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  1. I have been waiting for this since I was a kid in the 80's. Completely new tool. Can't wait for it to come out.
  2. It has created quite a sensation among Japanese modellers as the 2by2 widely outsold the 2-seater in Japan, and they can now recreate the car they or their relatives owned back then. I can already foresee standard version of zenki/chuki/zenki, and the Fuji Speedway safety car. Substituting the wheels in the chuki kit with the kouki BBS would yield the BBS edition. The Tochigi prefecture highway patrol car is also possible. Then there are the resin wing and front lip special editions, as well as the various decal special editions.
  3. In Japanese publications and web sites they are defined as follow: 1989-1993 zenki: original model 1993-1998 chuki: new rear wing, HICAS changed from hydraulic to electric, brake calipers changed from aluminium to steel, boost gauge eliminated for the TT model, 2-seater model lost the T-bar roof 1998-2000 kouki: new bumper and aero, xenon headlights, return of the boost gauge, stiffened body, new sport suspension for the Version R
  4. Hopefully Aoshima will retool a new chassis with proper wheelbase for the 180SX, I will still get a few even if they reuse the S15 chassis again. Can't wait for the Rover SD1 to go with the Volvo 240.
  5. I am presently surprised that Hasegawa tooled up a new body for the Skyline GT-X instead of just providing inserts for the rear wheel openings. I guess we can see more Kenmary variations down the line. I also think we will see the prototype race car soon, probably early next year release.
  6. The R30 will float a lot of boats, and I would be surprised if it is not already in their book. It is hugely popular in Japan and right off the bat I can already come up with 8 variations, zenki/kouki of RS and garden variaty grades, JTC of at least 4 liveries, and we are not even going into the various movie and TV drama cars yet. I guess Hasegawa is just saving it for later, when the R31 and R32 are completely played out. There are 2 more possible versions of the R31 not yet released, the Autech version and the Tommykaira, and that's it for the series. For the R32 I would expect at least one street custom version with non-projector halogen lamps and big muffler, the V-Spec and V-Spec II with Brembo brakes and BBS wheels, and many more Group A and N1 decal variations. The R33 is a dead end as far as the real car goes, but then I also never expected anyone would produce a new kit of the most unpopular Skyline aka the R31, let alone it was so well received that it already spawned 10 variations, so you never know.
  7. The Twin Turbo 2.5 R kit with the regular front seats + seat cover decal instead of the Recaros, and Twin Turbo 2.0 decals.
  8. Tamiya has announced they are developing the 1/24 new Z. lt will have separate parts for the roof panel, under panel, transmission and suspension, and the seats will be done in 4 parts to ease painting. It can be built as either Japanese or North American version. No release date yet. https://www.tamiya.com/japan/newstopics/info/2022/0617new.html
  9. I guess it is a natural after their recent line of Nissan race cars. Finally it is getting kitted. Multiple rally versions guaranteed. http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/hc47/
  10. There is also a 1/24 one from KA Models. http://ka-models.co.kr/?product=124-mazda-k360
  11. Hasegawa has released test shot photos for the MR2. http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/hc45b/ The actual product page with completed model is here: http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/hc45/ The bumpers, door mirrors and side intake is on separate sprue so the early version is pretty much guaranteed. Whether there will be an export version remains to be seen.
  12. Interesting that Hasegawa is giving away the solid roof and the NA engine cover as "gift parts" for the MR-2. That makes for at least 2 SP versions they are not going to sell. Other than the early model there aren't that many variations they can get out of the mold, they must be really confident on the sales potential of this kit. Hopefully they would see fit to kit the SW20 as well if the AW11 turns out to be a hit. As for the 117, they nailed the half polished/half burnished stainless window trims perfectly in their test builds. I wonder if that will make it to the production kits as well, that would be tricky to produce. I would expect the Bellett to follow down the road, the chassis is the same and there are a few notable racing liveries in addition to the numerous different grades that can be made. The Piazza would be nice, and fit their one basic mold, at least 5 variations philosophy perfectly. Just on top of my mind there are the pre-MC, post-MC, Nero, Irmscher and Handling by Lotus versions.
  13. These are not as rare as you may think. Every single Porsche sold in here is RHD, and they sell 70-100 cars per month.
  14. This version will actually come with the alloy wheels and not the steelies. The real car Hasegawa took this picture for happened to have steelies, and they specifically said in the same pic that "the kit contents may differ from this particular car".
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