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[grey54321]

Just read the whole of your thread in one, loved every minute of it. Serious inspiration, hope everythings still going well...keep posting updates.

[tedmcedd]

did i see the car in the roberts way car park at the university of hertfordshire 2day, i was just about to drive my mini home when i saw it. maybe u saw mine, its a bright orange mini city on a x plate (suffix).

you sure did!! spoke to you the other day, remembered you said you had commented on here!! havent checked the thred in ages!!!

was good to meet you, and your really really nice mini!!

Been watching this project for a while, i love the look of it, especially the dash. Hopefully i'll get to see the car about soon, i live just down the road from hatfield in stevenage.

Luke

ahh cool... come up an take a look!


wheels at the moment... 5x10 Gemini's

may have to take you up on that offer. my mates at UH hes got a bright yellow clam. (very low long fibreglass shell with an imp engine in the back) i may be there in sept depending on my final choice. what you studying?

Clan Crusader!!!? Wicked! havent seen it around anywhere but ill have a look out!!!

im studying model Making and Special Effects...

just finished one of my projects:



all scratch built, loving the course!!!

Just read the whole of your thread in one, loved every minute of it. Serious inspiration, hope everythings still going well...keep posting updates.

thank you kindly! he seems to be behaving himself down in the south, he likes the flat! lol

im spending money on other things at the moment.... you will have to wait til easter to find out what though! tehee!

Ed

[brad88]

ha ha, your model looks ace mate! good to see you got it finished!!
looks very life like,
brad

[mighty mini jack]

That model is brilliant!

Whats it made out of?

[gregh55]

when you going to make me one then?? earn some cash lol

[tedmcedd]

its made from lots of things... the body is made from a foam based MDF type material, called chemiwood.... the wheels are made of resin, cast from a rubber mould of a single chemiwood wheel i made, the lights are contact lense cases, the grill is wire and the windows are vinyl... the bonnet straps are real leather too painted in the same colour as the real bean, as i had some left... wasnt cheap though, took me ages too... so yes... i can make you one of your minis... for prob about £150... lol

Ed

[gregh55]

seriously ill see what my mother has in her purse

[tedmcedd]

lol, yep! chemiwood is well expensive!! its 1/12 scale if anyone was wondering... cost me about £75 all together, then add a modelmakers hourly rate on top and thats prob what it cost!!

glad you all like it!

Ed

[gregh55]

yup its well smart

you want to sell me that dash yet lol

[tedmcedd]

which dash would that be!!??

[gregh55]

the one from ebay? that i realy realy want lol

and i missed your mini at bingley i never spotted it

Edited by gregh55, 29 January 2009 - 08:39 PM.

[evil ewok]

Clan Crusader!!!? Wicked! havent seen it around anywhere but ill have a look out!!!

im studying model Making and Special Effects...

just finished one of my projects:



all scratch built, loving the course!!!

Just read the whole of your thread in one, loved every minute of it. Serious inspiration, hope everythings still going well...keep posting updates.

thank you kindly! he seems to be behaving himself down in the south, he likes the flat! lol

im spending money on other things at the moment.... you will have to wait til easter to find out what though! tehee!

Ed

yeah thats the one! that model is awesome.theres some nice twist country roads to drive in herts which is another bonus on top the flat

[M44K TS]

Awesome model dude, looks brilliant

[buddylove]

nice, job on the model!

[tedmcedd]

Well!! its Update time!

my steering column wore and so i coulsnt steer... Udo has posted me a new one, so hopefully that will come tomorrow and all will be well again!

Our new project at Uni is to Make a Spaceship out of things we can find, so Naturaly we all went looking in skips around the uni, pulling out computers and Printers to use. however i found something for the Bean in one of the Skips!





How Awesome is that!!! Hahaa!

no idea why it was in a skip... all the nuts bolts and washers were there, just needed some WD40 and the all came free allowing me to adjust it to fit on my gutterers! Im well Pleased! Hahaa!

i have something else coming in the post too, but more of that when it arrives!

Ed