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Post by Skid Fri 22 Feb 2019, 8:25 pm

Well I finished her up tonight. It's the first model I have completed since my wife died and boy does it show.

Anyway, it's done. As usual my Nemesis (BMF) raised its ugly head again with the windscreen surround and moulded in quarter lights. Bloody horrible to do it was.

I parted out the kit wire wheels (Horrible) for some period painted Minilites and lowered the suspension by approximately 3mm (3 scale inches)

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Post by Mr Hirakawa Fri 22 Feb 2019, 8:29 pm

I've always liked a yellow car. Very eye catching. Love your interior.
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Post by dublin boy Fri 22 Feb 2019, 11:27 pm

Stop giving yourself a hard time Al, that's really nice.

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Post by NISMOR34 Sat 23 Feb 2019, 12:31 am

the color is very 70s and suits it quite nicely the lowered stance (im always partial to that) and the wheels are spot on very neat craftsmanship and build quality cheers to you Al. by the way did the tonneau come in the kit or was it scratchbuilt?
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Post by Sam Sat 23 Feb 2019, 6:35 am

Ya dun good Al .

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Post by GaryDainton Sat 23 Feb 2019, 8:13 am

I think its a cracking model, I especially like the tonneau cover shots showing the dash.
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Post by beowulf Sat 23 Feb 2019, 9:56 am

i think its worked out great, and its served its purpose of getting you back in the saddle

does the tonneau come with the kit?.....looks great with that
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Post by RetiredMike Sat 23 Feb 2019, 3:08 pm

Great job, Al. The color is perfect. I like the open top version best, giving a nice view of the interior.


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Post by KatsZenJammer Sat 23 Feb 2019, 5:32 pm

Great build! The body colour is fantastic and the soft top adds that extra punch to the look. The changes to the wheels and stance are exactly right as well.
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Post by webby Sun 24 Feb 2019, 4:57 am

I'm digging it. Great job on the top  & tonneau cover. And I share your BMF pain!
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Post by Skid Sun 24 Feb 2019, 9:21 am

Thanks for the kind comments guys. Much appreciated.

The BMF on the moulded in quarter lights REALLY WAS a PITA. Three attempts and they still look rubbish to me. Oh well!!

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Post by Guest Tue 26 Feb 2019, 1:41 am

Looks great to me Al. I had a 1972 MGB. Talk about a love/hate relationship. The only faulty I see with tyhis one is you have the steering on the wrong side. 1972 MGB Roadster 3887228019

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Post by Skid Tue 26 Feb 2019, 10:12 am

LOL. No John, your eyes deceive you..... the steering wheel is on the RIGHT side.!!! 1972 MGB Roadster 1792231099

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Post by nuno22467 Fri 01 Mar 2019, 11:10 pm

Hi,
What a cracking little motor!!!
Beautiful build, have to love the colour, (mine are always brithish green), I sure must try this!

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Post by Skid Sun 03 Mar 2019, 10:19 pm

Thanks nuno.

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Post by wisdonm Mon 18 Mar 2019, 1:16 am

Is that the Aoshima kit? Nicely done.
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Post by disabled modeler Mon 18 Mar 2019, 10:15 am

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Post by harron68 Mon 18 Mar 2019, 2:44 pm

Sorry I overlooked this one until now.  Great work on a kit with its own limitations! I'm very impressed with the kit's ragtop and tonneau!  Minilites I can do without, but I understand the general poor quality of many kit's wire wheels.  I like it just fine and didn't notice any serious flaws in the BMF.  You're this site's BFF, thanx!

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Post by Guest Thu 18 Apr 2019, 8:20 pm

Wow, that turned out great Al, nice work on the BMF.

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Post by martinfan Thu 18 Jul 2019, 6:11 am

Very lovely, and sorry to hear about your wife.

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Post by Johnag Fri 19 Jul 2019, 10:40 am

Hi Al,

Looking very tip-top Sir, yellow and black always looks a great combo, there was a hard top that looked very similar to yours in my area, not seen it for a few years, so not sure if it's still going, also, excellent choice on the wheels, they look so much nicer than the wire ones (I've hated them since I had to scrub and polish every single spoke on a restoration we did in the garage I worked at when I left school)...

Once again, excellent job Sir...

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