GeeBee

Very nice ....

Welcome aboard, there's quite a few members on here from the U.K

Superb build ...

Oh yes, and funny enough I had no one sit near me ....

The Fiesta Yellow was mixed for me sometime ago when I built the Revell version, I usually get my paint mixed at Paints4U, £11.99 for 100mls of un-thinned paint, although there was a colour code and mixing ratio's for BMC engine green if you look at 10 A series engines you'll probably not see two that are the same colour, the factories used what they had that came close to BMC green

Very nice, and very realistic .....

It seems to be a very collectable colour these days, along with Surf Blue these two colours were so unpopular on the Cooper's back in the 60's they deleted both colours in 1965 and replaced Suft Blue with the much darker Island blue, but never did a Cooper in yellow again until the MK3, but Bronze yellow was a much deeper yellow .....

The site is through Revell AG, not Revell-Monogram, how many American models have Revell AG produced without them being re-boxed version of a kit produced by Revell-Monogram, I think you'll find it to be "0", there is really no point what so ever putting American made vehicles on there, sure they might get voted on, and unless they get passed onto Revell-Monogram Revell AG will not produce them.

Some time ago I was contacted through one of my websites about the Revell Mini Cooper I had built, sadly I couldn't sell it there and then, as it still had to be photographed for the article that will be in the Tamiya magazine very soon, he wanted it to give his Dad for a Birthday present, but his Dad's car is a Cooper S, and after pointing out a few differences after he sent he a photo of his Dad's car, he then asked if I could build one for him, I decided to use a Tamiya kit as that has the proper Cooper S parts in the kit, The body was airbrushed in the, then very unpopular colour of Fiesta Yellow, with an Old English white roof, then wet sanded and polished, the wheels were drilled out before being painted in the same colour as the roof, his Dad's car has a Motolita wood rimmed steering wheel so I used the wheel out of the original Tamiya Mini Cooper kit and drilled out the spokes in the wheel.

Nice start ....

Yes, I've had dealings with him, and got nothing less than first class service

Stunning paint work .....

Must be a sight to see one in action, back in the 90's when I was staying in Iowa, I travelled to Omaha, Nebraska to see the Big Boy the had sitting next to a DD, very impressive machine ....

Superb build, what's not to like ?

Very nice, I've got one to build one day ...

Another masterpiece you've built there Harry, stunning paintwork ....

Get yourself to your nearest auto body repair shop and see if they can let you have a small amount of panel wipe, that will remove any grease,polish and wax, I use it all the time between primer and top coat, use it on a lint free cloth.

Very nice Harry, I remember seeing one of these taking part in the London to Brighton run a few years ago

Try alcohol hand gel, it will remove the paint marker and depending what paint you used, might not harm it

Have a look here, these are what I use if I'm doing a commission build http://www.maritime-models.co.uk/acatalog/registration-plate-sets.html#.UzNXItynxoN

Nice color combo'

Another superb build Harry, looks like it's ready for the London to Brighton run ....

Very realistic, back then Birmingham was full of coachbuilders that could have made you anything

It's the same kit as the old Revell U.S kit that's been around for many a year, needs a lot of work but can be made into a nice model, I built it many years ago, sadly a box of built up models got lost in a house move

Another fine model Harry, nice to see something from my stomping ground, back in the early 1900's Wolseley were the largest car manufacturer in England