Mr Stock Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Just finished this one, a bit of an anniversary for me as this was the very first kit I attempted to build 25 years ago...needless to say back then I did a terrible job. So it was nice to revisit the kit and try again. The Tamiya kit's origins date from over 30 years ago now but I think this still builds into a very nice model, this one is painted to represent Old English White with a black roof, I changed the wheels from the standard "dunlop" alloy wheels to a set of Minilites, added period number plates, a 1966 tax disc and a scanned copy of Practical mechanics magazine also from 1966 sits on the passenger seat. There are a couple of flaws which I always seem to get but overall I'm very happy with how its turned out.
BigBad Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Considering the size of the real thing, you must have used a microscope building the scale model! Very nice job, it does look real!
Harry P. Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 great job, bad steering wheel placement Why the "city bus" angle on the steering wheel? It shouldn't be that horizontal.
Mr Stock Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 great job, bad steering wheel placement Very true Chris .... the unfortunate case of poseable wheels but not a poseable steering wheel !
Mr Stock Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Why the "city bus" angle on the steering wheel? It shouldn't be that horizontal. Ive had 4 over the years and believe me as standard they really are a very peculiar angle very much like a bus !, a lot of the FWD Austin/Morris cars suffered with this the 1100/1300 range and the bigger 1800's I did actually lower the column angle on this model....although looking at it now maybe not quite enough! Lol Edited July 14, 2014 by Mr Stock
Zarana-X Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 That came out beautiful. The old Tamiya kits still hold up really well. I've got three of these in my stash I need to get around to. (I keep saying that)
Chris White Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) my comments was simply, "the steering wheel should be on the left, not the right" Edited July 14, 2014 by Chris White
Dominik Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 sweet Mini. like it... looks unspectacular but thats what it i like. Your colorchoice is perfect.
Mr Stock Posted July 15, 2014 Author Posted July 15, 2014 Thanks for all the very kind comments guys much appreciated.
PatW Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Superb Mr Stock. A true British sporting icon. We lived about 20 miles from Oxford when I was a boy in the late 50's and early 60's, so we saw the 'new mini' very early in it's production. My brother (10 years older than me) bought a brand new mini van in 1963 in the strange green factory colour. The garage wanted an extra £25 for delivery, a bit steep on a car costing around £350! So he jumped on the bus from Aylesbury to Oxford and paid what is now 25p for a single ticket. He came back a few hours later with his pride and joy. Being an Electrical & Mechanical Engineer he gave it the once over. He noticed when driving it a week or so later on his way to work and back that it jumped out of second gear! That was a fault with the 1961 version! He took it to the BMC dealer that he'd ordered it from and they put a new gearbox in it. When he 'given it the once over' he noticed a little rust in the back of the steel wheels? Of course it had been produced in 1961 and been stored on an old airfield near the plant in Oxford! When father passed away mother couldn't get anywhere so she passed her test at the age of 64 and bought a dark green Mini Traveller with that real wood trim on the outside, wicked! Sorry reminiscing, not trying to take over your thread! Edited July 18, 2014 by PatW
bbowser Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Very clean build, those originals really were "mini" weren't they?
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