We're special

 

Well thanks,

 

I am waiting to take delivery of my MCS any day. The ship should have dropped it off today at the port. Hopefully I will not have to wait much more.

 

I am not a female but my wife is, she picked the checkmate when My Liquid Yellow attacked a tree.

 

Hey add me to the group. Supposed to be cruising the Atlantic now. That ship needs to hurry up!! :impatient
2006 Dark Silver Checkmate MCS, Premium, LSD, Chrono

 

Add me to the group, I should be getting my SB Checkmate in mid-July.

 

hehehe...oops.. sorry about that.

 

I hope people don't take that in the wrong "Midvale School for the Gifted" kind of way!

 

Thanks! I had a local custom paint shop do it for me but it was kinda expensive. They had to take all the pieces off the car and sand it smooth and then he used clear coat to use a primer then paint over it so it would not peel and crack. He explained to me that regular primer will crack when flexed like our plastic arches and clear coat flexes. He has done this to many other vehicles and none have peeled or cracked. As for the cost, it was $1000 for the whole car.

 

I LOVE MINE!!!!!!!

Ontario, CANADA

 

just the all the black pieces cost that much to paint? wow.

 

So the Official Checkmate club should now be called the Official Limited Checkmate Club. The checkmate option is not available on the miniusa website. So whoever already has em, has em.

So if you got one, let's see it!

 

My MA told me that Checkmates would cease when July production slots were filled.

That exclusivity was one reason I chose the package, but of course it also looks cool and is a great value IMO.

 

So the question is, how many did they actually sell?

 

My checkmate is crossing the Panama canal as we speak. I can't wait to drive him. His ETA is 3rd week of July.

 

Checker I think mine is on the same ship, atleast he has good company then. ETA 15 July, ship [FONT=Courier New]SAGITTARIUS LEADER[/FONT]

 

You know what, that's exactly what my MA said, arriving at Port Hueneme on the 15th of July. At first, I thought my mini is at Isolde, which is arriving on July 11, that why I was a little confuse. Great, I finally found someone on the ship as I am. It's gonna be a long 2 weeks wait :-)

 

Yeah I ordered it on the 15th and it already feels like its been 3 month. :impatient

 

Wow, you just ordered yours on the 15th of June, you're getting a good turn around, that's fast. I ordered mine May 30.

 

OMG I would be freaking out having to wait that long, this is bad enough already. Let me know what you all think, I have been playing with the idea of painting the lower black trim silver to match roof. Or "if" I do get it painted should it just be the dark silver?

 

I wanna paint my lower trim pieces the same color as my MINI in SB.

 

Painting the lower black trim seems to be a very popular topic lately. If I have an extra cash, I'll do it. Maybe I'll do it later on. IMO, having a color matching lower trim enhances the mini look.

 

I like it a lot. I think it looks really nice. There is a way of doing it yourself too. As I've been reading here. There is a website that you order your paint color in a spray can. You order a couple cans of that and a couple cans of clear coat. Oh and some primer too.

Also have been reading that the best way to paint them is to lay down a base of clear coat, then primer, and then paint and clear.

Apparently the primer does not stick to well to the black pieces on its own. It will just flake off. If you use a clear coat as a base, it will actually flex with the plastic piece.

 

I have updated the first post on the thread with all the group members' names so far. Also added the badge to the first post.

 

Bluminiboy, I'll get some pics when my MCS finally shows up and its blainelv not blainely.