Tamiya Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Z

[Spottedlaurel]

First completion of the five kits I'm building to replace a batch of originals that got damaged on a sunny day. WIP thread here:

When I first built this Toyota over 10 years ago it ended up looking like this:

Tamiya 1:24 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Z by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Then post-damage:

1:24 Tamiya Toyota Sprinter Trueno kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Got it finished today, my second build to be completed this weekend.

1:24 Tamiya Toyota Sprinter Trueno kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Changed the colour this time round to Tamiya TS-54 Light Metallic Blue with TS-13 clear. Suspension lowered very easily, just redrilled the holes for the metal rod axles. Re-used the Longchamp XR-4 wheels from my original build as well as a few minor components.

1:24 Tamiya Toyota Sprinter Trueno kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Tamiya Toyota Sprinter Trueno kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Tamiya Toyota Sprinter Trueno kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Tamiya Toyota Sprinter Trueno kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1:24 Tamiya Toyota Sprinter Trueno kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

We didn't get this car as a 1:1 in the UK, it's basically a coupe version of the late '80s FWD Corolla. Tamiya use the same floorpan for their hatchback, but the coupe has an extra piece which clips onto the back end to suit the longer overhang. Although it's a snap-fix kit it doesn't suffer significantly, it was an enjoyable thing to put together.

Thanks for looking.

[doorsovdoon]

Well done:) It's a shame what happened to the originals but It's great to see them recreated and replaced. I look forward to next one.

[VanSpence]

That looks awesome. Don't think I have ever seen this kit and being a big fan of 80s and 90s cars, I can see I am missing out. 

Congrats on a great build! 

[RAMBENNA]

looks great, nice color 

[Michael jones]

I owned the later model Trueno GTZ and that was a great car. Very fast in the corners! Your builds look cool, great work.

[grodudulle77]

Nice look !! ??

[Spottedlaurel]

Thanks all!

On 11/2/2020 at 12:54 AM, VanSpence said:

That looks awesome. Don't think I have ever seen this kit and being a big fan of 80s and 90s cars, I can see I am missing out.

If you see one at a good price grab it! Same applies to the hatchback Corolla they also offered.

[slusher]

Super nice!

[Spottedlaurel]

2 hours ago, slusher said:

Super nice!

Thanks Carl.