Restoring a Lesney Matchbox No. 29D Racing Mini, in the Superfast range from 1970 until 1976 and in the Two Pack line until 1981.
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The 29D Racing Mini debuted in 1970 having been promoted earlier that year as a more conventional rally spec Mini in a collectors catalogue. From that early design it was then squashed and widened to allow it to roll better along the play tracks being released at the time. A pre-production example also shows the Mini with door handles, hinges and shut lines, but these were dropped in favour of smooth sides to aid decal application. It had a long life in production, lasting six years in the Superfast series and a further five featuring in the Two Pack line.
My Racing Mini had been painted over in red. I'm not sure if the side decals remained. Some of that paint had spilled over onto the windows, base and wheels. The wheels were also bent and the windscreen peppered with deep scratches. I spent an age trying to rectify the window piece. I sourced some reproduction decals and tried to match the original paint shade using a variety of Tamiya clear coats.
The casting is based on a Mark 2 Mini from 1969. The Mark 2 had replaced the original 1959 Sir Alec Issigonis design, but saw evolution rather than wholesale changes. In fact, that methodology continued for the 41 years of Mini production. Little changed during that span, aside for some minor exterior detailing and creature comforts. Such was the popularity of the Mini, it managed to outlast it's supposed successor, the 1980 to 1998 Austin Mini-Metro.
Parts source:
blacksquaredecals.co.uk/
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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23 мар 2023
