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This is one of many builds that are languishing on my workbench, slowly but surely coming together. It is of Roy Revant's car from the anime Solty Rei. The first thing I noticed about it is how much it looked like it was derived from a 1st gen Ford Mustang, especially in the side coves and general front end shape. In fact, in this anime, most of the vehicles are modeled after real world cars and trucks, so it's only fitting. I found the best base to start with was a '63 Mustang II concept, partly because the styling is closer to Revant's car that the production model and partly because it's fully articulated with poseable steering and opening doors. The Lindberg version is used here ( I would have had no problem with using an original IMC kit, but this came along dirt cheap). Here, the rear quarter windows have been filled and a pair of styrene 'fins' have been glued to the rear fenders. Those will be feathered into the main bodywork. Marks have been made for the cutouts at the lower wheelwells. It appears to be part of some sort of otherworldly drive system. I intend to take a few liberties with this build and make it as if it was a live action movie car. The plan is for it to be powered by a small block Ford V8, probably a 289 or 302 hooked up to an automatic. Basically Pony running gear. Haven't decided on whether to go with the squared off turret top, though.

"Itasha" means Pain car in Japanese. This could refer to the pain you feel when looking at it or the cost to your wallet after building it :-) Basically an Itasha car is one that is covered in pictures of Anime, Manga, and Pop star decals. Some look really cool. I think the one I built does. Thanks for looking!