B_rad88 Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 hey guys, i saw this on the topgear web site, this is the coolest mini ever! this thing looks sweet! http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/mini-co...cept-2009-08-26 here are some pics!
vizio93 Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 Well i like the first 3/4ths of the car but the back is a little weird. it kinda looks like if you squished a regular mini in the back. i guess it has a sporty look, but i don't think i would buy it.
Guest promodmerc Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 Well i like the first 3/4ths of the car but the back is a little weird. it kinda looks like if you squished a regular mini in the back. i guess it has a sporty look, but i don't think i would buy it. The rear glass looks like a Geo Prism. I'm with you. From the front it looks good. From the rear it looks horrible.
B_rad88 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Posted August 26, 2009 well, i still think its cool! it looks alot better than that mini cross over concept! anywho, this new coupe concept reminds me of the 1997 mini ACV-30 monte carlo concept!
FujimiLover Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 I like the red one better, but the first one should have a rear wing designed to flow with the rear end. Then it would look cool. Look's like a possible hard-top convertible model?
B_rad88 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Posted August 26, 2009 here is some pics of the ugly mini cross over!
B_rad88 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Posted August 26, 2009 I like the red one better, but the first one should have a rear wing designed to flow with the rear end. Then it would look cool. Look's like a possible hard-top convertible model? the design for the new mini coupe concept came from a teenager that wore his hat backwards! i am not lieing! i like the whole "FLOATING ROOF" design!
Modelmartin Posted August 26, 2009 Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) Are you sure they aren't Top Gear spoofs? I thought they just spoofed everyone with a Porsche. Edited August 26, 2009 by Modelmartin
B_rad88 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Posted August 26, 2009 no, that porsche was a spoof before they reported it!
B_rad88 Posted August 26, 2009 Author Posted August 26, 2009 well i don't know, but it still got alot of atention! be hold, the ugly "porsche shooting brake"
James Flowers Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) The red one looks better. The top on the blue one looks like it is incomplete. Was it a Geo that had an convertible roof like the blue one? Kinda looks like a Ninja Turtle to me. Edited August 27, 2009 by mustanglover1951
Modelmartin Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 The ACV-30 (Anniversary Concept Vehicle) was a weird unit. It was built to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 67 Monte Carlo rally victory. I like the styling but the actual car was mid-engined and rear wheel drive. The interior was very cool. I did get one of the Piranha 1/43rd white metal kits of it. It built very nicely.
B_rad88 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Posted August 27, 2009 The ACV-30 (Anniversary Concept Vehicle) was a weird unit. It was built to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 67 Monte Carlo rally victory. I like the styling but the actual car was mid-engined and rear wheel drive. The interior was very cool. I did get one of the Piranha 1/43rd white metal kits of it. It built very nicely. they made a kit of it? REALLY? AWSOME! are they hard to find? now i want one! cool! thank you for sharing the info!
Modelmartin Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) they made a kit of it? REALLY? AWSOME! are they hard to find? now i want one! cool! thank you for sharing the info! Piranha Models was the company name. It is white metal and 1/43rd. It was pricey - about $75. I found mine on Ebay. I don't think it would be too hard to find. They were german but the masters were done by AMR who is an old master at 1/43rd. I will post pics of the model next week. The same outfit also put out a regular mini in 1/43rd with engine detail!!! It is not easy stuffing a Tamiya mini together. I can't imagine half the size! Good luck with your search. Edited August 28, 2009 by Modelmartin
B_rad88 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Posted August 28, 2009 Piranha Models was the company name. It is white metal and 1/43rd. It was pricey - about $75. I found mine on Ebay. I don't think it would be too hard to find. They were german but the masters were done by AMR who is an old master at 1/43rd. I will post pics of the model next week. The same outfit also put out a regular mini in 1/43rd with engine detail!!! It is not easy stuffing a Tamiya mini together. I can't imagine half the size! Good luck with your search. ok, cool! thank you for the info, and awsome! and tamiya made a 1/43rd mini? i didn't know that either! i know of the 1/25 and the 1/12 scale ones! and thank you!
Modelmartin Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 ok, cool! thank you for the info, and awsome! and tamiya made a 1/43rd mini? i didn't know that either! I know of the 1/25 and the 1/12 scale ones! and thank you! No, Piranha made the 1/43rd, not Tamiya. I was referring to the Tamiya 1/24th of which I have built 4 so far. It gets tight in the 1/24th engine bay so I can't imagine how tight the Piranha 1/43rd engine bay would be. I do have a line on one of those kits. I will have to sharpen my tweezers! You are welcome!
B_rad88 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Posted August 28, 2009 No, Piranha made the 1/43rd, not Tamiya. I was referring to the Tamiya 1/24th of which I have built 4 so far. It gets tight in the 1/24th engine bay so I can't imagine how tight the Piranha 1/43rd engine bay would be. I do have a line on one of those kits. I will have to sharpen my tweezers! You are welcome! oh, ok my bad! sorry! wow 4! cool! do all the tamiya kits have engine detail? i know the fujimi mini didn't! lol! thank you!
made007 Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 whats that car imn your avatar? the mini concept is called the "mini coupe"
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