discussion Peter's (2nd) Tamiya GB - Mini Cooper

[pjgtech]

As I do love a nice Tamiya kit, this will be my 2nd entry into this GB...
Obligatory box art and sprues....

 

[pjgtech]

I now have the chrome sprue in a pot of bleach, to strip it all off, so it can be primed and painted later after a good clean.

I do have one last rattle can of Citadel Chaos black primer left in my garage, so I have used my old "Acme" home made cardboard spray booth with extractor fan in the garage to apply this primer to the other sprues...


Once this last rattle can of primer is used up, I'll be doing all my priming in the "proper" airbrush spray booth, from then on....

 

[PaulTRose]

Enjoy!....... Brill little kit

 

[flyjoe180]

Look forward to seeing this build Peter, such an iconic vehicle

 

[Hecky]

I made this kit about 40 years ago. It was a great little kit.

Nothing wrong with chaos black. I use it all the time when I need a nice flat black.

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

Okay, so now I have 'We are the self-preservation so-cie-ety' going round my head'

Which is no bad thing

Hmm, does anyone do that six-wheeler bus in a scale to match any Mini kit?

 

[BattleshipBob]

Looks a lovely kit and count me in

but Being a x truck technician, I hate minis lol!! Those bottom hoses and snapped sub frame bolts! Big shock from a Volvo to a mini lol.

 

[pjgtech]

Okay, so now I have 'We are the self-preservation so-cie-ety' going round my head'
Which is no bad thing
Hmm, does anyone do that six-wheeler bus in a scale to match any Mini kit?

Best Michael Caine accent [on] - "Your only supposed to blow the bloody doors orf!"

 

[pjgtech]

Nothing wrong with chaos black. I use it all the time when I need a nice flat black.

Yep, its good stuff, I've used it a lot, but now I have my AB and spray booth, I've switched to AK AB primer, so will continue with that once the Chaos black is used up....

 

[pjgtech]

Seems to be a few variables with this kit?
It comes with both "normal" front seats plus a higher single racing drivers seat, and the instructions only show the one racing seat being installed.
It comes with front and rear bumpers and mirrors, but the instructions show none of those being fitted.
So I assume the sprues may be generic for several Mini's, and as this is a racing Cooper version, theres no bumpers, mirrors or "normal" seats.
Thats how I'm building it anyway....

 

[Hecky]

Seems to be a few variables with this kit?
It comes with both "normal" front seats plus a higher single racing drivers seat, and the instructions only show the one racing seat being installed.
It comes with front and rear bumpers and mirrors, but the instructions show none of those being fitted.
So I assume the sprues may be generic for several Mini's, and as this is a racing Cooper version, theres no bumpers, mirrors or "normal" seats.
Thats how I'm building it anyway....

I remember the one I did had a roll cage. I'm fairly sure it's the same kit.

 

[pjgtech]

I remember the one I did had a roll cage. I'm fairly sure it's the same kit.

Yep, there is a roll cage too....

 

[Neil]

Watching along.

 

[pjgtech]

I did used to have a nice Mini Clubman in Moondust Blue, (about 40 years ago!) and I did consider doing this one in that colour, but its not really the same car TBH.

 

[PaulTRose]

I had a mini 1000........doggy doo brown...... Bought it as a runaround when my Jeep was off the road..... Was one of the most fun cars I've ever owned! Went all over the country in it

 

[wotan]

I had an 850 mini from about 1968 way back when. I remember driving for miles holding the gear stick in place as it used to jump out of gear every time the transverse engine rocked about on its mounts.

John