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Great result!
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Sublime workmanship!
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The end results both look very good.
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Looking better at every stage. Great work, well done.
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1 hour ago, Quiet Mike said:
That's a new one on me Keith, thanks!
New on me as well. Certainly one to file away for future use.
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Ooh, bad luck! That must be so frustrating at this stage of the build.
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That looks really good. I'm quite envious of those of you who can design and print your own decals. Great bit of work.
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That's a really nice "restoration" job!
Seriously, a nicely finished model. Beautiful Mk1!
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20 hours ago, keefr22 said:
I just thin whatever type of paint I'm using in a medicine cup and keep adding thinners until the paint runs freely down the side of said cup.
When the paint runs like that, then it is the consistency of semi-skimmed milk. Sorry to have caused such confusion.
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Looking good. Always nice to see some more 1/43 on this site.
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Lovely!
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Great subject, good start!
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Lovely photos of some fabulous cars, Steve!
On the M11 today I saw the fugly RR "SUV thing" again. Still horrible! However, a short while later I saw a much more graceful RR powered machine - a Spitfire joining the circuit at Duxford. Then, down near Stansted, a VW beetle in a turquoise colour with a full length canvas sun roof. On a K suffix plate (1972?) and it looked really tidy.
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Great progress now that colour is being applied. I think that you have captured the tone of the upholstery perfectly.
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What a great project. A personal connection always adds something, I think.
I have an Aztec airbrush (and a Humbrol-Exacto dual action before that) and maybe the following will help. I use enamels exclusively and have found that thinning them to the consistency of semi-skimmed milk usually does the trick. Use good quality enamel thinners (I use Revell) and keep the brush moving all the time to avoid build-up and runs. Several light coats work better than one heavy coat.
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These are coming together nicely. They look so much better now the primer has been applied. Here's hoping you get suitable weather for the top coats.
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10 hours ago, Noel Smith said:
Trevor, I can imagine the extra oomph that the MG Metro engine gives to a Mini.
Were there two versions of the MG Metro? A turbo and non turbo, or just a turbo?
An MG Metro turbo engine in a Mini would probably put it into either Cooper or 1275 S Cooper territory.
Joe in NZ. The MG Metro would have out performed the old Midget by a margin. I had an original bog standard Metro new. It wasn't a bad little car in its day. It got replaced with a Roger Metro with the K series engine and the difference in performance was really notable.
I don't know if a K series engine could be fitted to a Mini like the updated A series engine out of an MG Metro like Trevor did though.
MG Metros came in both normally aspirated and turbocharged versions. Both can be fitted into classic mini but it's a right old palaver to fit the turbo engine 'cos there's not much room under the bonnet. I fitted a non turbo in mine. Healthy 76 horsepower and shed loads of torque. A vast improvement over the original 998 unit.
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The best thing to come out of the MG Metro was the engine. Many Classic Mini owners (including me) have replaced the 998cc engine with an MG unit. Great engine, with the "hottest" production camshaft ever fitted to an A Series engine.
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Well done to the people from Beaulieu for being so helpful.
Your resultant "X-man" looks very good indeed. Well done also with the chain drive. That would have tested my patience to the limit.
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Yesterday (early) afternoon, I spotted a red GT40 heading towards Sleaford on the A153. Had an M suffix reg plate, so perhaps it was a replica. Sounded nice, though!
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That looks really nice. Great work thus far.
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That is a very large amount of car! (No idea what it is, though)
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The new wheels are a big improvement. The resulting stance looks just right.
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22 hours ago, Alan R said:
Spotted this Sunday, again near Wilmslow, a black Rolls-Royce Cullinan ... Thing!
Even uglier than the Bentayga, in my opinion.
Cheers,
Alan.
I saw one of them on the A14 on Friday afternoon. Fugly as sin!
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BRE Hino Contessa 1300
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Another cracking build. What a great result!
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