GeeBee

I wish my first builds were anything like this one, (But they weren't !) really looking to see this one finished, I wouln't hurry to strip to paint, just try flatting it out with some fine wet & dry paper, start with something like 2000 grit, then you will have to repaint to get the colour to match, but that's modelling, we all get set backs from time to time, don't let it put you off, as your doing stunning work on this BMW.

You will find them here, there based in Redditch, http://www.airbrushesonline.com/index.asp seem to list most of the Testors Model master paints, I did repost on SPC forum after I posted the first reply.

Very nice clean build, that colour really suits it,

I'm going to go with "Real" on this one,

I've used a wool mop in a Minicraft drill for years to do my polishing, I use Poorboys SSR2 followed by meguires NXT tech wax.

The wheels in the Austin Cooper kit are the 9 hole wheels that were fitted to the Coopers only, some shots of Mr Beans Mini shows it to have the wheel embellisher's fitted, other shots show it without, I have had these basic BMC wheels cast in white metal for a Mini I was building sometime ago, now I need to find someone to cast them in resin for me. The MK2/3 Mini's also features a larger rear screen, and larger lights than those fitted to the Mk1 Good luck with the build, it's looking good so far ...

Getting more finished, should be under glass soon, dashboard finished, this is the first Mini I have built that I have been able to paint the grey surround that goes by the switches, I did this using the new USB microscope I got for christmas Wheels glued on a set up to dry Interior finished Door panel finished, chrome parts was done using BMF, in previous builds of the Mini's I never noticed the top trim on the real thing is also chrome, I suspect that this is a one piece trim that goes to the outside and acts as a channel for the windows to slide in, this was done using chrome BMF, but was a littlmore thricky than the lower chrome parts, other details were picked out using acrylic paints. Chrome added to wheel arches and sill, again this was done using chrome BMF

Very nice truck, I don't suppose you have the sleeper parts for sale do you ??

Very nice build, the colour suits it very well

It's actually a post January 1965 bodyshell on the Tamiya kit, before then there was no safety boss fitted on the doors, there was a few other things as well,

I built this model a few years ago, before Italeri re-released it, the cab can be built and the floor inserted afterwards, can't recall having any major problems doing it this way.

Merry Christmas from a very cold & snowy Solihull

No kits, but I have too many as it is, got a Airbrush holder, which I have wanted and needed for a long time, no longer will the airbrush fall over and make a mess, a new 10 foot braided airhose, a few books, as I like reading, and the best of all, a USB 400 x microscope with built in LED's, doesn't sound exiting, but when I plug it into the laptop in the hobby room, it will be so useful, after having to wear glasses from the beginning of this year I have struggled with the finer detail, having to move items closer to my face, anyway I plugged it in to the PC downstairs and had a play with it, the photo's are taken off the screen with my digital camera, thinking about it now, I should have just hit the "Print Screen" button.

A very nice pair of models, I wish those old AMT kits were available this side of the pond when they re-issue them, as I don't build European trucks, as they pretty much look the same as each other.

Well after going from pillar to post, I finally had some good news, and my paint will soon be on it's way, I have 100mls of basecoat and a litre of basecoat thinners on order, although I couldn't find it on there on-line database, they found it elsewhere, so in the future, if there is anyone in the U.K that needs paint mixing up give http://www.paints4u.com/ a go.

Thanks for the replies, but this morning I had an email from Scalefinishes "Geoff, Thank you for contacting me. I just got a new computer, and I don't have any of my Scalefinishes files transfered over. Everything should be transfered to the new computer by the weekend, and I'll be able to give you an email with the paint code for the Carlile blue then. Thanks again, Jameston" So hopefully I will be able to get the paint mixed up over here,

Must be a problem your having in the U.S, as most of the hobby shops over here in the U.K have it on there shelves.

Thanks for all the help and info' guy's I'm not giving up just yet and getting the proper colour mixed, and about shipping paint in the U.K, there's no problem, as you can order aerosols, and lacquer paints, and the post office will ship them all.

For quite some time now I have been watching the series "Ice Road Truckers" on our t.v over here, it's even better now that we have it in HD, anyway I have wanted to build a model truck in there colours for some time, I have an Italeri Peterbilt 378 coming, I know it won't be 100% prototypical, as they seem to run kenworths, but I have just found and ordered the decals from Modeltruckin.com, in 1/25th scale, hopefully I will have them soon, the next problem is the paint, scalefinishes have the paint in stock, http://www.scalefini....com/fleet.html, see Carlile blue, but they don't ship out of the U.S, Now I would prefer to use the basecoat and clearcoat, is there anyone that side of the pond that could help, if I can't get the paint is there anyone who has a colour chip or code I could probably get the paint mixed this side of the pond. Any help would be gratefully accepted.

Very nice builds, they both looking stunning, I do like the two tone paint on the beetle, well done.

Here's one I built many years ago,from the AMT kit

it's the 2 & 1/4 petrol engine

I like there paint, but I just don't get on with the aerosols, so I decant the paint and use the airbrush.

Well apart from the Expo tool I spotted a extraction hose kit for it on a site in germany, it arrived today, but I was a bit put back when I logged onto a hobby website over here to see that Expo tools now import it, and at a much lower price than I paid, oh well, you live & learn. The kit is pretty simple with only a few parts,Anyway the instructions quote "just remove the screws holding the fan to the back of the spray booth and use them to connect the hose" sounds simply, but the screws are too short once they have gone through the plastic shroud, there's not enough thread to get the to bite properly, luckily I had a box of bolts the correct thread, and simply put in some that were slightly longer. If there available in the U.S I don't know, but worth looking out for one if you have the spraybooth to go with it, no doubts it could be modified to work with other spraybooths.

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