whoa Indigo, is that a Mini seat you've morphed into a computer chair? nuts!

 

yup, it is, with a working seat belt as well.

 

I still love that chair and I'm copying that idea the first chance I get.

 

awesome, make sure to send me pics .

I still have my other seat in the basement, trying to convince my wife she needs one too

I am going to be welding up a frame for the rear seats, and putting them in the garage as a small bench seat

 

Thanks ALL.... will shop around again. When I started looking a month or 2 ago, there were no DS's. Looks like they made one.

Smokey, THAT is AWSOME!!!! That one looks exactly like mine. Same wheels, lots of chrome.... I love it. Wish it were an R56, I'd give ya $1000 for it!!

 

I was so tempted to order one of those r56 1:18 scale models from the dealers but they don't have a PW one in that scale, only in the a smaller scale. But the DS/W one does look pretty sweet. Quick, order one, Birdman, so we can see one more close-up. :P

 

Here ya go kids! The 1:18 R56 DS/W. Got it from Morristown MINI.

 

Where did you get the huge Minimini at??

 

I thought I would ask the experts. does anyone have or make a mini cooper that is smaller than 1/87 or HO scale? Either MINI or mini.

 

Any one know if this model will be available in the states, or is it available only at UK dealerships?

 

I really like that DS one, mostly because I love the wheels.

 

There are mini MINI's made for model railroads in N scale (1:160) and even Z scale (1:220). Not sure about the detail on these models, though. As small as they would be, you probably wouldn't see much detail anyway. Here is a link to some of the N scale MINIs(at bottom of page). I don't know of any die cast MINIs that small, but there may be some out there.


MINIxB, I think those are R/C MINIs(and awesome ones at that). FWIW, I recently found a model kit of a classic Mini that is 1/12 scale.

 

Those are Tamiya RC Minis. S03 chassis I think, maybe S04, can't remember. They are fast and front wheel drive. . Found them on eBay, search for Mini Cooper RC and you will see them, many vendors sell them. I bought the ones that were already put together, but you will need battery packs to make them run.

 

Autoart recently release the '07 Cooper and Cooper S in 1:43 scale.

I was planning on getting the Chili red Cooper S but someone made a boo boo: http://www.autoartmodels.com/pages/s...php?item=55006

Also the fuel door is all wrong.

 

Aside from the fuel door, is the other boo boo you're talking about the bonnet stripes not matching the roof? sucks...i've been looking for a R56 S model in CR/W

 

I'd love to get hold of one of those!

I've just updated my 1:18 wish list:

- R53 JCW GP
- R56 JCW Challenge
- R50 AB/W
and now:
- R56 JCW

 

Yep. They also have a Sparkling Silver with black roof and black bonnet stripes. I may get that one. There's also a Pepper white but no photo is available.

 

I know it's been a while since I've posted, but I am still around! Anywho, wanted to give you guys a heads up. This Matchbox Austin Mini Van has started showing up in a 10 pack:



The 10 pack includes some other nice models, including the new car carrier, Alfa Romeo, and Lotus Exige.

 

Great. Now that's 2 Matchbox Minis that I need to hunt down. Good thing I have a 4-yr old son who can take all the other cars.

 

Hubby found it this morning at TRU. not bad for his first try

 

Ebay. My love hate relationship.

Ebay is fantastic in the sense that I get the opportunity to buy cool stuff that I wouldn't normally find locally. However, you never know what you're going to get until you get it.

I bid and won this auction for an Autoart Black/White MC. I got a pretty good deal, too. Unfortunately, the seller made a mistake in his description of the product. When I received it this weekend, I noticed that it was actually BRG/White. No big deal, but I already have one.

I've contacted the seller to make sure it wasn't a mistake in shipping. I have a feeling that it was just a mistake in color description. Errrrrrrg.

EDIT: It's going to Jack.

Here is the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=190159489673

 

Somebody makes an R53 GP and an R56 JCW Challenge???!!! WHO?

 

The key word in my list is "wish".

 

Just as a heads up, I will be bidding on this Foxtons on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Foxtons-2nd-Edit...QQcmdZViewItem

Wish me luck!

 

Good luck!