McLaren M1B 3rd Las Vegas 1967 #22 Spence

McLaren M1B 3rd Las Vegas 1967 #22 Spence by Marsh Models

McLaren M1B 3rd Las Vegas 1967 Spence
Hand built available MM288M
The ex-works McLaren of Ecurie Stoucy was usually driven by Ross de St Croix but at Las Vegas it was Englishman Mike Spence’s turn and he continued the car’s success with a podium finish. It’s a very distinctive looking machine and the livery of white with red and black stripes has been nice and neatly reproduced, the decals all carefully placed before being lacquered in. An air intake sticks out on the passenger side and the shape of this is not quite correct, standing a little too far off and the mirrors should be set on small brackets rather than straight onto the body. Frustrating as the hand built model is very well finished and still looks extremely attractive. Kit builders could quite easily adjust these details by trimming a little off the side of the intake, which is a small resin piece, and folding up some etch for the wing mounts. The kit parts are otherwise as we expect from Marsh with clean resin and metal castings, a fair amount of etch for the smaller details including the front and rear spoilers, and clearly printed decals.