My new pet project :)

[NFS4]

I've got about $50 to burn from my eBay Anything Points so I think I'm gonna get back to my roots and do another 1/24 scale model kit 😀 The last one I completely finished was a Fujimi '73 Porsche 911 Carrera RS. Now I'm gonna tackle an Accurate Miniature Corvettes Grand Sport:

Here's one that's been built and tricked out

Once I get it, I'll be sure to post some pics to keep you guys updated on my progress 😛

 

[CraigRT]

cool, i used to build models like crazy.
i stopped, i don't have the room for all of that!

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
cool, i used to build models like crazy.
i stopped, i don't have the room for all of that!

I'm thinking of picking this one up too for sh!ts and giggles 😀

 

[CraigRT]

Nice car, Tamiya models are great too... one of the best as far as I remember!

 

[fs5]

do they make kits like this for japanese cars? and then you can "mod" them with aftermarket parts?
like this http://www.modifierscars.com/

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
Nice car, Tamiya models are great too... one of the best as far as I remember!

Tamiya cars are nice and their body detail is pretty damned good, but their kits are almost always on the "low on detail" side when it comes to everything else. Most of their car kits are only "curbside" which means no engine detail.

When it comes to all-around detail throughout, I've found that it's pretty damned hard to top Fujimi and Italeri.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: fs5
do they make kits like this for japanese cars? and then you can "mod" them with aftermarket parts?
like this http://www.modifierscars.com/

Oh hell yeah they do. Tamiya and Fujimi have a whole arsenal of hopped up Japanese market sports cars. Here are just a few examples:

Fujimi VeilSide Mazda RX-8
Fujimi Mazda Speed RX-7 A-Spec
Fujimi Nissan S15 VeilSide

 

[CraigRT]

That S15 model is sweet!

hey, you're almost at 50k posts... early congrats! 🙂

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
That S15 model is sweet!

hey, you're almost at 50k posts... early congrats! 🙂

Hehe, I didn't even notice 😉

Yeah, the S15 is ok...I just with that Fujimi made a highly detailed 3rd gen RX7 🙁

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Do you have any pics of your Porsche model?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: DonVito
Do you have any pics of your Porsche model?

I'll see if I can dig 'em up. I've posted them before on here.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

I never been able to finish a model kit car or plane, everytime i start one i put it away to finish it on another day or when i have time. Everytime someone touches my stuff at home and pieces go missing or break when they moved it.

 

[Aquaman]

That will work well with my 1:1000 scale size Godzilla Suit 🙂

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[NFS4]

Droooooooooooooooool

Pics of a completed model

Hmmmm, I could put my book "Porsche: Excellence Was Expected" to good use. The detail offered up in that book is what allowed me to accurately detail my '73 RS and win first prize in my category at the local model expo 😛 I also used the book to detail a Fujimi 356C 1600 that I never ended up finishing 🙁

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: fs5
do they make kits like this for japanese cars? and then you can "mod" them with aftermarket parts?
like this http://www.modifierscars.com/

HOOKAH! 😀