martinfan5 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Just announced as part of Hasegawa All Japan Hobby Show kit announcements ( Oct 1st/2nd) , their next new tooling for 2023 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Nice, but I will probably wait for the kouki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 5 hours ago, fumi said: Nice, but I will probably wait for the kouki. What year would you consider the start of the kouki period for this car? I know it's used for the Z31 but I haven't seen it used in regards to the Z32. In any case, this looks like it will be a nice kit! I'm assuming it's a curbside since there's no engine pic, but it's nice to see the window masks and taillight mask decal! It will be interesting to see how it compares to the Tamiya kit, though that one is a 2+0 version and not the 2+2 like this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Really happy to see Hasegawa tackling this one in its announcements. They have really been hitting out of the park lately with their car releases so this ought to be another joy to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Nice to see a 2+2 done, don't think any generation Z 2+2 has been kitted before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 18 minutes ago, Justin Porter said: Really happy to see Hasegawa tackling this one in its announcements. They have really been hitting out of the park lately with their car releases so this ought to be another joy to build. I guess they figured there's enough of a market for the 2+2 given that it has never been kitted before. Be interesting to see what they make of this over the long term considering the "2+0" 300ZX is still in production at Tamiya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 I just remembered that some time ago Hasegawa made a 1/12 version that now goes for crazy money on eBay, I wonder if they still have those molds available or if they were lost to time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 4 hours ago, Jordan White said: What year would you consider the start of the kouki period for this car? I know it's used for the Z31 but I haven't seen it used in regards to the Z32. In Japanese publications and web sites they are defined as follow: 1989-1993 zenki: original model 1993-1998 chuki: new rear wing, HICAS changed from hydraulic to electric, brake calipers changed from aluminium to steel, boost gauge eliminated for the TT model, 2-seater model lost the T-bar roof 1998-2000 kouki: new bumper and aero, xenon headlights, return of the boost gauge, stiffened body, new sport suspension for the Version R 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) 5 hours ago, niteowl7710 said: I guess they figured there's enough of a market for the 2+2 given that it has never been kitted before. Be interesting to see what they make of this over the long term considering the "2+0" 300ZX is still in production at Tamiya. It has created quite a sensation among Japanese modellers as the 2by2 widely outsold the 2-seater in Japan, and they can now recreate the car they or their relatives owned back then. I can already foresee standard version of zenki/chuki/zenki, and the Fuji Speedway safety car. Substituting the wheels in the chuki kit with the kouki BBS would yield the BBS edition. The Tochigi prefecture highway patrol car is also possible. Then there are the resin wing and front lip special editions, as well as the various decal special editions. Edited September 6 by fumi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 YYYAAAAAAZZZ Very, VERY cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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