Revell of Germany Austin Mini Cooper

[Art Anderson]

Hmm, this thing sure looks neat when opening the box! Although the kit is RoG, mine is the US packaged version, looks to be very nice inside.

Anyone else have one of these yet?

Art

[blubaja]

Yup Really decent. A little bit of flash, decals are garbage. Wish they included the ROG ones instead.

[Rob Hall]

I haven't compared the parts trees w/ the RoG version I got a few months ago, but I assume they are the same except for the decals and box style. Builds RHD or LHD, 2 grille choices (Austin or Morris, I believe)....the US release has some US style license plate decals but no US style plates to put them on, as far as I can tell..

[Brett Barrow]

There was a really good in-depth thread in On the Workbench when the RoG boxing first came out. -

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=70840&p=879149

[Dave]

Just got one also, seems really nice, I'll try to get some pics up in the morning. Oddly enough my first question was why tag it with the California Wheels moniker, doesn't really seem to fit in that one, but that's just me.

[Dave]

Here's the parts trees.

[Dave]

Check out the link to a build posted earlier, It compares the two a little, I've just started mine and can tell it's going to fall together quite nicely., The Tamiya has a few fiddly areas but nice for it's age.

[Tom Geiger]

I need three of those! A certain movie made me a Mini fan for life when I was a kid. I've had the below Polystil Mini since I was a kid. I recently saw some photos of my first apartment at 19, and there it was sitting on my book shelf!

[Tonioseven]

I see some potential in that kit

[Dave]

Might do mine like one of the ones in the original Italian Job movie

[Tom Geiger]

Might do mine like one of the ones in the original Italian Job movie

I'm planning on building all three. I checked the other evening and there are enough Google Images as research to build them nicely. Build assembly line style and three isn't three times the work of one!

[Dave]

[Ramfins59]

I'm planning on building all three. I checked the other evening and there are enough Google Images as research to build them nicely. Build assembly line style and three isn't three times the work of one!

Tom, are uou gonna fill up the back of each car with scale Gold bars...???

[Tom Geiger]

Tom, are uou gonna fill up the back of each car with scale Gold bars...???

I can't afford to! LOL

[Dave]

I need to find a Union Jack to put on one of these, I've got about four ideas crammed in my head now......make it stop!

[Tom Geiger]

Tom, are uou gonna fill up the back of each car with scale Gold bars...???

I can't afford to! LOL

Aha, I figured it out. I'll buy some PEZ and paint them Testors gold!