguese GP, Spanish GP, Japanese GP. In Detail file: Detail file of MP4/5B, located at Honda Collection Hall

Due to the regulation changed, turbo is now prohibited and changing to natural aspiration engines in the 1989 season. Honda developed a 3.5L V10 RA109-E engine, together with new technology like semi-automatic transmission, the performance is so outstanding that suppressed the rivals, like Ferrari, which is still working on the new technologies. The MP4/5 won 10 races in total 16 races (which Senna won 6 and Prost won 4), contributing to the constructors' champion of this season. In the Drivers' champion competition, although Senna won more races than Prost, he gained more points than Senna that makes Prost the champion after Senna had been disqualified in the 15th race, the Japanese GP. Please enjoy the photos from the point of view of human, through Joe Honda, who chasing the lighting fast evolving grand prix world. In this issue, the first half of this 100-page issue will be the photos from Joe Honda, and the second half is the detail file of MP4/5, the data is all collected by Model Factory HIRO from the real cars. Please use this issue to assist your model building too! Races Included: San Marino GP, Monaco GP, French GP, British GP, Hungarian GP, Belgian GP, Italian GP, Portuguese GP, Spanish GP, Japanese GP.Detail file of MP4/5 (Collection from Honda Collection Hall) 100 full colour pages.

This publication features the McLaren that enabled Niki Lauda to win his third world title, the 1984 MP4/2. A single-seater that from the incorporation of the TAG-Porsche engine in the middle of the 1983 season, began to perform at a better level, dominating a 1984 season where Niki Lauda won 5 victories and his teammate Alain Prost another 7, although the greater regularity of Lauda decided the championship in his favor by the shortest difference in history, half a point.

This publication focuses on the last McLaren driven by the great Ayrton Senna, the 1993 MP4/8, a single-seater in which, after the end of the engine supply contract by Honda in 1992, units of the Ford HB engine were mounted. Despite the loss of performance, Senna's hands led the MP4/8 to win up to 5 races in the 1993 season, finishing runner-up behind Alain Prost in his Williams.