How A DIY Model Could Cost As Much As An F1 Grand Prix Race Weekend

By Toby Walne Last The roar of engines and the smell of burning rubber leap off the page. The page in question is a cleverly designed cover of one of many 'partwork' magazines promoting build-it-yourself models. The first issue of Build Your Own McLaren, for example, costs only 1.99 and comes with a front wing kit and booklet including details of the 1:8 scale Formula 1 car plus a feature on the Silverstone circuit. Its launch coincided with the start of the 2011 Grand Prix Season – the next race is in Turkey on May 8. My daughter, Sophia, 11, and son, Harrison, 9, share my enthusiasm to build the classic F1 car that Lewis Hamilton raced to win

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