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The Mini looks just like my old Mini did. :)

Where's the plastic washbottle for the windscreen wash? I thought I remembered it lurking around there somewhere.

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Some very nice builds Splash, the mini looks great,any progress on the Sea Vixen?
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I got drawn into the world of group builds and put the Vixen on hold, it will be next on my list once the two current GB's are over.
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You sure your not using your photograpy skills and taking pictures of a real mini there Splash?????? :lol:
Outstanding work mate!
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Hi
Like what you've done with the Spit: and the Mini looks spot on.

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I have had a good night tonight, I stopped worrying about not having any decals and attempted making my own masks and spraying them.

Using Frisk film I cut out the registration letters in two sizes and applied them to the model and gave them a quick spay of black.

I’m pleased with the results and will try it agin. On the yellow engine cover I decided to draw the panel lines in using a thin strip of dymo tape as a rule and a fine pencil again I’m happy with the end results.

All I need to do now is some light weathering just to tone it all down.

Thanks for all the encouragement and comments.

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Splash, that looks unreal, Absolutly fantastic
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Very impressive mask cutting. I can't get curves that small smooth enough so I've only masking markings of straight lines.
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Great work on the lettering - it just doesn´t look right though does it! Like you stuck a dogs nose on the end of it! Interesting stuff.
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Stamford wrote:Great work on the lettering - it just doesn´t look right though does it! Like you stuck a dogs nose on the end of it! Interesting stuff.
I quite agree it does look like a dogs nose :lol: , it is certainly no griffin powered beauty. :cry:
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It's now finished. :grin:

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Nice work!
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Weird!

I see you had the same trouble with the wing roots that I did.

Anybody know of a solution to that particular fit issue?
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The problem I had, was the a/c used three different airfix kits for the nose body and wings, so a poor fit was not a total suprise :roll:
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Thanks to Dirk I have found a way to fix my floats on the Bird Dog.

£11 for a starter Lego kit was money well spent, Cheers Dirk.

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