Paul H Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Quite a while back, I saw some photos of a built 1:24 resin Riley Elf*. IIRC, it was a transkit using a Tamiya Mini as the donor. Does anyone know who makes / made them, and if still available, where one can be bought? Any further info on this (trans)kit, or ones for other Mini variants would also be much appreciated! Many thanks! * For those not familar, the Riley Elf was a badge engineered, upgraded / 'posh' version of the original Mini. Built during the '60s, the Elf and its sister car, the Wolseley Hornet, had an extended rear (with a conventional boot / trunk lid) to enlarge the luggage capacity, and also a traditional upright radiator grille, along with better appointed interiors - the Riley being the more well equipped version. Edited December 23, 2014 by Paul H
GeeBee Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 They were made by Scalekraft in South Africa, the guy (Guido) that was doing them is a good friend of mine, and after a serious climbing accident many years ago, which apart from other parts, damaged his hands and was unable to carry on with the model making, he was lucky to survive the accident, they do pop up from time to time on ebay, but usually go for silly money, his casting was very good.
Paul H Posted December 23, 2014 Author Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks Geoff - that rings a bell now. I guess I will have to build my own Btw, out of interest, was it also Guido who did a Broadspeed and a Traveller / Countryman transkits?
GeeBee Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Btw, out of interest, was it also Guido who did a Broadspeed and a Traveller / Countryman transkits? Yes, he did a lot of Mini transkits, they were very nice ......
jbwelda Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 ScaleKraft Broadspeed mini: I will always kick myself for not buying more when they were available. I had an order sheet filled out and everything. as it was I got 4 or 5 nice transkits from him jb
Paul H Posted December 26, 2014 Author Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) Geoff - I think that I might try modifying one into a traveller / countryman first, as it would be a good project to practice on. It will be a while before I feel brave enough to attempt a conversion to a Broadspeed GT... jb - is that your build? Looks fantastic! Edited December 26, 2014 by Paul H
jbwelda Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 yep Paul, in fact do a search of the on the workbench or under glass sections for "broadspeed" and you will see a build and finished thread thanks too! jb
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