Zoom Zoom Posted November 5, 2017 Posted November 5, 2017 Tamiya MX5 + Plamoz RF & Club Edition conversion sets. Custom mixed TS paints, Alclad black chrome finish on the BBS wheels. Have worked on this off and on (mostly off) since June. Debuted yesterday (Nov. 4th 2017) at the ACME Southern Nationals.
da_ashman Posted November 5, 2017 Posted November 5, 2017 Great work Mr Zoom Zoom! Looks awesome, Love the black chrome on the wheels & the colour is fantastic!!!!
kelson Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 Plamoz has great products!,your MX5 looks great!,great color choice!.
Phildaupho Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 Beautifully done model of a very attractive car. I currently drive a 2007 MX-5 retractable which I love but every time I see one of these new ones I like them more and more.
donb Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 Great work Mr Zoom Zoom! Looks awesome, Love the black chrome on the wheels & the colour is fantastic!!!!I agree
Erik Smith Posted November 6, 2017 Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) Very nice work. Great looking model.Did you mess with the ride height at all? It sits perfectly. Edited November 6, 2017 by Erik Smith
Zoom Zoom Posted November 6, 2017 Author Posted November 6, 2017 Very nice work. Great looking model.Did you mess with the ride height at all? It sits perfectly. Thanks! The ride height is 100% out of box. This is one of Tamiya's best kits ever for fit/finish. The Plamoz wheels and front Brembo brakes fit the kit like they were made by Tamiya. As they should, the two conversion kits were not inexpensive. There was some issue w/the decklid/C pillar piece, I needed to use some styrene strips to optimize the fit on the sides and at the very back, so that the removable top piece would fit properly and the panel lines would look uniform. The MX5 body I had carved up previously to try a different hardtop, which failed, but I had left enough material to do the RF conversion when it became available, so it was completely salvageable at that point.
Zoom Zoom Posted November 6, 2017 Author Posted November 6, 2017 Beautifully done model of a very attractive car. I currently drive a 2007 MX-5 retractable which I love but every time I see one of these new ones I like them more and more. Thanks! I have an '06 soft top, it's a really fun car and lots faster than my previous '96 NA, and more capable after I did suspension work. I love the style of the RF but I have heard that wind noise is an issue w/the open top. I guess I have to reserve judgement until a drive. Not an issue with a model
Jhedir6 Posted November 7, 2017 Posted November 7, 2017 A Miata Bob? Thought you hated those cars...so surprised to see you build JUST one.Love it. Nice work.
Zoom Zoom Posted November 7, 2017 Author Posted November 7, 2017 A Miata Bob? Thought you hated those cars...so surprised to see you build JUST one. Love it. Nice work. ...thanks! Tamiya MX5's are the Lay's potato chips of Miata-lovin' model builders. You can't build just one. I have built a trio. Yet I haven't built a replica of either my '06 nor '96. Guess I was having more fun driving, and left the model stuff to those I'd like to drive...yeah, that's as good an excuse I have at the moment!
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