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  • PaulTRose
    SMF Supporters
    • Jun 2013
    • 6455
    • Paul
    • Tattooine

    #1

    MGB, Aoshima, 1/24 scale

    Usual Aoshima in the box.......kit for the road going version with a few extra sprues chucked in to turn it into a racer so gets lots of spare seats, wheels, bumpers choice of soft top up or down or a hard top

    plan is to do it british racing green if what i have is a nice enough shade, if not it will go red

    been wanting to do this for a while so it can go with the Lotus 7 club racer i did a few months back




    will hopefully end up along these lines


    Per Ardua

    We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no ones been
  • Ian M
    Administrator
    • Dec 2008
    • 18266
    • Ian
    • Falster, Denmark

    #2
    Hope you have a nice BRG.
    Group builds

    Bismarck

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    • Tim Marlow
      SMF Supporters
      • Apr 2018
      • 18891
      • Tim
      • Somerset UK

      #3
      Looks like that will be fun. BRG for me as well, if you can.

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      • PaulinKendal
        SMF Supporters
        • Jul 2021
        • 1608
        • Paul
        • Kendal

        #4
        Lovely job!

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        • Jim R
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          • Apr 2018
          • 15668
          • Jim
          • Shropshire

          #5
          Iconic motor car. Coincidentally I watched Wheeler Dealers on TV last night which featured an MGB and then I found this this morning.

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          • PaulTRose
            SMF Supporters
            • Jun 2013
            • 6455
            • Paul
            • Tattooine

            #6
            so first thing is what colour?....these are the choices





            second thing is ive been doing a bit of fiddling and im not sure i shall be using the hard top.........fit dosnt look too good so it will probably be the soft top down option......or maybe soft top up if it goes over the roll cage.......but i wont know until it comes to that point in the build...decisions, decisions lol
            Per Ardua

            We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no ones been

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            • minitnkr
              Charter Rabble member
              • Apr 2018
              • 7519
              • Paul
              • Dayton, OH USA

              #7
              BRG natch.

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              • stillp
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                • Nov 2016
                • 8090
                • Pete
                • Rugby

                #8
                Here's my MGB (as well as SWMBO and the offspring) in about 1978:Click image for larger version

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                Floors made from Duckhams 20/50 cans, burned as much oils as petrol, fibreglass repairs to the petrol tank... but it was fun!
                Pete

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                • Mickc1440
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 4775

                  #9
                  Definitely BRG

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                  • stillp
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                    • Nov 2016
                    • 8090
                    • Pete
                    • Rugby

                    #10
                    Definitely not white with blue bits either! I should perhaps point out that I wasn't responsible for the paint job!
                    Pete

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                    • langy71
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                      • Apr 2018
                      • 1947
                      • Chris
                      • Nottingham

                      #11
                      It can only be one colour... bright red.....nah.. BRG all the way

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                      • yak face
                        Moderator
                        • Jun 2009
                        • 13826
                        • Tony
                        • Sheffield

                        #12
                        At the risk of being lynched , red for me , the bottom one . I love an underdog ! Cheers tony

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                        • PaulTRose
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Jun 2013
                          • 6455
                          • Paul
                          • Tattooine

                          #13
                          improvised some seat belts since ive run out of aftermarket pe ones......ribbon is a little bit wide, made worse by the narrow race seats i think but it will have to do

                          interior is done apart from the roll cage which is going to be sprayed the same colour as the body..........which is tomorrows job


                          Per Ardua

                          We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no ones been

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                          • PaulTRose
                            SMF Supporters
                            • Jun 2013
                            • 6455
                            • Paul
                            • Tattooine

                            #14
                            Originally posted by yak face
                            At the risk of being lynched , red for me , the bottom one . I love an underdog ! Cheers tony
                            ive still not decided yet and red is my fave colour for cars :thumb2:
                            Per Ardua

                            We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no ones been

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                            • yambam26
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                              • Mar 2011
                              • 622

                              #15
                              Great progress so far, the RLM23 red would pop nicely, a decent light primer would help it pop

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