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12-30-2009, 11:34 PM
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MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
Hello all! Well its been a while to say the least. My life over the past 5 years has been all over the place. A hurricane, drunkenness, and fatherhood. Well ive found some real balance in my life and its time to start modeling seriously again. I had a lot of WIPs last time I was around these parts but my workshop is all over the place. Im going to start a new project while I make some order of my den. Hopefully by the time I finish this I will have some order and found all my tools and I can get backon to some of my older projects. Its really great to be back though I feel like this is my first model.
Anyhow, this is the Profil 24 kit of the 2001 Le Mans MG EX 257. This car has no particular meaning to me. I cant even say Ive seen it race. But I came across this kit at Strada when I owned a 71' MGB GT a few years ago so I bought it. Overall the kit is so-so. I think the body is pretty accurate but there is a lot of work to be done to get it looking like the 1:1. A lot of flash and mold lines. I think the molds were getting a bit old. The wheels are really warped but im going to build this box stock just to get me back into the groove of things. Heres a few pics. Primered the body after a lot of sanding and filing. Should get some paint on tonight.    Enjoy!
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12-31-2009, 01:45 AM
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Re: MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
Hi, good to see you back again!
 A very interesting subject IMHO. I've never heard of this kit before and the livery is quite striking in its starkness. Looking forward to seeing more soon, I hope.
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12-31-2009, 05:59 AM
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Re: MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
Hi Chad! Glad to see you back in shape.
To me the subject is interesting also: ever meant interesting those separate fenders, a kinda "pontoon fender" of 2K year. I'm tuned!
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12-31-2009, 10:57 AM
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Re: MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
Looking forward to seeing this build! Always loved the Lola MG.
TIM
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01-02-2010, 06:12 PM
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Re: MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
Welcome Back, thats gonna be one great looking model when finished, cant wait to see more!!
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01-03-2010, 12:11 AM
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Beautiful car, I can't wait to see this come together.
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01-03-2010, 01:22 AM
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Re: MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
Small update...
Got the body painted. Its in the dehydrator now so I may start putting on the decals tonight. I used Tamiya Gunmetal and Park Green. I think they accurately depict the colors used in 2001. In 2002 they went to a more fluorescent green and I found a lot of pics of that car. Finally I found a pic of the two side by side and realized the 2001 did in fact use a darker green. Also in retrospect, it may have been easier to paint the body green first then mask and spray the gunmetal. I did the opposite which made the mask job more difficult. Sorry for the picture quality, its night time and I dont have a real photo set up yet. Thanks for all the comments, its great to be back! 
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01-05-2010, 01:03 PM
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Re: MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
The paint looks a bit dark, but you did state its a different version. Masking job came out nice. Keep us updated, and don't dissappear again.
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01-05-2010, 02:28 PM
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Re: MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
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01-06-2010, 08:50 PM
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Re: MG EX 257 Le Mans 2001
Well most of the Decal work is done. These decals suck. They are thick and when I apply Micro-set they disintegrate. So its been quite a process doing this, very frustrating. But im almost done know. Bonus question, can anybody find the huge mistake I made? lol
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, the body looks perfect!
