Just use a bit of left over chrome sticker from the mirror one. Easy to trim with the raised edge.

Tony the whole car looks great, but that carpet in the back turned out awesome. I like all the little touches you've put into this build. Looking forward to seeing some paint go on the body.

Looks amazing so far.

Hi Tony, I am following your wonderful built with attention, as I am beginning again to fiddle with plastic after many many years! I understand that Tamiya supplies vinyl cables for this kit, but if you need more of them...where would you go to buy them? I'm asking because I found this kit, Rover Mini Cooper 1/12 by Tamiya but there are no cables, the kit is from 1992. I would like to try do some details on the engine as you do!
Thanks a lot!

Hi Tony, thanks for your help! During the weekend I will go to a store called Radio Shack, I was told they are lot of different wires to choose from.
All the best,
Riccardo

Did you paint every small detail, all the silver screws using a brush?

Tony,
One word of warning about what I said in the post above using Ammonia to strip Future-- Ammonia works just fine in removing the top coat of future, if the paint underneath is enamel or lacquer based-- I don't know, but I sense you're using Tamiya spray cans-- I think they are lacquer based-- if not, and you used acrylic based paint, the Ammonia will remove acrylic paint, and you'll have to repaint the base coat too. But, it at least gives you the opportunity to try again!
VR, Russ

Tony,
Hmmm...I've never had a problem with orange peel with future, I usually spray Future straight from the bottle, without thinning at 18-25 PSI, or I dip the model part completely into the future and then wick off the excess as explained above. You might try decreasing or increasing pressure to try and get more future on the model. Don't "mist coat" future. Orange peel is usually caused by the paint (or in this case Future) drying slightly before it reaches the surface of the model, or the presence of moisture on the model or in the AB. By getting closer to the model with a heavier coat, you eliminate this drying action. Future is self leveling, so it should spread out on the surface pretty well. I actually try and get it to "drip" off the car. As you are discovering, repeated coats of Future will often fix earlier problems-- the one thing repeated coats won't fix are blemishes and particles stuck under the paint, or those that drift onto the Future coat as it's drying. I have a rack with a large plastic bin that I can place over the car body to keep dust out as it's drying. Future doesn't like water as it's curing, and you should really let it dry for 24-48 hours before doing anything with it-- High humidity will often cause the white spots to appear as moisture condenses on the model (this can also cause "orange peel", so try and apply Future in a warm-dry place and use a moisture trap on your AB. By the way-- I lived for a year in Newport/Middletown while attending the Naval War College-- RI is a great place! VR, Russ