Brudda Posted June 19, 2023 Posted June 19, 2023 A DeAgostini 1/8 Mazda cosmo. 1967. Kind of a funky little car. Total 1967 Japanese design. Meaning it’s a little weird. The quality of the model seems pretty good but it’s early in the game. Here goes. It also comes with a rotary engine, a big one for display. Comes with one in the car also, here goes…… 1
Ace-Garageguy Posted June 19, 2023 Posted June 19, 2023 Cool. Surprised somebody tooled-up to produce a large-scale, expensive model of a relatively obscure car not well known these days. Lots of styling influences from other cars...T-bird, Alfa Duetto, etc. First time I saw an R100, I thought how well the little engine would fit in a Bug. I wrote to Toyo Kogyo asking for drawings of the trans mounting flange on the case and the flywheel/clutch assembly, never really expecting a response to a query from just some unknown guy. Couple weeks later they sent me a full set of engine exterior blueprints. Times sure have changed. 2
Brudda Posted June 19, 2023 Author Posted June 19, 2023 9 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Cool. Surprised somebody tooled-up to produce a large-scale, expensive model of a relatively obscure car not well known these days. Lots of styling influences from other cars...T-bird, Alfa Duetto, etc. First time I saw an R100, I thought how well the little engine would fit in a Bug. I wrote to Toyo Kogyo asking for drawings of the trans mounting flange on the case and the flywheel/clutch assembly, never really expecting a response to a query from just some unknown guy. Couple weeks later they sent me a full set of engine exterior blueprints. Times sure have changed. WOW really cool.
Bainford Posted June 19, 2023 Posted June 19, 2023 Very interesting and unexpected subject. Things look quite good so far, though I must say I am disappointed to see the bonnet chrome script represented with a tampo printed (or whatever) solution. Using decals or tampo printing of body script fails completely in 1/25, and I would think is most inexcusable in 1/8. Nonetheless, very cool subject, and I'm looking forward to watching it come together.
Brudda Posted June 20, 2023 Author Posted June 20, 2023 13 hours ago, Bainford said: Very interesting and unexpected subject. Things look quite good so far, though I must say I am disappointed to see the bonnet chrome script represented with a tampo printed (or whatever) solution. Using decals or tampo printing of body script fails completely in 1/25, and I would think is most inexcusable in 1/8. Nonetheless, very cool subject, and I'm looking forward to watching it come together. Thank you Bainford. That decal ( more like an outline) is just there so you can put the pe emblem over it. I think it’s pe. Here is a pic of it. Have assembled the front suspension. Has adjustable shocks. So far it’s an easy assembly. The big motor is for display. It is not totally assembled yet. . Has batteries so it must do something.
Bainford Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 8 hours ago, Brudda said: Thank you Bainford. That decal ( more like an outline) is just there so you can put the pe emblem over it. I think it’s pe. Here is a pic of it. Cheers Bruce. Much better. Thanks for the explanation. Very interesting subject matter here, and the large display engine is a really cool touch.. 1
Brudda Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 Mazda rotary and transmission. The big rotary is comming along. The spark plugs light up. I don’t know why , but I’ll find out. 2
Brudda Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, cobraman said: Pretty cool looking kit. Thank you Ray, yes it fits real good so far. Weird subject. Not usually my cup of tea. As far as fit and finish goes, it’s right with the Toyota 2000 GT.
Brudda Posted June 25, 2023 Author Posted June 25, 2023 More parts added to the engine. Pretty cool tech for the time. 2
Brudda Posted June 29, 2023 Author Posted June 29, 2023 Engine installed. So far this model is engineered well. The parts fit really nice. Starting to get into this rare car. 2
Brudda Posted July 5, 2023 Author Posted July 5, 2023 Seats assembled well. Air cleaner installed and big engine just about finished. Diff assembled. 2
Brudda Posted July 5, 2023 Author Posted July 5, 2023 2 hours ago, cobraman said: Looking good, love the seats ! Thank you Ray. They are padded like the cobras. Working headrests.
Mittagskind Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 The seats look very realistic and in generally the kit seems to be in high quality. 1
Brudda Posted July 7, 2023 Author Posted July 7, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 11:23 PM, Mittagskind said: The seats look very realistic and in generally the kit seems to be in high quality. I wish the Miura I did had this quality. The fit and finish is really good. The Miura was a fight.
Brudda Posted July 16, 2023 Author Posted July 16, 2023 Ok…. Changing direction on this build. Was going to build it out of box but changed my mind. . The color is going to be a white pearl with a blue cast. I have a pic of the pearl to give you an idea what it looks like. Probably going to have to modify the suspension to lower the car. Bought some 1/8 scale rc tires and wheels. Machined the back of the wheels to fit. Going to paint the rims. Now the build is fun. Was supposed to build it out of box for DeAgostini, but cannot do it stock. I will get in trouble but … oh well. Prepping the body for paint. The white is a great base for the pearl. ……… I am instructed to build a gull wing Mercedes for Agora . My friend Mark is letting me loose on this kit. Soo it will be black with a red interior. Getting ahead of myself. 2
Nacho Z Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 This is the first time that I have checked in on this thread. Wow!, I’m glad I did. I agree about the uniqueness of this car. For me it is one of those, the more I see it, the more I like it. I can’t wait to see the next update on this one.
cobraman Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 Nice color , I’m sure you will do another knock out paint job !
Brudda Posted July 16, 2023 Author Posted July 16, 2023 11 hours ago, Nacho Z said: This is the first time that I have checked in on this thread. Wow!, I’m glad I did. I agree about the uniqueness of this car. For me it is one of those, the more I see it, the more I like it. I can’t wait to see the next update on this one. Hello John, this is a strange little car. It has a lot of innovation. Wankel engine, rear suspension is a little different. The car redlined at 9000 rpm. The styling is a little different. Has a little pininfarina front with a t bird like rear. Cool little car. Was expensive for the time. Like the 2000 GT Toyota. You could buy a 427 corvette for the same price. So it did not sell well in the US. Only around 1500 were made, and out of those only a few made it to America.
Brudda Posted July 16, 2023 Author Posted July 16, 2023 9 hours ago, cobraman said: Nice color , I’m sure you will do another knock out paint job ! Thank you Ray. Will try to paint this today.
Brudda Posted July 16, 2023 Author Posted July 16, 2023 Painted. Looks stock with a little blue pearl. 2
Brudda Posted July 16, 2023 Author Posted July 16, 2023 Just now, Brudda said: Painted. Looks stock with a little blue pearl. Cannot see the blue in the pic. Looks like a silver white pearl in the pics. In person, you can see the blue.
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