discussion Tamiya 1/24 Morris Mini Cooper S with a twist.

[Guest]

Thanks Trey

 

[Ian M]

Just realised that this was in the section for finished civilian cars.

Now in the proper place. You like mini's don't you.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

Thank you & Yes, I love them Grew up around Land Rover's & Mini's so they are apart of me now

Some pics of the front end so far

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[Guest]

I`m watching these builds with big interest - great scratch work , you cannot beat the smell of racing mini`s , I can still see it now Brands Hatch paddock hill bend 1st lap 30 mini`s cornering on 3 wheels , magic days and if you could only bottle the smell .

Great work Adam

Cheers

Richy

 

[Ian M]

That stirred the pot there Richard. Can you remember the races with the Hillman Imps. That was fun as well.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

i rallied in an imp round the borders of scotland,jim clarke memorial was last one i done,in a mexico though not an imp,i killed that one on the second too last stage in a ford outside Leitholm,at 70 mph(dont drive through a ford over 50 mph as petrol engines do not like it)lol

mobear

 

[Guest]

I`m watching these builds with big interest - great scratch work , you cannot beat the smell of racing mini`s , I can still see it now Brands Hatch paddock hill bend 1st lap 30 mini`s cornering on 3 wheels , magic days and if you could only bottle the smell .Great work Adam

Cheers

Richy

Thanks & this you might like:

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Sounds like fun & i know, We had a mini that never fully recovered from going through a 1 to 2 foot flood at the bottom of my road. managed to get it to start but had a massive loss on power & couldn't pass 1st gear & all the electronics were ruined for weeks

 

[Guest]

Tonight i will be working on the Minis again. I need to find some money soon too because i have found the wheels i need for the Supercharged mini.

TAMIYA Car Kit 1/24 Renault 5 Turbo Rally

This is my day so far

 

[Guest]

Didn't get anything done as i stripped down, cleaned & rebuilt 2 nitro engines. 1 of wich will soon be powering a boat i scratch built

 

[Guest]

Some good work there mate keep it up,

I have a real mini.. Which I extremely modified... It's a fun car not my every day car.. View attachment 45432

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[Guest]

thats a mini mini,would be good with hardened suspension,ready for car trials,ooppss nearly forgot 3 speed gearbox 2 forward 1 reverse lol

mobear

 

[Guest]

Some good work there mate keep it up,I have a real mini.. Which I extremely modified... It's a fun car not my every day car.. View attachment 45432

That's cool, think i have seen it at shows before but i dont go often now Cheshire Cats Mini club went bust after they kicked out the team leader for his mini.

thats a mini mini,would be good with hardened suspension,ready for car trials,ooppss nearly forgot 3 speed gearbox 2 forward 1 reverse lolmobear

4 forwards & 1 reverse

Tiny update, Some primer on the modded bonnet & some colour on the front of the Coopercharged S lol

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[Guest]

Excellent work, looks a real fun build I am thinking of the Italian Job : ) I owned a mini a few years ago loved it such a fun car to drive.

Robert

 

[Guest]

I actually totally forgot about this forum ( -_- )

Here are some rather large updates on the minis lol (Especially the K20)

I also started a pickup version

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[yambam26]

Very nice work Adam and now a pick up keeping a eye on this thread still keep the updates coming

 

[Guest]

Will still be slow as i still have no wheels

 

[Guest]

Forgot about this site and these minis, all 3 (Yes 3 a 3rd was started) are sat in a plastic tub at my dads house im 20 now and working on the real ones again. I'll dig them out at the weekend but all 3 of them are still in a similar state to these pictures though the 3rd was a bad idea started to become a clubvan (Van with a clubman front) the K20 i have no idea what i did to it but its back on its original engine but rather changed. Twin Cam KAD 16 valve coverted Morris Minor engine so its setup with an actual sump instead of the gearbox and got a moggy gearbox so its RWD, the exhaust tunnel is higher up to fit a drive shaft and the exhausts in them though the exhaust may just be sent out of the bonnet or side instead if i finish it, its still without wheels and the rear end has a custom subframe to go with a new subframe on the front and its got a differential from a Nissan Skyline R32 sitting in the back.


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[Guest]

Since i have been gone my toys have gone both smaller and larger from 1/76 scale customized AEC Matador's on my 00 Gauge railway to 1/10 RC Crawlers with wheels i designed and had printed & 1/1 Minis + I am now a qualified electrician and mechanic But i was milkfloats anyway haha


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[Guest]

Yep!!


This is the 1/10 Defender body, isn't it???


My dream is have someday one of this...

 

[Guest]

Yeah the defender is in the 1/10 scale but its closer to 1/8.5 why not buy just the body then? £50 on ebay same as some kits, modify and paint it ready and eventually buy a chassis for it, they sometimes come up cheap on ebay or facebook groups too. This is a good group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukscaleandcrawler/?fref=ts