Bronzekeg Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 built years ago right after kit was released. the sounds the 4 rotor engine makes put it in the top 5 best sounding cars in history. from the lumpy raspy idle to the top end scream it can be heard on you tube. check it out by entering Mazda 787b sounds. lots of video on there. the only Japanese manufactured car to win le mans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Very impressive model, Ken - it was the FIRST japanese car that won Le Mans and the ONLY one with a Wankel (rotary) engine. In recent past, Toyota has won the last 4 races there: 2018-2019-2021 and 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Outstanding model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Well done indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Very nice model......what colors did you use for the orange and green. Got one of these to do myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 3:30 PM, 1959scudetto said: Very impressive model, Ken - it was the FIRST japanese car that won Le Mans and the ONLY one with a Wankel (rotary) engine. In recent past, Toyota has won the last 4 races there: 2018-2019-2021 and 2021 I stand corrected, thanks for the input and info Helmut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 1:44 AM, slusher said: Outstanding model! thanks Carl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 8:08 AM, Gramps46 said: Well done indeed. thank you Gary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 9:56 AM, Rich Chernosky said: Very nice model......what colors did you use for the orange and green. Got one of these to do myself. thanks Rich, sorry I can't remember the paint names or brands. model was built nearly 30 yrs. ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Very well done, superb build! Friends who I've been to Le Mans with were part of the team out on the circuit as 'pit signallers' who would advise the pits by short wave radio of the team car's position on each lap of the 9 mile circuit. They also worked for Jaguar when they won the great race in later years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 3:34 AM, Bronzekeg said: thanks Rich, sorry I can't remember the paint names or brands. model was built nearly 30 yrs. ago. That's OK Ken. I did the Hasegawa of this car about the same time. I used Testors flourescent green and orange. The orange was OK right over the orange plastic but the green had to be done over white. With all the masking and the fact the flourescent wouldn't do decals without clear coat made this one tedious paint job. I have the Tamiya in my stash and was just wondering if there was an easier way. Guess I will just have to suffer. I admire yours because I know first hand all the work that went into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 23 hours ago, PatW said: Very well done, superb build! Friends who I've been to Le Mans with were part of the team out on the circuit as 'pit signallers' who would advise the pits by short wave radio of the team car's position on each lap of the 9 mile circuit. They also worked for Jaguar when they won the great race in later years. thanks for the input Patrick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: That's OK Ken. I did the Hasegawa of this car about the same time. I used Testors flourescent green and orange. The orange was OK right over the orange plastic but the green had to be done over white. With all the masking and the fact the flourescent wouldn't do decals without clear coat made this one tedious paint job. I have the Tamiya in my stash and was just wondering if there was an easier way. Guess I will just have to suffer. I admire yours because I know first hand all the work that went into it. thanks for the kind words Rich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Looks great. These kits cost a small fortune these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 6:45 PM, PappyD340 said: Looks great! thank you Larry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 9:26 PM, AlbertD said: Looks great. These kits cost a small fortune these days. thanks for the input Albert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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