Japanese Nostalgic Car Plastic Model Kits

kingtoy · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:14 pm

One of my hobbies is building model cars. I have well over 150 to 200 unbuilt model cars, about 80% are Toyotas. At this point there are not many Toyotas models I don't have. I am slowly building them, but I seem to buy more than I build. It always seems to be that way with model builders. Anyway here are A few of the classic japanese models I have built.

If anyone has a suggestions on what you would like to see me build next, let me know.

BuddyJ · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:02 pm

A Mecha Doc Celica XX

daddsun · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:25 pm

That Toyota 2000GT is really sweet looking! I would vote for a Fairlady ZG or a Daruma Celica.

ben · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:48 pm

Great Work!! That 2000GT is gorgeous! I was wondering how long it would take before MechaDoc was mentioned, lol. The Celica XX is terrific, do you have a built one?

dan · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:01 pm

Awesome work! I don't have the patience or hand-eye coordination to put one of those together.

TRD 83 SupraDrifter · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:14 pm

BuddyJ wrote:

A Mecha Doc Celica XX

I want these so bad! So where did you pic them up at and do you happen to have the anime?

Tosco_Power · **Joined:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:41 pm **Posts:** 110

Am I perhaps a little biased? hehehe

http://www.celi-news.ch/shop/shop.cfm?kat=modellautos

toyotageek · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:45 pm

kingtoy wrote:

One of my hobbies is building model cars. I have well over 150 to 200 unbuilt model cars, about 80% are Toyotas. At this point there are not many Toyotas models I don't have. I am slowly building them, but I seem to buy more than I build. It always seems to be that way with model builders. Anyway here are A few of the classic japanese models I have built.

If anyone has a suggestions on what you would like to see me build next, let me know.

Beautiful work Jeff!

I know you've shared a lot of your kits (built & unbuilt) on my Yahoo! Group. I've got a few models, but immediately realized I don't have the money or space to buy everything - between my diecast (mostly 1:43 scale - probably over 300 cars, 95% Toyota), minicars (mostly Tomica - 200+), and assorted other Toyota collectables!

Keep up the good work & continue to share it with us!

kingtoy · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:04 pm

Tosco_Power wrote:

Am I perhaps a little biased? hehehe

http://www.celi-news.ch/shop/shop.cfm?kat=modellautos

I have one of these kits

BuddyJ · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:01 pm

TRD 83 SupraDrifter wrote:

I want these so bad! So where did you pic them up at and do you happen to have the anime?

Alex, I don't have these (yet). That photo is either Graham's or Rosso's from the CS.com forum. I only posted it to show what I was talking about. They show up from time to time on the Japanese auctions. And like I said before, Mecha Doc's complete series is $300. I can't swing that for anime. I need paint before I buy cartoons. :mrgreen:

TRD 83 SupraDrifter · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:04 pm

300??? Where shoot Ill shell that out!

Oh and by the way theres a hobby store near me that gets all sort of JDM wide wheels for your model cars.

BuddyJ · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:10 pm

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h44677372

That'll come out to just over $300 by the time you get it and have it shipped over here.

TRD 83 SupraDrifter · **Posted:** Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:11 pm

SICK!! Thx And truth be told I think my local shop can get it but at lest this way I can show them Its real and it can be ordered

Tosco_Power · **Joined:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:41 pm **Posts:** 110

lookie what i just won:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

slant nose PRE RA25/TA27 race LB. Very mistical car based on the SV-1.

Cant wait to get my hands on it! I've never seen one for sale before. These are almost all gone! :shock:

I also found and bought a whole load of nissans and toyotas that come in little choclate eggs kind of like a kindersurprise or something. At $0.99 each it was just too cheap not too. Lol. There was even a 2000GT, but it got bid up to $25.00 and i gave up. Its just a toy hardly bigger than my thumb

-Jeff

seventhskyline · **Posted:** Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:05 pm

I too share this affliction.

Some of my current (seemingly endless) projects....

Tamiya hakosuka, S20 ditched and I'm fitting an L-series - lets pretend its a 3.1 L28 - with triple carbs turned bellmouths, metal distributor and wiring, headers and sidepipes etc. Wheels are Fujimi 345 RS-Watanabes. Front lip, fender flares and headlight blanks are custom from styrene and squadron putty. Its become a very protracted project as I want it RIGHT.

Aoshima RN30 Hilux
I'm building this one as sort of a "shop truck/demo car" for a fictional tuner. Its lowered, wearing Aoshima Longchamp XR4s with stretched rubber. I've modified the tailgate and rear panel so it now opens as per the prototype. I made a toolbox to go in the back, and I'm building a detailed S20 (metal bellmouths, distributor and wiring etc) which will be on a balsa wood pallet in the back as a "load".
Its going to be metallic silver, perhaps with SR5 striping, and lots of old skool tuner decals on the rear window and rear flanks.
I have a soft spot for these old Hiluxes, we had one with an 18R-G years ago.

Got a few other projects like a Gr. 5 R30 Super Silhouette skyline super detail build.

ben · **Posted:** Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:42 pm

Fantastic! Can't wait to see these finished!

kingtoy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:44 am

I love that RN30 I also have one of those, just haven't got around to building it yet. Your skyline looks fantastic. I glad your taking your time and getting all the details right. That celica LB that tosco posted is hard to find. I got mine about a year ago on ebay. Here is my latest buy. I ordered this from Hobby Link Japan. It was my first order. I now have 2 TE27 corollas on order now as well as a the Garage Sift drift corolla. I will soon be ordering about 4 to 5 more of the new corolla w/engine.

seventhskyline · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:38 am

Yeah those Aoshima AE86's are an awesome kit. I'm building one as a copy of a mate's car, even managed to get the correct style of rims.

I ordered a 1/20 BJ40 Landbruiser kit today. I might get another RN30 kit while they're still available and build a raised 4x4 version.

Damn, worse than some hard drugs, this modelling addiction...

SQ1510 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:59 pm

Those are some awsome kits guys. The enw 86's kits are pretty neat. Anything with a detailed engine is cool. Once I get a few pics of my recent stuff I will post them. Im building a 69 Z432 (PS30) right now...

kingtoy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:14 am

Well my model club had there big contest over the weekend. It was good, not quite as many entries as usual but anyway. I did pick up a couple of new kits here is one I think everyone will like. I have some interesting plans for it.

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