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You can check out the kit here

This is for me is my most looked forward to kit of 2022.

For those of us who import using HLJ, they have it listed https://www.hlj.com/1-24-scale-nissan-fairlady-z-rz34-tam24363

And its up for pre order in Japan , with release set for Dec, 3131 Yen so about $22 US right now. https://www.1999.co.jp/10913743 Waiting on HLJ to list it for export.

I agree, it wont float many boats, but the R30 is deserving of a better quality/detailed kit tooled up, all the current ones are starting to get very long in the tooth if you will, all going to back to the early 80's, and its meet the race car requirement too, decent candidate for sure.

Yeah within the next week the pre orders should be up. It will be interesting to see what Hasegawa has in store too.

I didnt think they could do it, but they raised the bar even higher.

Spotmodel has a release date showing for Mid Dec , that means it should more than likely be out in Japan some time in Nov. https://www.spotmodel.com/product_info.php?products_id=57140&language=en&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=mail&utm_campaign=530

On top of that, my understanding from doing research on the CV I built a few years ago, the software they used was created solely for the CHP bar as they wanted functions that were not standard. Anyways, good work thus far.

Too grew with the 80s and 90s stuff, I want it too.

Well said! you are on point with everything you said and is on point, even though I am a few years younger than you, I am just like your teens, I could not care any less about 50's 0r 60's or Vettes. I am very ecstatic that Round2 is spending some money tooling up two new modern subjects. I just want what the same thing that current demographic that is getting catered too, kits of the cars I grew with up, 80's and 90's , its the same thing they are getting, cars they grew up with.

I like the way you think!

Ohh yeah, agreed.

Models By Dave I think makes one in resin, I have two of them http://www.modelsbydave.com/?fbclid=IwAR3oZo0bI8hCiaAE7g7tNIWIP9oensAV_wkg7NehU6IgP3QQsrvdO2q03F8

The AMT Ford '77 Van is another one that could be forward dated some , I think only change needed for the later years is to fill turn signals are in the body, with the later years being apart of the headlight/grill piece. Hold up, The 124inch WB length was ran till 1984, so they could update it to cover the 79-83 MY without lengthening the WB

Ahh yes, Dajban style, good call!, that would be a popular kit in Japan .

Forget back dating, its 2022, front date it, I believe the body stayed somewhat the same thru the 93MY(minus the changes for the new front grill piece), I agree with the above on the wheels, tool up a set of the steel and caps they ran. I wonder if they could modify the front end to bring the van into the 3rd Gen which ran from '93-'03.

Leave it on, that tab supports the rear of the body , its up to you if glue is used on that part.

It sounds like from what was posted in a Japanese FB model group, Tamiya is planning on a Nov release to coincide with the release of the Zed there in Japan.

Adding some numbers to this The 370Z Kit is 175mm, Width: 77mm The New Zed kit is Length 183, width 84 as seen above in the kit info. The GR 86 shared some of those "dirty bits" with the original tooling, I think it was maybe less than 5% of the over tooling.

No surprise ,took them long enough to announce it ? My only issue with this kit is , its gonna be very hard to decide between the blue and the yellow to paint it with.

Nice work.

For me, "retro" box art really doesnt keep my boat a floating if you will, not that there are hasnt been any that I like, sure there has been.

Very nice!

The Silverado getting the S-10 treatment and calling it a "Street Custom", must be the new name for , "we can't fully put it back to stock". It shouldnt be terribly hard to raise the ride a bit to get it close to stock if thats how one wants to roll.