mrmike

Thanks Christopher! The parts fix is rather good considering that this kit is from 1981. The instructions are fairly good with a couple of things a rather bit vague. Thanks Tom! I have seen the MG-TC go for upwards to $50.00 a kit. I can't complain as this kit was given to me for free. Now that the bug has bitten you, go out a get an MG-TC kit and build it!

Thanks David!

Thanks John! There was no paint, just an enamel clearcoat over the blue plastic that was starting to yellow. I used a medium-fine grit sandpaper to help rough up the surface, primer then paint.

I'm sure they will! Thanks again!!! I painted the Superbird this afternoon. Model Master Hemi Orange aka Mopar Tor-Red. More Superbird to come...

There are some wire wheels being produced, but you have to lace them like a real full-size wire wheel. Some work done on the MG-TC today. Dash installed along with some chrome pieces. More MG-TC to come...

I finally got my decals today from KWT. Thanks KWT!!! I've been picking away at the interior. Still more detail to add. The 440 6-Barrel is nearly done. I painted the air cleaner with Testors Competition Orange enamel paint and it is in the dehydrator until tomorrow. It should be dry by then. More Superbird to come...

Thanks Randy! My only wish for the MG would be for it to have similarily molded wire wheels like the Morgan and the Jaguar Mk II from Tamiya.

I roughed up the surface with some sandpaper, washed and dried the body, primer and then paint. What you are looking at is the colored plastic with an enamel clearcoat over it and the clearcoat yellowed over the years. I sat down this evening with my Dremel Motor Tool and started grinding the excess plastic from the exhaust pipes to get them round and generally the same size. Then I mocked them up and applied a little more glue to help solidify the joints. Tomorrow, I'll repaint the exhaust system. The 440 6-Barrel has been painted and wired. I'll detail the carbs and install the air filter when I have finished detailing that. I wanted white letter tire markings, but I didn't have any. I remembered these yellow tire letters from my trips to NNL East and I cut them out, dipped them in water and applied them to the tires. Tomorrow, I'll coat them with flat clearcoat. More Superbird to come...

Thanks for the link, John! I looked at it some. Nice models! I removed the exhaust from the rear axle and of course, I broke them in two. Using the chassis as a jig, I clamped the exhaust onto the chassis and glued the exhaust back together. When they have dried, I'll remove them and clean up and paint the glue joint. I repainted the front suspension and added it to the chassis. I cleaned up the rear axle and repianted it. I need to make a set of rear shocks and mounts since this kit doesn't include them. More Superbird to come...

Thanks Mike!

Maybe not the clearest picture, but you can see the round styrene I added under the rear wing supports. When I removed them as part of deconstruction, I broke the pins. This is to replace them. I drilled the cylinder heads for plug wires and them I painted the engine with Mopar Street Hemi Orange Engine Paint. I know, I usually do this procedure the other way around, so maybe there hope for me yet? More Superbird to come...

It's okay Alan! Many people post before looking at all the previous comments. Thank you!

An opportunity to work on the Land Rover for a bit yesterday at my Play Date at Barry's house. I started off with gluing the engine block halves together and painting the engine with St. Lawrence Blue by Polly Scale. This will get a coating of Model Master Acryl Semi Gloss Clear to give it a slight gloss. Next, I moved to installing the front cowl and the upper bed sides to the body. My goal was to paint the body British Green and the top with white, but Barry, Paul and Pat are trying to get me to paint the body with another color. I'm thinking about it, but I may stay with the green. We shall see... More Land Rover to come...

A Play Date yesterday at streetrod's house with Paul, Pat, and myself gave me a chance to use streetrod's excellent paintbooth and put another two coats of Tamiya TS-9 British Green on the MG. I was able to cover all the thin spots that the paint had drained away from and to deepen the color. I'll let this dry for a day or two before I polish the paint. At this point I think I'll avoid using any clearcoat since the paint has a nice gloss and the clearcoat will make the MG-TC too shiny! More MG-TC to come...

Thanks Guido!

Thanks Eric! There will be more coats of paint later...

Looks good! BTW, your shifter is in backwards...

After priming the chassis, I gave it a quick look over and discovered many serious sinkholes in the frame. At this point, I don't care. I'm forging ahead with paint and assembly! I loosely covered the center of the chassis without burnishing it down and made a couple of quick passes with Testors Hemi Orange Lacquer. Not bad for a first time. More Superbird to come...

Thanks Terry! After priming the chassis, I looked it over and discovered many sinkholes in the plastic. At this point, I don't care. I am forging ahead with paint and assembly. More Superbird to come...

I got the MG-TC into two mist coats and a medium coat of Tamiya TS-9 British Green. I'll add wetter coats of paint later. More MG-TC to come...

Well, it was bound to happen. I broke the center screen. I was in the process of gluing it all back together when I realized that I was missing a small piece. I cut out a piece of photoetch screen and a piece of plain 0.020 styrene and superglued them together. When all was dry, I bent the piece slightly around the handle of a hobby knife. Fits pretty good! A little more sanding and filing and it should be perfect. Just need to paint it flat black. More Superbird to come...

Thanks Mike! It is amazing just how some of these old cars and their old parts really grated on us! Back them, we would just chick them away. Today, they are worth big bucks!

I got the MG-TC into a bath. When this have dried, primer is in its future! These bits have been painted and dried! More MG-TC to come...

Very nice Dennis! I like it! What colors did you use?

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