Spottedlaurel

Great finished result and I like the backstory. Good to see one of these Couriers built. I vaguely started one last year, to be fitted with a '90s (ish) Thunderbird V6 engine because of a backstory. I mocked it up but remember the bed sitting a bit high, never got beyond that point!

Good to see, a clean build of an unusual subject. Nice work!

Love it, great photos too. Imagine the look and sound of it at 1:1 driving around NYC!

That's brilliant. The finished result looks so smooth, and the driver certainly adds some character to it!

Great to see this one finished Steve! Looks really good, and that interior is something else.

Very sharp build, nicely done. You have nowhere to hide with the black paint! I built the more basic Fujimi version earlier in the year, still got the Tamiya to do someday. Looks like it justifies a bit of attention to detail.

Great to see another one built, despite you saying it was a just a quick build it still looks really good. Certainly eye-opening to see where Hyundai have got to since the Pony!

Nice work Roger, interesting concept very nicely executed. Always good to try out some different ideas and have a bit of fun.

Fantastic work Chang! I'd really like to get hold of one of these kits. Someone I knew had a 1:1 example back in the late '00s, very rare even then. It's still around now I believe, but seems to be out of use on a driveway and not looking as good as above.

An interesting looking place there Pierre, and well done for moving everything OK. My built models are still in storage at the office, but after we moved into the new place last month and I started to build shelves and get the garage tidied up I brought most of the unbuilt kits home at the weekend: Just got the last 30-40 to go. At the moment it's still something of a WIP in here - I painted the blockwork side walls white but the rest of the floor needs to be painted, three more shelves built (plus a load more extending up into the loft) and a big sort-out and tidy-up to be undertaken. Also, these aren't the shelves they'll sit on, but I needed to bring the kits back and they'll be safe there for the moment. The timber shelves above are primarily for my magazine/brochure collection, there'll also be a load of ex-shop shelf units where all that stuff is in the middle of the floor. No room for another 1:1 car in there - I had to sell four to make this move work! At least I can keep my favourite Datsun undercover. Not yet sure how or where built stuff will be displayed. I'm hoping to get a cabinet up on the wall of my half of the study/studio/hobby room inside the house, perhaps including some storage space for WIPs, tools and materials and maybe one or two prized unbuilt kits.

Been a while since I've had anything to contribute in this section, but now our house move is out of the way I can get back to normal: Lexus looks like a nice model. 300ZX is a duplicate but was cheap, especially considering it's got a separate engine/gearbox assembly that could easily go into something else (like Tamiya's previous-gen 300ZX, or an Aoshima Nissan Cedric/Gloria which come with a top half engine only).

Hello Michael! Good to see you here. Great work on this kit, not one I'd have the patience for.

I've had a busy summer and have got out of touch with WIPs here, but it's great to be reminded of this one and see how it's progressing - looks fantastic Steve!

Great to see some more making it across the line, they look great, and also to see others making good progress. My house move (not something I knew I'd be doing at the beginning of the year) has rather delayed progress on current kit builds. However, I brought the WIPs and tools home the other day and as I've done the body paintwork on my entry I reckon I can get it done by the end of November.........

Not a challenge I'd be up for, but what about "One piece at a time" Cadillac by Johnny Cash?! I think I'd go for something simple like a shiny Datsun (or Buick!) thanks to Sheryl Crow. I also like the birth year idea. Got one or two things in the stash which would cover me for 1970.

Fancy curtains! Looks like you have plenty of room. I look foward to getting to that stage. My accomplishment is something of a step backwards, as it looks like our house move should happen at the end of next week and I realised I'm not going to have time to finish anything off. Before: After: That lonely-looking little bundle contains most of my current WIPs. Spent a fair bit of time at that bench (actually an old drawing board), now it's on the skip pile and everything's boxed-up. The built models were packed and moved to my workplace a week or two ago, the unbuilt kits can wait a few more days

I really like what you're doing here, it's worked-out very well.

I failed to complete this during my two-week holiday, which ended three weeks ago! With the forthcoming house move my time and attention has been required elsewhere, but this weekend I found a couple of hours to make some progress - I'm determined to get one more across the line in my time here! Interior just brush-painted with various shades of Revell/Humbrol enamel. May not be super-accurate, but it looks the part. With the standard suspension fitted I could see how it worked with the accessory wheels - some work required! This is where I'd got to at the end of my holiday. Moving-on to this weekend. Underside shot, for what it's worth. I'm treating this as a curbside build, so what's happening here is just to hold the wheels in the right place. The kit's suspension is really nicely recreated and went together well, it gave me an appreciation for how these work at 1:1. If I built one in more standard guise it'd certainly warrant more time and effort, but that's not the purpose of this exercise. If I can I'd like to retain the posable wheels up front, so after lots of trimming and shaving this is where I am: The wheels are just mocked-up, I still have a bit of work to do on their final position and the ride height, but it's nearly there. Only other significant job to do is paint the dark trim inside the glass, then final assembly. I was going to fit a larger rear silencer, but the accessory set is now packed and not immediately accessible. I may try and find a set of front brake discs - those with the kit are too small but it depends on what I can find with the few kits I have easy access to.

They sound like the wheels I got with an Aoshima Y30 Cedric, they went very nicely on a '65 Corvette.

That looks great! I can see there was a lot of work required on the window trims and other brightwork, it's come out really well.

I saw this first time around and liked it, then came back for another look and comment and it'd gone, so I'm glad to see it's reappeared! Nice work, a very '90s Honda colour for it and the OEM bumpers have turned out really well. Could the bumpers off an Aoshima Accord wagon also be used I wonder?

Yes, good luck Pierre! Hope you get some out on display again soon Chris. Having spent most of my recent spare time bundling-up quite a few thousand old car magazines and getting them down to a rented 20' storage container along with books, brochures, my children's old toys and random stuff from the house that we probably shouldn't have kept/still be keeping, I shall be moving onto the models and diecasts this weekend. As our move is very local I don't have to worry about them surviving a long road trip or being handled by the removal guys, but I'll still be using plenty of bubble wrap etc. I have some spare space in my office, might even get them down there so they're completely separate - I'd hate for them to suffer due to an avalanche of inexpertly stacked 1970s magazines!

Always a treat to see a new build from you Chang, and this one certainly doesn't disappoint! So clean, and fantastic paintwork - really something to aspire to (although I know I'll never get anywhere close!).

Very nicely done Steve. I'd happily run that as a 1:1.

I can't remember if I had anything for it "Under Glass", but there are some completed photos of it on page 62 here: