Justin Porter Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 In terms of buildability, this represents a bit of a vacation after the intensity of the Gunze Ferrari. What's more, it's a bit of a personal project because my current daily driver IS a 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman S All4 in Black Metallic. The Hasegawa kit is a very nice curbside so I'm looking forward to a friendly box stock build with some very handy reference material. Already, I've tackled the interior, first shooting it with Mr Surfacer Black then following that up with Mr Color Flat Black. Hasegawa's recommendation of their C28 Steel for the faux carbon fiber trim in the interior actually works out quite nicely. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 Have I mentioned before that I love the way Hasegawa kits really just drop together? A full night of assembly plus some careful masking got the chassis together. The main color seen here is Radome Tan from AK Interactive which is actually a close match for the odd cream color underside of the Minis. The other colors are a variety from AK, Gunze Mr Color, Tamiya, and Vallejo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Looks great so far!👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Very nice! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 More progress on my Mini as it got into paint. Laid down Mr Surfacer 1500 Black and then painted Gunze Mr Metallic GX201 Metallic Black as the main color, then masked off and sprayed Tamiya TS-14 Black for the roof followed by two coats of Tamiya TS-13 Clear. Once all of that gasses out, it'll be on to masking off the lower body cladding and the chrome trim that separates the roof and body colors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Very good going so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I had one too and never finished the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Those colors look really good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 Still more progress. Body cladding and the color separation chrome trim has been painted. I used AK Real Colors Rubber Black for the cladding and AK Xtreme Metal chrome for the trim. The grille is also in now and I couldn't resist doing a mock-up to check how it's coming together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Looks ace! Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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