ShawnS Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Hi Guys, Here is the Toyota Sprinter that started 63rd and finished 26th in the 1984 Bathurst 1000 driven by Australian legend Bob Holden with co-driver Alexandra Surplice. This build took parts from these 3 different kits. The GT apex kit supplied the most parts with the wheels and racing interior coming from the TRD Levin. The Trueno kit supplied the Sprinter tail lights. Those Aoshima AE86 kits were pretty good to deal with with crisp detail and great fitment but they don't all come with engine detail so do your research if you want one with an engine. This is the car in action. and this is the model. Too many changes, tweaks and additions to mention and there is a lot of hidden detail on the engine that was ultimately a waste of my time but as we all know it just has to be that way. I did the fabrication and the painting at the same time that I did this Corolla 1600 GT last year but I did the final construction just a couple of weeks ago. It was good to finally finish this one after walking away from it last year and it makes a nice addition to my shelf. Thanks for looking and if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Cheers ShawnS 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Cool, these japanese race cars just look more purposeful than the others. maybe its because the body looks more stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Great looking Toyota. Really well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 A perfect replica! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Always enjoy your work Shawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971Hans Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Special and unique ! I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Scully Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 A top class build , well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Excellent build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Certainly did your homework on this one. Great attention to detail and very nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnS Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 Thanks guys. I did document my progress and the extra work that went into this build so I will throw in some extra pics with explanations. The kits come with full exhaust molded in to the underbody so I had to remove the exhaust and fill in the gaps. The front suspension and cross member have a big guard molded with it and I had to remove the guard and rebuild the whole lot. I removed the fuel tank from the underbody and rebuilt the area to represent the pressed steel floor of the 1:1 AE86 I used the under bonnet bracing from ZoomOn. Unfortunately the ZoomOn PE is made for the long nosed Trueno kit so I had to trim the front to fit. I got it to work. The engine bay in the kits doesn't come with a detailed firewall so I had to make a new one. Also note in this pic the engine mount bases I added to the front cross member as the kit also doesn't come with any type of engine mounts and the steering shaft that I made as well. Engine detail in progress with the heater hoses and a water pump from a Fujimi BMW. This pic also shows the engine mounts that were scratch built too. Most of this is hidden on the finished model. The oil cooler is more hidden detail. Winged sump, dipstick, alternator with brackets, and a pulley and belt setup that is cut down from the original kit item. After the fan belt broke during assembly I replaced the pulleys with individual 3D printed items and used black tape for the fan belt. (sorry no pics). The stripped out interior in the TRD Levin kit doesn't come with door cards and the road car items weren't accurate for my model so I had to scratch build the door cards. 1. The wheels were too deep so I had to fix that too. 2 and 3. To get the correct depth I made a spacer and glued it to the side of a razor saw and pressed it down firmly on the mat. 4. I gently moved the wheel across the saw blade to get an even cut around the wheel. 5. With the wheel now separated into two pieces I sanded them down to the correct width. 6. Original wheel on the left and the modified one on the right. The tyres come from the old Fujimi BMW M3 racing kit. And finally please don't think for a second that everything went well. Just as I peeled the tape off the roof after touching up some of the red paint the white paint decided to spectacularly let go of the roof. After 20+ years of using Tamiya TS sprays I had never seen this before. I stripped the paint from the rest of the roof and repainted the whole car except for the black and managed to prevent a full strip and repaint job. I was so annoyed that I walked away from the model for over a year. There you go guys, just a little sample of the big effort I put into to this little car. Thanks for looking and thanks for your kind words and comments. Cheers ShawnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 A tremendously faithful recreation! Well worth the effort. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Love the details and it came out fantastic! You basically made a great car out of nothing! Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 This looks like some real good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presnell Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 A lot of fantastic work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 This is a lot of very impressive working getting the small things right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smilesperhour Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 This is fantastic build to look through and a really cool car to model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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