2002p51 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 It's been quite a while since I've built anything. This past season was just about the busiest in my career with 48 race days from April to October. Seems I was on the road just about every weekend. Anyway, this is the James Hunt Mini from the movie "Rush". I'm sure some of you will notice a few minor details that aren't quite correct. It does lack the auxiliary driving lights because I haven't found anything suitable yet, and then there's the . . . well okay, it's really just the Tamiya kit built straight out of the box with some roundel decals on the doors. But hey, it got me back in the mood to build again and it was fun and easy. It's built form the Tamiya kit, as I mentioned, the paint is Testors Ford Engine Blue and Classic White. The interior is flat blue and gray. The decals are from an old Fred Cady GT-350 Mustang sheet. I made the registration number plates on the computer. I certainly wasn't going for contest quality, just having a little fun! Comments, critiques, and criticism welcomed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) Great build, great movie, and a great driver (and character) that passed too young Nice work Drew! Edited November 15, 2014 by jeffs396 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Real nice work on this , looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan 191 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 that's pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Nice one Drew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yeah! Now that is cool nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Sharp clean build Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Looks great Drew, Ive built a few of these Tamiya Mini's they are still a great kit despite their age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Nice looking model, these Tamiya kits are still a good kit to put together .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Cleanly built Mini. Fun backstory, even if only partially true. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dare1 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Sharp looking Mini, I love it. I love the old Minis, I'd never fit comfortably in one though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) Super build, well done............................... of a mini that I knew here in the UK, during my time as a race/ airfield marshall at Silverstone, where James was many times when he was racing in F! for Lord Hesketh whose country estate was about 5 miles away !. Edited November 22, 2014 by PatW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Nice clean build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 As a "Actual Size" Mini owner, I like it! Good job! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade043 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Cool build i just love these old minis such cool cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Glad to see you back Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2002p51 Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Thanks Roger, and thanks everybody else for enjoying my model and commenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Good to see you shaking off the rust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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