Tamiya - 1:24 Mini Cooper S w/ John Cooper Works Kit (Intro)

Ever since the introduction of the the new Mini Cooper kit by Fujimi, I have bought four boxes so far.  The first MC is a normal version straight built from the box with pink body and white-pink checker top, it is a gift to my friend; the second one is a normal MC S-version in red body and plain white top, it is for my own collection, the model also furnish with some PE parts and after market wheels.  The third one which I originally bought for a extensive modifying project (i.e. chop off half of the top for the Red-Bull promotion car).  However, after I bought the kit, I found it is not quite suitable for such modification, so I bought the fourth one (Mini Cooper One) for the project, the fourth MC is still in the operation lab with unknown date of completion and chance of being survive.

This MC S is difference from the previous one I built, it has JC Works Kit, which makes the car look sportier.  I have not decided what color(s) to be put on this one, but I want it looks unique from the ones I've seen on the street, maybe some challenging modifications to make the works more interesting, but really depends on the progress and what modification can be made.  As refer to the photo below, some simple modification works have been done to the body some times ago, the solid air intakes/outtakes at the front grill, front spoiler, hood, and the rear spoiler have been removed, it's time to wrap the rest up.