Scale replicas
 

Well the father-in-law's 70th is approaching and the wife and I thought it would be a nice idea if we could get him a scale reproduction of his MG Midget as a present. I have looked through all the usual die-cast stuff but there doesn't seem to be anything suitable. Most of the stuff I am finding is 1:43 scale and not really what i was after. Does anyone know of a model builder who makes larger scale reproductions or who takes commissions for work? I had a look through all the model magazines at Borders but couldn't find anything in the classifieds at the back. Any help much appreciated.
Cheers, Jon.

http://www.model-car-world.co.uk/

http://www.model-car-world.co.uk/Def...x?id=ym92468cr


http://www.motormint.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=457



any of those any good ?

Cheers for the links dude. His MG is a 79/80, actually one of the last 500 made! He would probably give his right arm for one of the '40s ones so a model of one would probably wind him up!:lol:
I have been going through about a thousand links on glue-it.com but just haven't quite found what we wanted. I have found some U.S sites that do large scale wooden models that were quite cool but not found anything similar on this side of the Atlantic. If all else fails I will go with the old faithful Borders vouchers!;)

you tried john ayrey at shipley?they dont deal to public but i know a geezer that does-trouble is some people think hes expensive.call me if you need number.see you soon.

If you want to commission a replica then have a look at Startline Scale Models
http://www.startlinescalemodels.co.uk/

I'd offer my own modelmaking services, but unfortunately I wouldn't be able to start on it for at least 8 - 10 weeks.

Terry that looks exactly what I wanted, thanks for the link. I will contact them about the commission but may p.m. you if things don't pan out. The birthday isn't until September so I have a little time to work this out (hopefully).