Small Scale Customs car lot

Pre-1963 numberplates (OO)

Now you can have area specific number plates without having to cut out and place letters individually.
A6 sheet of waterslide transfers with 162 sets of number plates. Each set has two rectangular and one square plate.
When ordering please specify the area, two two-digit codes (eg. RM & AO) and two one-letter prefixes (eg. G & L).
Each set costs just £5, including post and packing.

Purchase using PayPal

Or send a cheque and details to: Ian Pattinson
Flat 7, 22 Chatham Grove
Withington
Manchester, M20 1HS

Cut each plate from the sheet and trim to fit. Place the transfer in some water in a saucer and wait for it to separate from the backing paper then mount on the number plate. Seal with varnish, Decalkote etc.

1963-1972 numberplates (OO)

Now you can have area specific number plates without having to cut out and place letters individually.
A6 sheet of waterslide transfers with 162 sets of number plates. Each set has two rectangular and one square plate.
When ordering please specify the area, two two-digit codes (eg. RM & AO), two one-letter prefixes (eg. G & L) and the year prefix (A to L, though L only covers August to December 1972).
Each set costs just £5, including post and packing.

Purchase using PayPal

Or send a cheque and details to: Ian Pattinson
Flat 7, 22 Chatham Grove
Withington
Manchester, M20 1HS

Another Beetle

This Beetle is a slightly improved version of the earlier version. (In fact it's the Beetle used as a comparison for the previous one.)

It can be yours for £5 plus postage.

Technorati tag: Scale Models, Small Scale Customs

Race ready Mini

The race ready Mini is the third car to be added to SSC's forecourt, after the Capri and Beetle. I noticed that the little car was all decked out in sponsor's logos and race numbers but was lacking a roll cage. I drilled the fastening lug out of the chassis and popped it open then fashioned a roll bar, rather than a full cage- I figured if this was an old school rally car I could get away with it, from a paper clip.

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Whilst I was in there it seemed right to do a little painting. The distinctive oval speedo was painted white. I would have put decal dials on it if I'd thought to look for any. The switches arrayed under the speedo were painted silver, as was the gear lever. If I do this again I'll remove the little plastic knobble and replace it with a wire leaver and add a handbrake as well.

One neat little detail in the standard kit was the Recaro style bucket seat for the driver. I painted the plastic tub red and left the padding black. The other seats and the door inlays were painted tan. I guess this was a stock Cooper and the passenger seating stayed. In reality, the rear seat would have been taken out to save weight, but I wasn't quite ready for that level of scratch building.

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With the internal detailing completed I superglued the car back together. External detailing only goes so far as picking out the door handles with silver.

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The car's finish is a bit too shiney for a working race vehicle, but I reckon it's between rallies and has been spruced up and cleaned ready for its next outing.

The car can be bought for £6 (plus £1 p&p), payment by PayPal.

Technorati tag: Small Scale Customs, 1:72nd Scale

Jacked up Capri

1:72nd scale Ford Capri. This is a very '70's car and would fit well with a model railway depicting that era. Yours for £5 & postage.

Custom Beetle

1:72nd scale Beetle, customised from a Cararama die cast. This car will fit right in to a OO scale model railway for any period from the 60's to the present. Shown here with a stock Beetle for comparisons.

Mods- bumpers removed, new wheels, larger tyres at the back, lowered at the front, converted to right hand drive and interior detailed including a chrome gear lever.