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Here are some pics of my Hot Wheels Hot Orange MINI after the first round of "mods". I still have to touch up the Orange areas before I start on painting the seats. When I get finished, I am hoping it will look like Gromit when I brought him home. After I finish the interior, I'm going to try to find some bonnet stripes. In the end, the wheels will be different, but I think I can modify just about everything else without destroying the "mini-MINI".

In the pics my Hot Orange paint is noticably different from the car's paint due to the flash, but in natural light it is really close. I painted some of the chrome under the front grill and along the bottom of the rear bumper, and you can't tell the two colors apart unless you look really close.





At a later date I may get a second Hot Wheels MINI and detail it to match Gromit as I start doing some mods.
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Looking good, Mishka. If you want to match the wheels, I'm pretty sure you can swap wheels with another 1:18 Hot Wheel.
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Those are the right wheels!

I'll have to see how hard it will be to get the wheels off my car. Hopefully I won't have to destroy anything. Of course with my mechanical ability, I'll probably still end up destroying something.
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Got this today:

The profile of the bonnet isn't 100% right. I guess it's b/c it opens. BTW, under the bonnet is the Cooper S engine The two halves of the base folds over the model to form a box.
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Very Nice! What scale are they? They look about Hotwheels size. Which would mean I might be able to squeeze a few onto the shelves .

I think I might have hit the limit today, either that or I need to expand the "Man Room"
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Update time: I've found a few more on our advantures but it's getting hard to find the ones I don't have. As my wife puts it, "that's because you have them all." Which begs the question: can you have them all?

Finally managed to get a Kyosho with the optional Aero Package. It's a One, so the front grille and the rear hatch release trim are black. Don't know for sure, but I think they've got the wrong lens cover on the side marker - should be Amber right?





Got a Lincoln Mint model Mini - The Grandson and I will be putting this one together this coming weekend.




A Kinsmart with long board



A ceramic bank from Mahopac National Bank




And what has to be the cheapest built and poorly finished diecast yet. Sorry for the lack of quality in the photo, but trust me you don't really want to see this thing any better :

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Update time: I've found a few more on our advantures but it's getting hard to find the ones I don't have. As my wife puts it, "that's because you have them all." Which begs the question: can you have them all?
You can't have them all because I have a lot of them.


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Got a Lincoln Mint model Mini - The Grandson and I will be putting this one together this coming weekend.




A Kinsmart with long board



A ceramic bank from Mahopac National Bank


Where did you find these? I REALLY want the bank! Can I contact the bank and get one, do you think?
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Where did you find these? I REALLY want the bank! Can I contact the bank and get one, do you think?
All of them were eBay purchases. The Lincoln Mint one came with another car and ran under $8 each with shipping. The Kinsmart was $4 shipped and the bank was around $10. I've had it for a little bit and can't go that far back to find out the contact info for the seller, but I think contacting a branch of the Bank might just work, if they don't find out what a wacked bunch of grown-ups we are!

We were Cruising last month and found another surfboard style, but they wanted way too much money, at $21, for it.

Bobbie, I'll send you guys an email once I get a chance.
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That bank has a small fleet of MC's detailed up like that - it's not just a promotional item. http://www.westchestercountybusiness...504wrop03.html

http://www.mahopacnationalbank.com/

http://www.gobanking-mnb.com/

info@mywelcomebanking.com

Since those banks cost them something to have made, they probably want you to topn an account or somethihng...

I know there's a few guys on NEMINI.org that have seen these cars driving around Westchester county (NY)...
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Very Nice! What scale are they? They look about Hotwheels size. Which would mean I might be able to squeeze a few onto the shelves .
The scale is 1:43. It's a official MINI model available at the dealership (Part # 80-42-0-309-093) made by Minichamps.
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So they are quite a bit bigger then the Hotwheels, darn

Means I can't hide as many
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o.k. Smokey where is my Dollar General Yellow MINI? grab one for me please as we don't have them this far North.

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Consider it done Bobbie

Although I can't for the life of me figure out why you'd want it
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Because I have all of the other ones that they have had over the years. lol so might as well keep the tradition going. used to get them when we drove down to Florida to visit my Parents, but we moved them back up here last summer so we don't go down there anymore. on the up side we may be going to Franklin NC sometime later this year and maybe we can meet up.


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Because I have all of the other ones that they have had over the years. lol so might as well keep the tradition going. used to get them when we drove down to Florida to visit my Parents, but we moved them back up here last summer so we don't go down there anymore. on the up side we may be going to Franklin NC sometime later this year and maybe we can meet up.
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Ok, ok I'll make sure I get you one.

Now about Franklin...... We better get together!! I work there.
Are you guys Gem hunters also Got any interest in hitting the Dragon while you're in town? It's not that far away.

Squirlz - It's 1:18th scale. I've only seen the x-lites on that scale and even then only on Dealer sold models (MINI part numbered cars). Now if you want 5-spoke, I've got plenty of those
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Now about Franklin...... We better get together!! I work there.
Are you guys Gem hunters also Got any interest in hitting the Dragon while you're in town? It's not that far away.

Squirlz - It's 1:18th scale. I've only seen the x-lites on that scale and even then only on Dealer sold models (MINI part numbered cars). Now if you want 5-spoke, I've got plenty of those
That's why were going there, for the gems. I will let you know when we finalize everything and see if it works with your schedule. and we will let you know about the dragon also. I might finally get to drive it, just not when everyone else is there.
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That's why were going there, for the gems. I will let you know when we finalize everything and see if it works with your schedule.
Sounds great, either way (me working or not) Love to finally meet both you and Howie

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Ah, it's just a road

BTW, I went by and picked up your LY/W and found these 2, don't worry I picked up some extra ones. But check and see if you've got the Moss Green one already, I think it's a re-release from Motor Max.



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Sounds great, either way (me working or not) Love to finally meet both you and Howie



Ah, it's just a road

BTW, I went by and picked up your LY/W and found these 2, don't worry I picked up some extra ones. But check and see if you've got the Moss Green one already, I think it's a re-release from Motor Max.



Later!
Howie want to know when is the best time of year to go down there. also thanks for getting that for me, I don't have the green one, so thanks for those also, let me know what you are still missing and I will send them out to you when I find them, if I don't have them already.


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smokey4, what scale is the Kyosho? I would really like to get some x-Lite wheels in 1/24.
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I figured they were 1/18th. I'd like to build a replica of my car and a Showroom Stock race car from the Fujimi kits but both require x-Lites. Oh well.
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I emailed them yesterday, mentioning that I live on the other side of the country, and offered to buy one. No response yet.
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New Hotwheel hitting eBay!

Looks like an newer version of the crazy clown of a few years ago. It's a Morris with new style wheels and is number 165.

http://cgi.ebay.com/06-HOT-WHEELS-165-MORRIS-MINI-COOPER-BRAND-NEW
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New Hotwheel hitting eBay!

Looks like an newer version of the crazy clown of a few years ago. It's a Morris with new style wheels and is number 165.

http://cgi.ebay.com/06-HOT-WHEELS-165-MORRIS-MINI-COOPER-BRAND-NEW
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Looks like an newer version of the crazy clown of a few years ago. It's a Morris with new style wheels and is number 165.
It's getting closer!!!!!!!!

Folks in Florida are starting to list them for sale
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