e30lover Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) In 2009, I bought a few Aoshima "bosozoku/shakotan" series kits, as they offered additional aftermarket wheels and extra decals. I actually had painted and polished the body (Tamiya Mica Red (TS-39) and clear, polished with Tamiya three-stage compounds) and buried it in my closet in 2009 and picked it up again a few weeks ago. It's a curbside kit with very basic underbody and interior, so I focused on just finishing it up with BMF. The front grill was bit tricky, in retrospect I should've painted it in black, then dry brush the silver, not the other way around. Thank you for looking! Edited September 16, 2020 by e30lover forgot to add photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Nice look !!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Looks good. I like the styling of this generation, I have a couple myself to do someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Beautiful model!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Beautiful looking paint and trim. I'm not familiar with the subject, but I think it is a good looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Another nice build. These were a common sight here where I live. A Taxi rank here run a fleet of four door versions in white before they switched to ford Sierras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thank you all! Aoshima has a lot of well-proportioned 'pedestrian' models spanning all across from 70s to 2000s. The downside is that they're mostly all curbside models and underbody/interior aren't anything special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 If they can look that good I wouldn't mind that they are curbside. They would still look fantastic on the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Nice! Great looking paint job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanSpence Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 That one is pretty cool. The back end looks a lot like a first gen prelude! Final result is awesome. I love these old aoshima kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 1:47 PM, doorsovdoon said: If they can look that good I wouldn't mind that they are curbside. They would still look fantastic on the shelf. Thank you! I find Aoshima typically nails the body proportion while they skimp on the underbody & interior. On 9/20/2020 at 7:58 PM, Dragonhawk1066 said: Nice! Great looking paint job! Appreciate it! 17 hours ago, VanSpence said: That one is pretty cool. The back end looks a lot like a first gen prelude! Final result is awesome. I love these old aoshima kits. It does look like the prelude a lot - and front end reminds me the Ford Pinto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob1957 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Nice colour , looking fwd to trying it on the Tamiya Mazda Savanna . After the Tamiya 3 compounds could I finish off with their wax , or not necessary ? I thought we saw a MK41 go flying by us once on the DVP ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30lover Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 12 hours ago, rob1957 said: Nice colour , looking fwd to trying it on the Tamiya Mazda Savanna . After the Tamiya 3 compounds could I finish off with their wax , or not necessary ? I thought we saw a MK41 go flying by us once on the DVP ! Thanks! I think it'll suit really well. I personally haven't used the wax, but based on the review, it works just like an automotive wax to "fill in" the microscratches that might stay after the polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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