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Model shops in here are taking pre-orders for around US $42.
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13 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:
If you step back and look their manufacturer licenses are multi-use...with the exception of the Lancia Delta S4 which has two releases, Volvo with two releases, and the Cruze will have it's 2nd release finally next month.
Speaking of Volvo, they hinted an S40 on Facebook last year. There is also a Vauxhall Cavalier hinted but Opel and Vauxhall are no longer GM. The last car hinted was the Alfa 155.
I am hoping the Peugeot license would lead to a 406 down the road. And maybe a Primera or Pulsar GTi-R for the Nissan license, if Hasegawa doesn't do it first.
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Surprised me that they haven't done the 190E Evo 2 yet. That thing has cult status as far as the Guia race is concerned.
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On 3/2/2021 at 3:08 AM, yellowsportwagon said:
Killer job man. Who made the wheels and tires?
Orange Wheels.
Chromed:
https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10402388
Plain:
https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10402384
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4 hours ago, Erik Smith said:
I have never like those stock wheel covers. Hopefully a "custom" version will come out later similar to the Skyline 2000GT.
The Watanabes from the Skyline will work just fine, and they are the de facto wheels on most 240ZG.
1 hour ago, Erik Smith said:It will be interesting to see how the metal window and headlight trim works. Seems like it would be really difficult to get metal to conform the the curves.
My guess is they would be metal stickers like they did with their classic car line before. The front and rear windshield trims would be tricky; in real life it is a chrome strip sandwiched between the rubber trim.
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On 1/14/2021 at 2:23 PM, niteowl7710 said:
I would expect they would have to, at some point, do a LHD dash board if they want to be able to produce any of the race cars that ran at the 24hrs of Spa, or elsewhere in the ETCC because those were all built/fielded by Toyota Belgium and were LHD models.
The European fielded cars were the pre-facelift version and would need an entirely new body to change the side molding and rear license plate housing, I doubt Hasegawa would go that far. The post-facelift version as made by Hasegawa seemed to have raced in Spa in RHD config, and can be easily produced from the existing tooling.
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Really didn't see this coming. All new tool with a "realistically depicted engine" and hinged hood, plus plated metal parts for window frame and headlight covers. Featured release for early 2021.
https://www.tamiya.com/japan/featuredreleases_early2021.html
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There are free SSL certs, which this site already uses. By all means use HTTPS, it is already here.
It is probably ok to not encrypt what kinds of paints we use, or what our latest model purchase was, or photos of our models. But don't forget your password also get passed along to the site when you login in. Even if you only use it for this site (which you should), it would still be terrible if someone steals it and uses your ID to post something you normally wouldn't.
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On 7/4/2020 at 8:16 AM, Rob Hall said:
Pretty sure every generation of Supra (and Celica) has been of unibody construction....surprised none of the kits of this generation have been made w/ the targa top, I remember that being popular on the 1:1s back in the day.
Japanese modellers have posted the inside shot of the Hasegawa body on Facebook, the recess lines for scribbing out the targa top are there.
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16 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:
All I gotta say is I hope someone actually remembers to finishing tooling the wheels, cause I don't know what impact tool is gonna take off those wheel nuts as currently showing.
I expect separate wheel nuts for ease of painting. Hasegawa has been doing this for most of their recent kits, even when it is not entirely necessary.
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Makes sense as this particular scheme of 1993 Taisan was never released before and Tsuchiya "Drift King" Keiichi drove it to victory. It also helps snag sales as people who cannot wait for the Calsonic version will get this first and get the Calsonic one afterwards anyway. If it is done the other way round a lot of people will stop at one.
From Hasegawa's web site the kit will come with proper single wiper, trunk lid with the fuel filler holes opened as well as brake ducts, race suspension, aero mirrors and proper interior bits.
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First saw it in Facebook, supposed to be an all new kit. I can't read Korean and all the words are embedded in the pics, it would be great if someone else can get more information out of it.
http://www.academy.co.kr/1p/1p_plaview.asp?pView=PLA0000005&pCode=1985&pScale=PLA0000005
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On 10/18/2020 at 1:59 PM, Spottedlaurel said:
Is that for real?! Never seen that version before.
Foresaw the day when Toyota would use BMW diesel engines and the Supra would become a badge-engineered Z4.......
There is also a Benz Soarer in the same series. Whether it would lead to something in real life remains to be seen.
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Race versions with different liveries and wheels are a given, they have already tooled the faces for all 4 types of mirrors used by different teams in the chrome sprue. The projector light housings, which are not used by most of the teams, are also on its own sprue. With the Nismo bits all on a separate sprue, I would also expect Spec V and Spec V-II variants with new BBS wheels but without the Nismo sprue.
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Hasegawa has officially announced the kit, tentatively for Dec 24 release:
http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/hc40/
Test shots here:
http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/hc40b/
From the layout the Group A race cars and the 3.0 Turbo A are a given after this release; they have already tooled the Momo steering wheel for the Turbo A. The Twin Turbo R is possibe down the road with new Recaro seats and wheels. Export version is not likely, the rear side moldings are molded solid to the body and do not have provision for side markers.
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Hasegawa has shown photos of the built up, looks very promising. Finally the Nismo sidestep and the front bumper ducts are properly scaled and not a huge blob of plastic.
My only gripe is the tyres, nicely done Pirelli P7 with side wall engraving that should have been Potenza RE71. But I guess I can live with that.
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On 9/29/2020 at 12:03 PM, peteski said:
No email address is given, so I guess one has to call, fax or snail-mail them the orders, or ask questions. That is so 20th Century.
There is actually an info@sefinecast.co.uk e-mail address in the front page and a sales@sefinecast.co.uk e-mail address in their PDF catalog. Why they don't put it on their sales page is beyond me.
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On 9/8/2020 at 10:46 PM, niteowl7710 said:
The Reebok livery driven by Hasemi to the 1991 Championship would be much appreciated. For some reason, other than a long out of print Studio27 sheet nobody has made decals for that car.
Licensing issue with Adidas? Seems both Aoshima and Fujimi issued Reebok Skylines in 2004, one year before Adidas started the takeover process of Reebok.
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13 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:
I have to say I'm very leery of their choice to turn their Lancer into a rally car and kit the EXACT same 1982 Finland 1000 Lakes livery that NuNu is doing, and will have to market 2-3 months earlier. It seems like the potential to split customers and in the end not sell well for either company.
I heard many Japanese modellers are holding their purchase for the Lancer until they see the Hasegawa release, even when Beemax released theirs one year ahead. I think this is going to hurt NuNu more.
A lot of modellers will buy the rally kit and build it has street custom. It would be easier for them to get the Hasegawa kit and order sprue J from after service for the RHD dash board. That should also help them move their kits.
16 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:Lots of scope for racing versions too, which they like to offer.
12 hours ago, martinfan5 said:I am more looking forward to seeing what GrA stuff they do, I am pretty sure they are going to one in Calsonic livery and that will please me.
The Calsonic and Taisan are a given. I'd also like to see the Reebok, Kyoseki and HKS livery from the JTC, as well as the Castrol from Macau Guia winner and Zexel from Spa.
But whatever Hasegawa cannot do the aftermarket can easily fill the void, not only decal but also wheel and mirror sets.
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Reaction from Japanese modellers is overwhelmingly positive. It's a proper Nismo version, it will have correct projector or halogen headlights for different teams and it will have detailed interior for both street and race versions.
All the existing R32 kits have their fair share of problems. Tamiya's body is too muscular, the trunk area has some very nasty mold parting lines that are difficult to remove, the hood will not close with the wipers installed, and the A pillars are very prone to deform. Fujimi is supposed to be better proportioned but the interior leaves something to desire. Aoshima's body is too angular and it's quite clear the kit was designed in Aoshima's transition period with the awful shared chassis. All have badly defined headlight buckets for projector lights only, out of scale Nismo side steps and front ducts, a hole in the rear windshield and wiper motor in the package shelf which is wrong for the Nismo version and the race cars.
Hasegawa knows their market well, I have not seen any of their car release flop so far. The R32 will be a home run for them.
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I don't understand why people moan about the "new" Mustang. Sony actually bothered enough to model the 1971 Mustang Mach 1 as a premium car from Gran Turismo 5 onwards, with a detailed interior since GT6. The thing must have some global appeal across age groups.
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On 8/19/2020 at 9:41 PM, Deuces ll said:
Contrary to popular belief, but driftin' ain't racin'.... ?
In the same sense that stomping on the gas in a straight line is not racing.
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This site has HTTPS. Just type https:// instead of http:// in front of the URL.
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On 7/9/2020 at 2:20 AM, Rob Hall said:
Tamiya made a Sprinter Trueno of this generation, IIRC.... maybe they will reissue it. The US got the 2dr w/ the popup headlights of this generation, called the Corolla SR5 IIRC.
That Tamiya snap kit is a very nice kit. I think it was last reissued 10 years ago and it is fetching silly money now.
All export version got the Levin tail lights and Trueno front end. North American version also got different 5 mph bumpers without the cornering lamps.
Tamiya 1/24 240ZG
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Posted · Edited by fumi
Tamiya has posted product information. The window moldings and headlight cover frames will be separate chromed parts, and the wheel covers will be in 3 pieces similar to how it was done in the new Supra.
https://www.tamiya.com/japan/products/24360/index.html