Additional details for the
McLaren Honda MP4/4 car scale model kit:
- Manufactured by Meng Model in 1/12 scale with reference RS-004 (also listed as 4897038553747).
- Belongs to the McLaren Racing Limited Team.
- Recreation of the vehicle racing at the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in 1988.
- Includes metal parts, paint masks, photo-etched parts, plastic parts, rubber parts, seatbelt fabric, turned metal parts, water slide decals, other materials, assembly instructions, painting instructions and does NOT include tobacco sponsor decals.
- Download Meng Model RS-004 / 4897038553747 assembly instructions manual in PDF.
- Package measures 250 mm x 385 mm x 140 mm (width x depth x height), weighting 1293 g.
- Box barcode 4897038553747 (GTIN/EAN)
- Featured in newsletters 562 and 589.
The McLaren-Honda MP4/4 is one of the most successful Formula One cars of all time. Powered by Honda's RA168E 1.5-litre V6 turbo engine, and driven by Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, it was used by McLaren in the 1988 season. It was one of the few new single-seaters introduced that season, with most teams, like Ferrari, Lotus, Arrows or Tyrrell using evolved versions of the previous season to focus on the development of new single-seaters for the 1989 season, when the use of turbocharged engines would be prohibited.
Honda thus changed its partner in F1, ceasing to equip Williams and starting to motorize McLaren single-seaters, whose TAG-Porsche engines had become obsolete.
The car was designed by American engineer Steve Nichols, with Gordon Murray, as technical director, in charge of liaising between the drawing office and the production section.
The combination of the MP4/4 chassis with the Honda engine became one of the most dominant Formula One cars ever built, winning all but one race of the 1988 season (the one held at the Monza circuit), as well as all but one of the pole positions (that of the GP held at Silverstone) and, of course, won both titles, with the drivers' title going to Ayrton Senna, with 8 wins to the 7 achieved by his teammate Alain Prost.
SpotModel recommends this product exclusively for experienced professional modellers and collectors. Take appropriate precautions as this product is not a toy, it can be toxic and/or dangerous. Keep away from children. Use is not allowed for children under 14 years.
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Meng Model has entered the civilian scale modeling world with strength, releasing highly detailed and complete products. Their 1/9 scale motorcycles and their most recent creations in 1/12 and 1/24 scales are a good example of this, and we are already waiting for more releases. And let's not forget their suggestive figures so that your scale motorcycle does not lack company.