dbostream Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I guess most car builders have built a Mini Cooper at some point and I do not want to be any different. I will paint mine red with a white roof. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Lovely looking engine. I remember buying a mini - the same as the Tamiya box art - for £27.00 from a second hand shop about 35 years ago. It was actually £30.00 but I only had £27.00 on me. I drove it for 6 months, refunded 6 months tax - the car had a years tax when I bought it - and sold the battery for £8.00. I got another £40.00 for the car. A good little deal in all. I'll be watching...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cameraman Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nice work so far. It's a lovely kit isn't it. Regards Reggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 My first Tamiya kit and so far I think the quality is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Got some painting done yesterday and today. The underside of the car will be painted black and the seats are going to be partly red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobs of Espresso Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_JS Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Looking good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Coming on nicely looking forward to more Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Some areas need touching up because the masking was not perfect but not long now until I can start mounting the engine and interior. Edited June 6, 2014 by dbostream 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike100 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) That's looking awesome mate I can't wait to see this one finished keep the pics coming 😉 Edited June 6, 2014 by Mike100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Engine is mounted and I have also started working on the chassis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Nice work so far. I almost bought a Mini off Ebay last year but was outbid, hey ho. Good luck with the build All the bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanorak73 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 looking good so far. just one point... the first generation coopers were not available in red with white roof, this is from the rally cars and later 1990's coopers. red coopers would come with a black roof, just so you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Thanks for the info, I will go with white anyway though since I think it looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 I've done some work on the interior. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike100 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 This is looking good mate keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Interior and engine bay nearing completion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Looking really good so far. A tiny hint if I may - use a fine point marker pen and 'dot' in the steering wheel spoke holes...... I had three Mini's over the years. A pea-green early one, a White one from the late 70's - it had 'MINI' written diagonally up the sides in 18" bright green letters! A new Poppy red one in the early '80's Great fun cars..... Lovely model. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Haven't done anything to the car since last summer, time to finish it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Looking good Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Coming along nicely. A very clean build so far. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Only the roof left now. Unfortunately something happened when I glued the glass of one of the headlights as it turned out all "foggy" (don't know the correct word for it). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Only the roof left now. Unfortunately something happened when I glued the glass of one of the headlights as it turned out all "foggy" (don't know the correct word for it). Blame it on condensation . I have had British cars over the years where condensation got into the headlamp... I built this model some 10 (or more) years ago, and am now finishing the Mote-Carlo Rally winner ('67, I think). Lovely kit. Some simplification in places, but builds up well as you are demonstrating. My first running car was a 1963 Morris Mini Minor 850. I even remember the reg: VPN 633. Got me through my Uni days. I wonder what happened to it after I sold it? Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Thanks, let's pretend it is condensation then. This was a great kit to build, everything fit very nicely. Edited May 10, 2015 by dbostream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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