Building a memory of misspent youth '68 MGB

[Chinacar]

My first car was a 1970 MGB. I spent more time under it than in it. It suffered from electrical woes that I could never solve. I replaced a lot of the sheet metal as the mid-west winters had taken their toll. Despite all of the shortcomings I was a bit teary eyed when it was driven out of my parents driveway by its new owner. So here is my model tribute to my first car...

The model is based on the Aoshima kit which really has excellent detail. The high points of this kit are the beautiful chrome wire wheels, photo etched details and a well proportioned accurate body. The downside is the lack of engine and that the body sits high in the rear. 

I tried using Tamiya enamel on the body for the first time and it went over the Modellers white primer nicely. I hid it under a dust free cover for a few days knowing enamel dries slowly and I ended up with a shiny finish and didn't need to clear coat. Tamiya polish and some Meguires wax to finish it off. 

 

Edited February 12, 2024 by Chinacar
pictures were out of order

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[Supernurd]

Beautiful work!  ?

[Chinacar]

5 hours ago, Supernurd said:

Beautiful work!  ?

 

 

Edited February 13, 2024 by Chinacar
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[Chinacar]

Thank you!

What I love about this site is that they have good people willing to share knowledge about the hobby...so last night while surfing around, I though my pictures really are not good and don't do the model justice. I went into the chat room Tips, Tricks and Tutorials giving tips on how to take good pictures and voila! Better shots. Hopefully I can improve this aspect of my modelling in the future too.

[espo]

Great looking MGB. Always fun to build something from the past. A friend of mine also had an MGB from the '60's. He spent a lot of time working on keeping it running, but he always had a grin on his face when driving it. I guess that was part of the charm that these cars had.  

[drodg]

Great job.   

[Bainford]

Nice B. Looks good in blue. I built one of these a couple years back, and quite liked the kit. I had to lower mine as well.

[Jim B]

Great looking MG.

[karbuildr]

Very nice build. I've been wondering about the Tamiya enamels. Nice color and on the body and interior.

[slusher]

Grear looking MG!

[NOBLNG]

That looks like a nice little kit. You did a nice job on it Alex!?

[ewetwo]

Stunning build. 

[ncbuckeye67]

That is an amazing build. I love the blue!

[ea0863]

Great job on the build Alex, and thank you for the pros/cons of the kit.

[Chinacar]

Thank you!