Shelby 427 1965 Posted June 24, 2015 This is an Arii kit, I've never built one before so I didn't know what to expect. It should have working pop up lights but it wasn't going to look realistic enough for me so I opted to leave them off. It wasn't a bad kit but it was meant to be motorised and lost some detail because of that, and there was some pretty severe flash in some areas. Kit is box stock, except for a steering wheel from a Bburago 1/24 Porsche 996, and Fujimi Watanabe wheels with brake disks and tires. Colour is Tamiya lime green. Plates from the parts box, along with some small Mazda logos from the parts box. Thanks for looking, all comments appreciated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dublin boy Posted June 24, 2015 That's very nice Tomo, great masking. I used to go to the Armagh office of a company I worked for every so often, haven't been up there for ages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peekay Posted June 24, 2015 Nice job, perfect period colour! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Posted June 26, 2015 Sweet! Of course, I'm a little RX-7 biased. Technically, that's an 'SA' you've got there. At least in North America. I'm not sure if it was 'SA' or 'FB' in the home market, which is what your right-hand drive reflects. Regardless, that color is excellent on the first gen. Nice Work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MGL Posted June 26, 2015 Pretty cool build, I like the color. Its interesting you put Virginia plates on it as there are alot of military bases in Virginia. Every now and then you will see right hand drive cars or cars not available in the North American market, at least in the Norfolk area, from service members that bought them when they were overseas and shipped them back. I've seen Rovers, Fiats (pre Fiat-Chrysler) and Alfas running around Virginia beach and Chesapeake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davewilly Posted June 26, 2015 love the green! nice job on it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modelmikey Posted June 27, 2015 Cool build I dig the color! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phildaupho Posted June 27, 2015 Nice to see a first gen RX7. very nice model. Somehow I talked myself out of buying one when they were new and definitely the ultimate affordable sportscar in their day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shelby 427 1965 Posted June 28, 2015 Thanks everyone! The plates were pure coincidence. I just randomly picked them from the decal box - it's nice to know they're very suitable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
