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I spent ages tracking this version down for the same reason. Very nice job you've done on yours, lovely wiring on the engine , I'm wary of looking too close in case I crack my head on the bonnet

The dashboard and another improvment of the driver´s fairing were my last projects. I used altered parts from the Mef and 806 Italeri kit for the instruments. For the panel I made a cardboard pattern first, followed by a plastic version and finally from an aluminium plate. The two smaller instruments don´t have no "glasses" yet and I have to wait for the ordered tiny hollow punches. A funny remark: I used the dial decal of the Mefistofele revolution counter and this one goes only to 2000 rpm if you look closely. But the engine of my model goes with zero rpm and that´s OK for me. Many greetings! Hannes

Nice. This Austin version seems like rocking horse excreta compared to the other Tamiya Minis! Can’t help feeling a Mini must be up for a re-release given Hase and Fujimi keep selling theirs, and Tams would make sense with the Lotus, Alpine and other classics they’ve done recently…

Congratulations @johnlambert That's a fantastic looking MK1 "s"!! Lovely colour choice and a great build. I remember a friend of mine owned a Austin Cooper "s" in a similar coloursheme, back in the early 80s Marco F

I think your struggles with the carbon decals was worth it, that first shot does look like the real thing. Good work all round

Well spotted.

All in all that's looking pretty spectacular, a nice tidy and clean build

What a cracker! A very much 'of it's time' build and I do like the extra details you've added. Keith ☺️

That's a cracking little mini John. Really like the colour! Nick

Ok, pressing on with this and the finish line is approaching. First set. All red parts were primed with Tamiya FS pink primer then coated with Gravity Colors Ferrari Rosso Scuderia. A vibrant red which the Ferrari F1 cars were painted in from 1997 to 2006. I gloss clear coated the monocoque and nose cone with Mr Color GX112. The idea was to try and prevent the red from bleeding through the white decals. It didn't really work. I painted the white on the engine cover as it seemed the easiest solution. Got some subassemblies done now. All the nasty and boring detail stuff that really grinds and slows the build to a crawl , but we're getting there. And we'll finish here with some more engine/rear end shots Next steps from here is to get a coat of 2k clear over all the red and white painted parts and some semi gloss clear on the rest of the stuff thats been carbon fiber decalled (everything that isnt red or white!). There's some front detail work to do and then final assembly. Thanks, feedback welcome of course!

Here you can see 6+1 examples of those cars. Now there are already 9+2. There are no plans to make more. 😉 https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235129774-opel-admiral-collection-icm-revell-124/#comment-4761938

That's an amazing colour on the TVR and I love the BMW too. This is great. A rare beast, indeed. I think most XR3is of this generation were the 105hp version and the 130 engine wasn't around for long. That's my favourite colour combination for a Mk1 VW Scirocco. That's probably my favourite. I love how the Bristol 603 looks on Avon Safety Wheels. When your kit doesn't include most of the under bonnet detail. That Mini is lovely.

Who doesn't love a min, lovely model , well done

Thanks, Malc. Little update... Those Decalcas texture decals are really hard to work with. Stretch and curl lot. Soon as you pull them out from backing paper they tend to fold underside the paper. It would help slide it out if packing paper is bigger than decal, but when you cut from the sheet they are same size of course. Cool water helps little with stretching. If you but in hot water decals curl immediately. I ended applying decals in quite small sections. I used mainly medium sized decal and put little bit coarse in to sides where these will be least visible behind radiators. I clear coated with thin coat on semi-matt varnish and surprisingly some of the pattern disappeared. Probably this is why it is discontinued item. But I finished step 2. Here are the result so far. Instructions has 28 steps, so lot to do still. Did first painting with Camel Yellow. I will use Number5 for this one. Thanks for looking, Matti

Yeah, looks spot on! Martin

A red hot evening at the Humber Bridge car park on Friday night brought out some nice cars . Here's a few I've not featured before . Apologies for the shadows , it's always the same there with position of the sun at around 5 to 7 pm . Very standard BMW 318iS Tidy TVR's My era Ferrari . 5000 mile XR3i 130 hp . Totally original. I followed this Bristol over the bridge. Very rumbling soundtrack. Where the wiring and header tank on this Caddy is I don't know . Amazing levels of minimalism . Car of the night for me . Just beautiful. Gary.

I managed to get the clear coat on in the cool of yesterday evening... I though outdoors in diffuse sunlight was probably my best shot at capturing the colour accurately. Even I am amazed by how much the clearcoat brings the paint to life, and subtly swings the colour to a more blue-green, as it should be. If you compare these, especially the last one, to the picture of the real thing at the top of the thread, I think we'd all agree that Steve has done a pretty good job of matching the colour! best, M.

Another one from my time away from the forum. I've probably built more versions of this Tamiya classic kit than any other kit. The colour was mixed from Tamiya acrylic paint, following the instruction booklet. The biggest problem was the ancient and crispy decals. What really sold me on this version of the Mini was the steel wheels and chrome hub caps. I added a little detail under the bonnet, even though it's never normally seen, it's nice to know that it's there. I love the box art, even if it is a simple adaptation of the older Morris Mini Cooper S artwork.

@johnlambert my go to is 70's to 90's cars . The Corrado is a much forgotten classic IMHO. Gary

I had this on order with my local shop since it was announced. I can remember when the Corrado was launched, and I've got a soft-spot for everyday (or almost everyday) cars of the 1980s and '90s. Some of the comments on Scalemates suggest that this isn't a very good kit, but photos of finished examples suggest that it can be built into a decent-looking model.

It is indeed, the chrome lens holder is a bit over-scale resulting in the hole for the lens being a bit under-scale - which is why none of the lenses in my spares box would fit. I'm pretty sure it'll look OK as they're well recessed and the faired-in headlamp glasses further distort the image.

Beautiful masking work and meticulous, steady progress in general. Martin

Excellent detailing on the engine, there! Martin

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