This has been sat in the stash for over thirty years (as can be seen in the condition of the box)
I think it is time to give it a go......
there should have been a shot of the black sprue but I appear to have accidentally deleted the picture
The black sprue mainly contains the chassis rails and door cards
The kit has no engine and some of the other areas are a bit simplified
the many years in the stash being subjected to extremes of hot and cold have rather warped the chassis rails
chassis rails , along with a lot of the other parts, suffer quite badly from sinkage even though when I purchased the kit it was a fairly new release
both chassis rails are now cleaned up and sink marks filled
I also cut out the solid plastic that tied the rails to the tie bars for moulding purposes
differentials cleaned up and sink marks filled
the horrible silver-grey plastic suffers the usual problem with this colour - mould lines never look to disappear even once sanded making cleaning up a bit of a chore
In addition to the above I have also joined the two halves of each front seat - the seats don't bear much resemblance to reality so will probably get a makeover
The finished vehicle, always assuming it does make it to the finish line, will be painted in Sand Glow a classic Leyland/Rover colour
I happened to have a mini in this colour for a short time and bought four spray cans - the car was broken for spares shortly after I bought it but I still have the paint
That's all for now folks