Aoshima Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 [zenki]

this is a very late post.

I completed this kit a few months back, and only now will i post it.

Its aoshima's superbly detailed ae86 kit. It has better proportions and build quality than the fujimi version (which is outdated in terms of standards). little problems building it, and has a separate hood and bumpers for ease of painting. Overall this is a great kit.

My build is a simple build, primer grey clearcoated, stock interior, and a dose of lowering and some advan a3a rims with stretchwalls. So far this is my favorite model built to date. I can't wait to start another ae86 kit (car boutique ae86)

Feature: shakotan celica from Rollin80s / Luis Aguilar

this car just oozes awesomeness and attitude. the bulldozer air dam. the gaudy paint scheme. the wide rims on stretchwalls. the star zokusha exhaust. it screams shakotan/zokusha/kaido racer style. its a bad-ass looking car. 

another great build from luis/rollin80s. Be sure to check out his blog too for more awesomeness

toyota TE27 update

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finally an update!!!! yey!!!!

inspired by the recently finished nationals, i have decided to work on project te27. still some way to go but its getting there.

pictures!

WIP: 1975 Toyota Corolla Levin TE27 by fujimi. full custom

This is build currently my pride and joy. A 1975 Toyota Corolla Levin TE27. Why the TE27? because i drive a KE35/TE37 corolla. and the 3 series corolla doesn't exist in any plastic scale, only in tomica limited vintage diecast.

this is a fairly detailed build, originally the kit didn't have opened hood and trunk. i took the liberty of opening the hood and trunk.

Then scratchbuilding the engine bay from cellular phone cards. wheel choice is also important as i want this to be almost perfect. the kit included 2TG is just horrible. A good modeller friend of mine named jimmy aka crewdawg sent me a resin copy of his scratchbuilt 2TG for use.

The interior, i decided to ditch the original seats and replace it with recaro enjoys. of course, the driver must have 4 point seatbelts for those track and autocrossing days. :D

this build is more than two years old already and is still a WIP. I have another kit at home as a spare kit.

a lot has been done here, from scratchbuilding the entire engine bay and trunk, fabricating new door panels, and sourcing bits and goodies for this. even the exhaust and diff have been removed and replaced with new items.

PICS:

recaro enjoy and sabelt clubman harness, and some pioneer TSX speakers in the deck

some exterior shots, body in primer, panasports and custom front chin

engine bay is scratchbuilt.... resin casted 2TG from crewdawg/jimmy of SPC.org. i added the ITBs, and custom headers. need to detail the engine bay more

trunk scratchbuilt too

detail shots of the engine. twin carbed, ITBs and a lot of what nots.

that's it for now. i can't fine most of the older shots from last year, but when i do, i'll post them up here too.

hopefully, this te27 can be finished by november next year so it can enter the IPMS national competition.

WIP: 1/24 Toyota Estima by Aoshima

this is the first WIP (work-in-progress) topic, a van. why a van? because we have the same van in 1:1. I'm gonna try to replicate our 1:1 van, but with minor modifications, like lowering it a little (just a little). Also, rims are some 17"...uh...rims :D. i just changed the tires to lower profile ones. It is already in primer, but still needs dome sanding to make it smooth. color witll be two tone grey/dark grey.

stay tuned.