shoopdog Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Finished this Aoshima London Black Cab kit this week, one of five Aoshima kits given to me. I would have to say I’ve never seen one of these posted here before. Paint is Tamiya black over the molded black body, could have left it unpainted if it were not for mold lines. Thanks for looking.“The case of the bonnet open” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Great looking build. Unique way the kit did the engine, and the detail painting look good on this. I like the way the interior is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I picked one of these up at the same time I grabbed Revell's London Bus kit. You did a nice job. Paint in particular looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 That looks very nice. Not sure I ever saw one built up before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 The ubiquitous London black taxi. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Nice! I really like your interior work, especially the color choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Nice! I remember these very well with the suicide rear doors and fold down rear facing seats. One of these rear ended me during my driving lesson back in the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 A right jolly good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 12:30 PM, Gary Chastain said: Sharp build, looks good On 2/27/2022 at 7:22 AM, DRIPTROIT 71 said: Nice looking Freightliner! On 2/27/2022 at 7:37 AM, Jim B said: Yes, the instructions for these old AMT truck kits are pretty much horrible. Nice job on your White-Freightliner. On 2/27/2022 at 8:03 AM, ChrisR said: Nice! On 2/27/2022 at 11:38 AM, grodudulle77 said: Nice look !! 👍😀 On 2/27/2022 at 11:50 AM, Toys4Don2 said: Turned out great! On 2/27/2022 at 6:40 PM, Dutzie said: I like the contrast in colors, especially the black stacks and running lights. Nice work. On 2/27/2022 at 7:29 PM, PappyD340 said: Very sharp! Thank you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 11:49 AM, cobraman said: That looks very nice. Not sure I ever saw one built up before. On 3/12/2022 at 12:33 PM, Jim B said: The ubiquitous London black taxi. Very well done. On 3/12/2022 at 1:53 PM, bisc63 said: Nice! I really like your interior work, especially the color choices. On 3/12/2022 at 3:28 PM, doorsovdoon said: Nice! I remember these very well with the suicide rear doors and fold down rear facing seats. One of these rear ended me during my driving lesson back in the day! On 3/12/2022 at 10:07 PM, Kah puts said: A right jolly good job. Thank you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, shoopdog said: Thank you all! Somehow my comment on your Freightliner ended up over here. 😀 This one looks great as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 24 minutes ago, DRIPTROIT 71 said: Somehow my comment on your Freightliner ended up over here. 😀 This one looks great as well!! Not sure how that happened, looks like 7 others also.🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Beautiful rendition of the most recognized taxi in the world. When I bought that kit I was a little put off by the size, after some research I found out that the kit is closer to 1/22 than 1/24 so it looks bigger when compared to a true 1/24 scale. But it is a very nice kit as your model shows. Great build to be proud of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Great looking build! I'm curious what year this model represents... I imagine those 1:1's were manufactured for a number of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 14 hours ago, '70 Grande said: Great looking build! I'm curious what year this model represents... I imagine those 1:1's were manufactured for a number of years. Thank you! Sadly I've already thrown the box out that had some info on it. I'm thinking it said late 40' thru the 50's? On 3/14/2022 at 12:03 PM, happy grumpy said: Beautiful rendition of the most recognized taxi in the world. When I bought that kit I was a little put off by the size, after some research I found out that the kit is closer to 1/22 than 1/24 so it looks bigger when compared to a true 1/24 scale. But it is a very nice kit as your model shows. Great build to be proud of. 18 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thank you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 16 hours ago, '70 Grande said: Great looking build! I'm curious what year this model represents... I imagine those 1:1's were manufactured for a number of years. they made them from the late 40s/very early 50s right through til the 80s. The bodies didn't change too much in that time but the engines got upgraded quite often. Its also got the tightest turning circle of any car being able to do a 180 in just 2 lanes of traffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, stitchdup said: they made them from the late 40s/very early 50s right through til the 80s. The bodies didn't change too much in that time but the engines got upgraded quite often. Its also got the tightest turning circle of any car being able to do a 180 in just 2 lanes of traffic LOL, I did see that they were required to have a 28ft (8.535 m) turning radius mainly because of a traffic circle at the Savoy Hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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