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Very cool.

Very cool.

MFPilot Wheels tires etc. They even have a couple sets of Acme "bomber" seats, and a Carrol Shelby figure: http://mfpilot.com/ Grand Prix models has a lot of stuff. The search function is a little difficult to work with. http://www.grandprixmodels.com/ .

VERY nice job on the headers. As I see it, you made about eight 1/4 round bends, cut what you needed and glued it up. Yeah ... I can steal that!

Rovers weren't uncommon over here ... its just that there weren't many of them around . Mine was black, black roof, black interior. A GREAT car, strong, sturdy and agile. I see that somebody is selling them in 1:18, but it ain't the real thing. It doesn't have the Icelert on the bumper.

I would LOVE an MG Midget in 1:18th, but I don't think anyone makes one. In American Club racing (SCCA, H Production, as I recall), they were as common and plentiful as Formula Vee cars. I know somebody makes an Austin frog-eyed Sprite (to us in the US they were "bug eye" Sprites). Perhaps I'll save up and get one someday. The Austin "A" engine was released in 11 or 12 displacements, from 803 to 1275 cc's. I guess HP ranged from about 25 to 90. This little engine got installed into many, many vehicles over the years. Over here we got Midgets with 1500 cc's. from about 1974 to the end of production. The larger engine came from the Triumph Spitfire and was necessary to carry the weight of ugly bumpers and emission controls. I really was crazy for the MGB, but have always loved Brit cars. I've owned a Hillman Minx (Series III), a couple Austin Marinas and a P-6 Rover 2002 TC. I see that the P-6 Rover 3500 is available in 1:18th scale. It's pretty much the same car, the difference being that aluminum block 215 V8. The 2" S.U.'s on my MGB came from a derelict Rover.

Thanks Espo, that's something to look into. Trying to find 14 in, four bolt minilites is REAL tough. That being said, on this thread I mentioned that I made spark plugs (and also some aeroquip fittings) from allen wrenches. I didn't do that just to use metal ... I simply had NO idea that hex shaped styrene (or other plastic) was available. It's amazing what I have learned since I've been lurking here. Guys into 1:18 scale are somewhat at a disadvantage because they do now have the riches of after market, ready made parts. When I look at all the resin and photoetch stuff for 24th, 25th, 48th and 32nd scale I just wanna cry. I've been searching for this stuff in 18th scale, but haven't come up with much. I DID find some safety harness hardware that is gonna save me a LOT of work ... so I know some stuff is around. I've started a thread down at the Diecast and Resin cast Models section of this forum to help 1:18th guys find upgrade parts, detail kits and accessories in that scale. If anybody knows where these things (but NOT scratch building stuff) may be found, I'm sure that the 1:18th scale community would appreciate if they shared the info on that thread. Thanks T

Thankyou. Like a lot of other guys, I started collecting 1:18 scale cars a long time ago. I guess I have about 200 now. I knew that a lot of them were not very good models, but back then I didn't have the time to build, so they filled a void for me. But I kept looking at them and shaking my head. Now I'm retired and have the time. If this one works out, it could be the start of getting some of those diecast squared away. I see a lot of possibilities for 1960's vintage SCCA Trans Am cars. I like 1:18 scale especially now since my eyes are getting older. It's not to small ... not to big. Over the past couple years I've been thinking about scratchbuilding a Morgan 3 wheeler, I've had a set of measured drawings for some time now. I'm also looking at the diecast VW bugs I have and see a couple possibilities. This AM I printed out the section of the 2012 SCCA GCRs having to do with Formula Vee specs. I'm going to get a vacuum form and start experimenting to see if I can form body panels.

I knew a shop that had one exactly like this build. A brighter red, but it did have a white cab like yours. His had a snow plow on the front that he took off and on. Neat build!

If this diecast build is not proper for this thread, please move it to the correct place. It's on my work bench so I put it here. 30 years ago, I raced E Production MGB's. Over the years I've owned over 60 MGB's and still have a 1970 MGB GT. I guess you could say I'm an MG enthusiast. When the Corgi diecast version came out, I bought 2 of them in the hopes of building a replica of my second racer and maybe do one of my first racer (which I rolled at Bridgehampton) and paint it as it was when I was doing road rallies with it. I think some parts of the Corgi die cast stacks up fairly well against the Kyoscho and Auto Arts versions ... but most if it is really pretty dismal. As seen, I stripped off the paint and de-chromed the body. My car had an aluminum finned valve cover, so I scratched one out of aluminum and turned a cap for it. I have tried for 20 years to find a set of minilites for this build. I tried scratch building one to make a mold from, but couldn't quite get it. After lurking here I while, I took a chance and placed a post. AFX sold me a set ... and here I am. Not *exactly* minilites, but close enough. I ran 2 in. S.U. carbs on my car. I modified the velocity stacks from a set of Weber side drafts. I built this set a long time ago. The odd color on the engine is engine paint for late 60's MGB's. The color seen in the next picture down is a better representation. I got 12 cans of this paint from Moss Motors when I had my last repair shop over 20 years ago ... and it's still good. The tops on the SU's and the spark plugs are bits of Allen wrenches that I modified on my lathe. The distributor, oil filter and pulleys are also turnings. The sparkly stuff on the block is just dust. I know there is a lot of touching up to do and one of the plugs is in backwards. Blame it on my 66 year old eyes and cheap glasses. The chassis wasn't bad, but a lot of stuff, like the molded in center console and the 4 inch thick floor had to go. My racer had no heater ... and a lot of the stuff in the engine bay just wasn't correct. It's almost all gone. The MGB has a unibody instead of a chassis ... but Corgi left out a whole lot ... so I'm making adjustments. I'm trying to decide if i should try to grind off the fuel and brake lines and do it right. More to come here. Just like the real thing, the seat in the Corgi MGB is TERRIBLE for a race car. On the real car, I used a seat out of a 914 Porsche. For this build, I scratched up something out of aluminum and bits of plastic to hold me in the car better. Another shot of the valve cover.

Legende-Miniatures C'est Magnifique! Of course, I'm gonna have to brush up on my parle vous frenchy http://www.legende-miniatures.com/topic/index.html And this thread does not have to be about MGB's ... I'm hoping to get a list of 1/18 parts suppliers for everybody! This one is a great start. Thanks T

I've been collecting 1/18th scale die cast model cars for a very long time, but have just started trying to make them a bit more detailed. I'm "improving" A Corgi MGB model into my old E Production MGB race car. I've been drooling over all the 24th 25th scale detail parts available. It's almost enough to make me want to give up 1/18th scale. Today I found the Tremonia Transkit Detail Upgrade sets on Ebay. This kit has a number of parts (seatbelt hardware, grills, etc.) I can use on my MGB. Neat stuff. Apart from Tremonia, does anybody know where else detail upgrade parts and accessories for 1/18 scale may be found? Metal, photo etch, resin, plastic, decals on and on.... This might be a good thread to list them on for folks who use the search function. Thanks Ted

A great subject and a good build.

The attached are vids of old trucks and a '37 Chevy with gasifiers. These might make good subjects for a build.

afx, The wheels just arrived and they are PERFECT!!! Hopefully after this weekend, I will start a build thread on this MGB. Thank you VERY much. T

I agree, but I think a Gran Torino Fastback from the early 70's is better comparison than the Mustang.

Just keep building ... I can't wait to see how this turns out. subscribed!

Great build! If you needed a "plan B", you might consider tying the front and rear fenders together with running boards, and blending them into the A body like on the Bugatti at the beginning of your thread. This could be done without altering the body shell. The very heavy chrome along the sides adds a lot to the art deco look.

PM on the way. Just for those who might be searching for this ... do you know what size these were in 1/24: 15 in.? 16? 17? Thanks.

Does anybody know of other forums for building & modifying 1/18th scale diecast, resin, or plastic model cars, trucks and motorcycles? The one found here is great, but I've looked at all the pictures and NEED more. Thanks T

Does anybody know what the actual outside diameter of the Fujimi 1/24 scale Watanabe 15 and 17 inch wheels are? I am looking for a set of Minilite wheels for a 1/18 scale model of my old E Production MGB racer. I've tried to make them, but just can't seem to get them right. I'm hoping that one of the sets on ebay will fit a tire having an actual 13/16 in. or 20 mm inner diameter. The sets I might be interested in are the TW22 17 in. set and the TW32 15 in. set Thanks! T

Thanks. Just can't ever have enough clamps.