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I bought one of these for my girlfriend's son the other day, since he's big into Hot Wheels right now, and his mama just got an '11 Cooper Clubman. When he opened it up, we discovered the body is plastic, and is removable from the chassis to show the interior detail. I decided I had to get another to redo. I found a few at Target, and tore into one.
I stripped the graphics with acetone.
I brush painted all the interior details. The roll cage hinges over to one side so it's easy to get under/around it. I spray painted the bottom, and brushed some acrylic flat clear to help keep it from chipping. I used acetone on the wheels to take the red and underlying silver off, and scuffed the tires.
Sweet I will have to do the same. It is a shame I have a few of the same but they are from about 10 years ago and they are metal. One is the same color as the one you just painted.
I find it interesting/weird that on the Hot Wheels MINI, they painted the door handles, scuttles, and gas cap, but neglected the head and tail lights...
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Hmm I saw that MINI Challenge car (in white and red though) for a dollar... But the quality seemed so crappy... Also in a MINI World magazine I saw an ad for modelzone.co.uk - good stuff but pricey.
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2009 MCCS JCW Stage 1 (tuning kit). CR/CR w/ Roof Rails, Cold + Premium Packages, Black Sport Stripes, Piano Black interior, Rooster Red color line, Alpine retrofit kit w/ BOSS subwoofer in rear wheel well. Born Nov 13 2008 (week 45).
