Please restrict your discussion to the magazine only and do not include other of your F1 collections or VincC454 will be all over your a$$ Some discussions regarding similar expensive or self-assembly models (I assume) is allowed.

This thread is dedicated to McLaren/Formula 1 fans and other model collectors who are collecting this unique product by McLaren. Details on magazine & updates on releases and subscription deliveries will be available in this thread as well as for those who are seeking help on assembling the car model. Enjoy.

***Magazine***
Regular Price - RM29.90 (1st issue @ RM9.90, 2nd issue @ RM19.90 are promotional offers)
Frequency - Weekly
Total issues to complete model - uncertain but expected to be between 65 to 85 issues (advised to calculate total cost before subscribing.)

***Model Kit***
Scale - 1:8, approximately 594mm length
Car - MP4-23 (2008 McLaren Mercedes #22 driven by Lewis Hamilton)
Partwork Publisher - DeAgostini
Parts maker - Kyosho (Moulded plastic, metal and carbon-fibre effect components)
Website - www.buildmclaren.com.my

UK Magazine parts (May not be the same as Malaysia):-


***Subscription***
Subscription by Allscript Establishment (M) Sdn Bhd located at Taman Perindustrian Subang
Subscribe now and you'll get:-
- Free one magazine issue and McLaren team cap (on first delivery)
- Free McLaren magazine binder (on second delivery)
- Free 1/4 scale MP4-23 F1 steering wheel (on third delivery)
*All items above are subject to stock availability
All subscriptions cost RM29.90, no extra delivery charges except for East Malaysia
All payments will have to be in bundle payments (eg. our first payment was for 9 issues)
**Please note that they deliver several issues of magazines each time. For example, some of us are expecting issues 2-4 at one go from AllScript.

Kit photos (promotional photographs)



Assembly to date (actual photos by one of our members )


And a nice little video to share


How to use the McLaren magazine binder


This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Dec 25 2011, 01:16 AM

I wonder if u still can get 1st edition...lol. Some website says launch 22nd Sept 2011 but some forums already posted since Dec 2010.

Some say there will be 65...some say there will be 75 issues. Whatever it is, the cost will be enormous. Don't forget that on the 3rd book onwards, the price will be RM29.90. Promotion price will be on the first two issues only.

But there might be a subscription form in the magazine itself. Am hoping to get my hands on the first issue.

I'm not sure if this website can be trusted...if you do the survey, they say 'competition' expires on Nov 2010...


why you never calculate...I already said 65 issues

wow...you really subscribe the whole thing? Is it possible to cancel halfway? Or maybe by the 5th issue

well, if you calculate the first two issues at 29.90 (9.90 + 19.90) and the rest at 29.90...yeah, you are saving a little - about 10 bucks. But you do get all the goodies and a free issue. So this promotion is a good thing for collectors.

Do you have the terms and conditions for the subscription?

1:8 scale....started 22nd September 2011...total of 65-85 issues to be completed @ RM29.90 each.
updated details on 1st post

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Sep 26 2011, 10:15 PM

can we confirm that credit card payers will only be charged as the issue is released and delivered?
and the free issue through subscription...is it only issue #2...or your next issue as in if you subscribe for issue #5, issue #6 will be free?

I see...I guess its time to subscribe then.

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Added on September 28, 2011, 12:48 amto spur some interests among readers...I've made a list of parts you will receive with each issue up to issue #26. Its on the 1st post, kept under spoilers.

According to this list by DeAgostini website, front brake units will take 5 issues/weeks to complete!!
But surprisingly, engine will only require 2 issues

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Added on September 28, 2011, 1:23 ama small photo to show how "large" the F1 steering wheel for subscribers will be...


oddly, it costs 59.90 pounds based on a website. I'm not sure if its by the same maker though...
http://www.amalgamcollection.com/en/produc...=&PHPSESSID=15b

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Sep 28 2011, 01:23 AM

Wow, didn't know about Amalgam models. Really 15k per model?? Anyone have more detailed photos?

still...15k is way too expensive man...

they may not be exactly the same though...although very unlikely.

btw guys...I need another subscription form...how can I get one? Or should I just order online?

I called. Will make transfer soon.
Btw, the customer service confirmed there's 85 issues in total...not 65...

cannot trust news stands...better to ask big shops like Popular or MPH.

Allscript is basically waiting for the caps before they send out their...our magazines. And based on this, our 2nd freebie will come with issue 9-13 and the mini steering wheel will come with another batch of magazines. Though I'm sure they need to wait for the goods to arrive before sending them out. I just made my subscription yesterday...a bit late...hopefully they don't run out of freebies

maybe...hopefully none of these parts get broken (touch wood) when fixing them together. Actually I was thinking of buying extra copies of the front wing just for display but there are just too many issues for the front wing alone

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Oct 2 2011, 12:27 AM

Really? Didn't know that...will update on 1st post

use your own...regarding the glue...you guys use normal superglue? Because I know that Tamiya has a "Cement" specifically for model kits...

well, you can just buy another 1st issue at 9.90...thank god its not 29.90

we're still waiting for our delivery

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Oct 7 2011, 01:40 PM

wow dude, never heard of those...
mind sharing some info and photos here?

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Oct 11 2011, 11:43 PM

that's like 1:8 Titanic
would be freaking incredible if you actually made it. May I ask the cost?

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Oct 12 2011, 08:46 PM

that is freaking cheap compared to our F1 car here
plus the size...