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Arrived yesterday. Tamiya Toyota TS050.

Nice Tim. Mine's sitting at the distribution center for my area, must have just missed the morning truck, so I have to wait till tomorrow now. Even though its a curbside, there is a decent amount of detail and the construction of the body is fairly complex to a normal GT style race car, should make the build more of a challenge. Good luck. I'll be watching your progress.

Couldnt tell from the pics that the sizing was off, but I'm now glad I've got all the German releases. If you go the after market decal route it shouldn't matter, but some of the after market sets still dont have all the decals needed, as the engine decals are still needed off the kit sheet, and the valve cover decals are missing from the US sheet.

The file on the decals is the same, it's just been cropped on the the US version. But the printer is definitely different. The quality is not even close.

Advisory to those that have gotten already, or plan on getting the Revell USA version of the new Ford GT Le Mans car, it looks like there are some misprints or just plain bad prints in the decal runs. A guy on a FB group I am part of posted pics of his decals sheet and the colours are off and the register of the print is mis-aligned. Also the sheet is smaller. The decals for the seatbelts /brakes/ engine and a few interior decals seem to be completely left off the print. Here's a link to the FB page so you can see the pics. I'll be holding off on any of the USA kits for the decals alone. US decals German decals.

Where'd you order from? That was quick. Mine's still not made it to Canada....I guess its on the "slow" plane.

My last visit to the Niagara Falls HL had nothing new, but lots of empty shelf slots. The tractor on it's own does nothing for me, but, I could see it as part of a truck diorama or something similar. But it does look cool, only cause its not something you see normally as a car model kit.

I'll get one of the AAR 'Cuda's for sure, but other than that, the only thing Revell is releasing that I see that interests me is the Ford GT. I've already got 6 of the German issues but will likely still pick up a few more of the US releases simply because they'll be a bit cheaper than the German kit. As of today there are vendors on Ebay and a few others that have the Ford GT's in stock. I saw Tower Hobbies has them listed as in stock and there were at least 4 different US Ebay vendors with them up, all between $22 and $24. So it looks like they beat their initial estimation for a June release.

The TS050 has been released in Asia. I preordered from Hobby Easy and it shipped this week, I'm hoping to have it by the end of next week. There are also a couple of listing up on Ebay as well. US price is about $47 shipped (a friend in Hawaii paid this). I found a set of instructions online and it looks like a fairly complex kit (despite the lack of an engine) and should amount to a challenging build. https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/2/1/3/1192213-75-instructions.pdf

Ahhh didnt know that there was a trim lvl for Gazoo on the Supra, makes more sense then that it would be just the street car then. I like the GT car but the street car doesnt appeal to me as much.

I thought the US releases weren't till June/July? Fantastic Jay. Good luck this weekend. Well done.

Aye, now, is it going to be a GT3 car or the JGTC car? My guess is the GT car and I wouldnt be surprised to see Gazoo come back to Le Mans next year with a Supra in the GTE Pro class since they've got no one to compete against in the P1 class. Rebellion does a decent job of trying to keep them honest but the Hybrids are in a class their own really. Unless Ford jumps (not likely for next year) Porsche and/or Audi come back I'm thinking a GTE car with the Supra is more likely.

Available now in Asian, or at least a few places. https://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/433adivnnzmc86pfvihm.html RCJAZ has them as well in stock. From what I can see it's missing the Total Le Mans decals and the WEC decals but otherwise looks like it's complete (minus the full engine and hybrid motor) but lots of detail The missing decals can be added if you have some after market sheets for the new Ford GTLM car. The Ford has the WEC decals and Shunko has a nice aftermarket set of the IMSA 2018 Daytona car that also has the 2018 US team numbers with the Total Le Mans decals. But Im sure someone will produce a supplementary sheet with the missing decals soon enough.

It is too bad Ford won't be continuing the factory effort beyond 2019. It is a shame that they participate for a couple years then back out. I do think it is possible for Ganassi to run the GT's for a couple more years in the GTLM/GTE Pro categories without full factory support since the cars really are only 4 yrs old, the current Vette's are just wrapping up their 6th season with the car, so the Ford's could last a couple more. Also, Ben Keating is running a GT this year at Le Mans in the GTE AM class, so it's possible he'll run it for a couple years in the GTD/GTE AM classes since it's a pretty pricey purchase for just a one off at Le Mans this year. Ford still has the GT4 Mustangs, but unless they try to develop the 2020 Shelby GT500 into a GT3 racer, it'll be sad to see them back out of top tier sports car racing. Tho it is possible to see them get back into the Prototype class with the twin turbo V6.

AWESOME JAY. Just AWESOME. Lights look perfect. Who's PE parts are those SMS? Can't wait to see it completed.

Jonathan is right, Mike's will likely have one. Once a Diecast is out of one someone will make a master out of it and then have copies made up. Mike's ends up with some of them to distribute under his brand, Powerslide. I've gotten both the Camaro and Camay that were done already. The Camaro is a little off, but workable, most wouldnt notice the inaccuracies but they can be fixed if desired. The Camry was pretty spot on as far as I could tell, but I'm not a huge NASCAR guy so I don't worry about being 100% accurate, as long as I feel it looks decent. I'm guessing we'll see a Mustang car before July. Price will be around $30-35 if the Camaro and Camry are any indication.

BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH, for that price I would have picked up a couple more had I been able to be there.

I got my first Ford GT from them. I was lucky enough to pick it online on the day of their contest and they had them listed for $34 US, with shipping to my US address it was $42. Even though I've never been there, they guys were very helpful on the phone and set me up with no hassles. Definitely a hobby store I'll visit when I finally get out to California.

With Tamiya having a booth there, thought they might of released the TS050 early. Brookhurst hobbies from California had the Ford GT weeks before anyone else in the US at their contest show. Would of been a good time to release that new kit on a race weekend. Not the exact same prototypes but close. Enjoy the race. I'll be watching online later today.

Just started on mine tonight. Has this happened to anyone else, I started in on the engine and I'm missing the oil pan. It looks like fell off the sprue at the factory prior to bagging. Anyone else missing any parts from this kit? I'm not going to bother trying to get a replacement, I dug up something acceptable from the parts box.

There is. I dont know the name of it, but guys like Joseph from Fireball Modelworks uses it. Maybe if you contact him he can tell you the correct name of the resin he uses. I have many sets of his tires and they are a soft resin. http://www.fireballmodels.info/

Its not just the numbers game, it has to do with licencing. With Ford allowing them to do the new Mustang GT4 car and the Ford GT they may do other items. As far as any other US cars its up to the manufacturer to give the ok to Tamiya or whomever. If Tamiya continues its relationship with Ford I'd really like to see the new Raptor and the Shelby GT500 down the road. Ford has been shipping lots of Raptors to China the last few years, so it's not totally without possibility.

This discussion is on the NEXT one, after the Toyota. The TS050 that won Le Mans last year is due out in April or May. The release that started this was for a 1/10 scale Porsche. It snowballed into kind of a wish list after that.

Ive got the same kit and had the same issue in the box, the rubber turned the plastic to goo and a bunch of parts are useless now. I troll ebay once in a while for another one at a reasonable price to replace or use to bash with mine in the hopes of building it some day

Looking good Ismael. Yeah, that after market set is a bit off on size, but tbh, most wouldnt notice unless it's pointed out. Waiting for more.