68 MGB quick build

[Leica007]

Picked up this kit off ebay for about 1/2 price to build for Jenny. Built from memory. All the MGB kits i found were right hand drive, so the dash and pedals had to be moved, which turned out to be less difficult than expected. This the second Japanese kit i have done and the molded glass top/windows is unique to paint (careful masking required). Took me about a month to do this, flocked floor, airbrushed craft paints, wheels from parts bin (close to what she had) and BMF trim on window frame & side stripe (2d attempt with BFM). It was a fun kit to build even though the instruction are in Japanese and the diagrams are not detailed.  Thanks for looking and dcmments welcome.

This is a shot of the dash mod and the finished interior

 

 

[89AKurt]

You didn't stuff a V8 in? ?  Good job getting it built, more than I've done for about 18 months.  A subject I am sort of tempted with, but want the GT.  Was there a right mirror for the door?

[Leica007]

This was a curbside kit of a rally version and I didn't want to do an engine modification (Jenny just wanted a model of what she had). Yes there was a rt side mirror that went into another dimension.

[XYHARRY]

Very nice MGB there Lei, your Jenny should be very pleased with that. Really well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Chinacar]

I did one in the beginning of the year in the exact colour combo. I kept the wire wheels though I prefer your Rostyle wheels. Well done Lei

[Jim B]

Very nice looking MG. Well done. 

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[Ken Car-Fanatic]

Very nice, great job on the left-drive conversion too.  Curious if this is an Aoshima kit?  I've always been a fan of the MG-B's & these look really good.  Nice job.

[espo]

Great looking MGB. The interior turned out very well moving the steering and changing the dash. 

[karbuildr]

Excellent, very nice work.

[Phildaupho]

Very nice MG. I have a lot of fond memories being a passenger in an MGB in the mid 1960s

[Leica007]

15 hours ago, Chinacar said:

I did one in the beginning of the year in the exact colour combo. I kept the wire wheels though I prefer your Rostyle wheels. Well done Lei

Thanks for the complement. Your tail lights look a lot better, did you paint on the inside of them?

[Leica007]

11 hours ago, Ken Car-Fanatic said:

Very nice, great job on the left-drive conversion too.  Curious if this is an Aoshima kit?  I've always been a fan of the MG-B's & these look really good.  Nice job.

Thanks Ken, yes it is an Aoshima kit.

[Leica007]

Thanks for looking and I appreciate you all taking the time to comment. Great bunch of people on here.

[Chinacar]

I used TAMIYA clear red and yellow on the inside of the lens.

[Bainford]

Very nice B. Classic colour combo. Looks great in blue. I built one of these a few years ago and quite enjoyed, aside from the windscreen with the molded in frame.

[RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA]

Cool build! I like how you converted it to left hand drive!

[slusher]

On 10/19/2024 at 11:46 PM, Leica007 said:

Picked up this kit off ebay for about 1/2 price to build for Jenny. Built from memory. All the MGB kits i found were right hand drive, so the dash and pedals had to be moved, which turned out to be less difficult than expected. This the second Japanese kit i have done and the molded glass top/windows is unique to paint (careful masking required). Took me about a month to do this, flocked floor, airbrushed craft paints, wheels from parts bin (close to what she had) and BMF trim on window frame & side stripe (2d attempt with BFM). It was a fun kit to build even though the instruction are in Japanese and the diagrams are not detailed.  Thanks for looking and dcmments welcome.

This is a shot of the dash mod and the finished interior

 

 

Beautiful!

[Ragtop Man]

Nice, the Brit roadsters are overlooked by the hobby in general. 

Very surprised, in fact, that we have yet to see a modern-tool Healey roadster in 4- or 6-cylinders, TR-4/6, DB4-5 stock and drophead... 

But that's just me and I could be wrong about that. 

[PappyD340]

Very nice MGB!