Original
Kit: Revell 7383
Date Started:
13 June 2005
Date Finished:
31 July 2005
Page 8
of 8
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30 July 2005:
Since the VW
windshield was longer than the Mini's original, the Mini wiper arms
remained
too short to sweep the windshield. So I took the VW arms from my parts
box, but this time, the left one had to be pivoted close to the left
side
as shown. I closed and retouched the original pivot opening.
The tie rod of
the steering did not seem to snap tightly around the pin, so I glued a
piece of styrene to guarantee that it would not come loose in the
future.
31 July 2005:
And the happy
end... The Mini GT scripts were prepared on the computer, printed and
applied
6 clear coats. The rear wiper arm is the Mini's original front one.
A "behind the
scene" note:
The doors were
almost a fiasco, as I put the body on top of the inner and chassis. The
doors refused to stay in place, protruding about 1 mm outwards at their
rears. So I had to shave and thin the plastic of the doors while in
place,
to make them fit. I also had to dismantle the dashboard and shave off
some
plastic from the dashboard sides, to prevent clashing with the door
inners.
Then I painted the treated areas carefully.
Even if many fitting
tests are made, such problems may arise occasionally!
This was a joyful
challenge to build....
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