Thanks for viewing content of this site, the subject material of which, I feel very passionate about. Since August last year, all my spare energy has been focussed on the Tyrrell 006/2 build, Jackie Stewart’s 1973 Championship winning car, never before in 1/12 scale as far as I know. The parts-preparation largely ended late summer 2011 (nearly two years) and the painting and assembly of those parts then began. At this point, a Twitter page was opened (thank you Thomas) and since then, all activity has been directed at moving the build on, week by week, aiming to have the car finished this summer/autumn. (If in doubt, click on the blue Twitter icon on the far right of the interactive Menu Bar under the title photo of the McLaren M23, then when page loaded, click on ‘View all images’ on the right of the Twitter page. Clicking on any one thumbnail enlarges that image and limited text is supplied beneath).
There are many challenges still ahead and interesting strategies yet to be worked-out to complete certain areas with the vision of as near perfection as possible. As each new area is tackled, some new parts and adjustments are needed. I hope therefore, you will understand the static nature of the main website material and accept instead the roughly weekly input on the Twitter page representing the relentless push to complete such a wonderful, though complex car. Thomas who constructed and now looks after the website, is approaching the end of his first ‘A’ level year and so that poses another challenge on his time, as time rolls on towards his second year. The unclothed monocoque is possibly a little difficult to appreciate when compared to the final appearance, so do feel free to look back at the grey-primered images on the home page and on the initial pages under ‘Cars’, where the complete car with all bodywork in place does appear (just imagine it all dark/royal blue). On this page, there is the benefit of a discussion about the history of Tyrrell 006/2 and the model itself (also referred to, in Projects – ‘Present’). Mark.