Bennyg Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Hi fellas! Looks like Tamiya has got another 240Z in the pipeline. Cheers, Ben https://www.tamiya.com/japan/products/24367/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3CCrq7dtelC_ZcDfmV5kS6Sb7ELrsl-FAbLsiZptLH6JxkexMs4M3zspM_aem_AU5JUdR_zA0Hg9f25Tnjt6jDsjLGYMn4QqbydUuyQ4ffAzspmT5vsTN-7rG6Kw9otGU 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Yay! A short nose. Well, THAT opens up the possibilities... best, M. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Panasports/Minilites and side drafts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Tamiya sure knows where the bread is buttered, showing the factory built-up in the color scheme of the famous "Devil Z" from the popular comic Wangan Midnight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 So I guess we're all gonna pretend this doesn't have a LHD dash, scuttle panel, firewall and wipers? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I see this on the purchase list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 3 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Panasports/Minilites and side drafts! Take the bottom lip off the air dam and leave off the wheel arch extensions and you're well on your way to a Super Samuri, with rather less effort than some... 😜 best, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Great news, I have been waiting a long time for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 6 hours ago, niteowl7710 said: So I guess we're all gonna pretend this doesn't have a LHD dash, scuttle panel, firewall and wipers? Come with North American Spec Parts From Tamiya [Model details] ★Total length 172mm, total width 71mm, total height 52mm. ★Modeling a Fairlady 240Z equipped with standard custom parts of the time. ★Can also be assembled into the North American spec Datsun 240Z. ★The 2393cc inline 6-cylinder SOHC engine and auxiliary equipment such as the triple carburetor are precisely reproduced. Even after completion, you can open the hood and observe the densely finished engine room. ★Suspension is lowered. ★The RS Watanabe wheels have a two-part structure that makes it easy to paint them separately. Edited April 10 by Daddyfink 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 7 hours ago, niteowl7710 said: So I guess we're all gonna pretend this doesn't have a LHD dash, scuttle panel, firewall and wipers? Looks like it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Eyem bee needin a feww ah deeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 This looks very good. I might have to grab one to go with my ZG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Is that a custom grill. Seems odd. Either way, I'll be clearing room on the shelf for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I wonder if they will eventually make a standard factory-stock version with LHD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 23 minutes ago, peteski said: I wonder if they will eventually make a standard factory-stock version with LHD? See Daddyfink's post above... "Can also be assembled into the North American spec Datsun 240Z" IF that means what it says, it's 2 variable-venturi Zenith-Stromberg or Hitachi carbs, LHD, steel wheels, and hubcaps. Edited April 11 by Ace-Garageguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: See Daddyfink's post above... "Can also be assembled into the North American spec Datsun 240Z" IF that means what it says, it's 2 variable-venturi Zenith-Stromberg or Hitachi carbs, LHD, steel wheels, and hubcaps. All of that was in the original ZG kit, if this follows the pattern of the other Street Custom kits the new parts are added, but original parts are not subtracted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 At last! It was so obvious the kit was engineered with different versions in mind. With some components from the ZG there's scope to create a few different versions. Going to be interesting to see what other parts they include, that sprue above is completely different to anything in the ZG kit. The slight challenge I can see in creating a more stock Z is the front spoiler, which looks to be moulded-in with the headlight surrounds - it doesn't just attach to a stock valance under the bumper. Still might be a need to rob the nosecone from a Hasegawa Z if that's the way you want to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Not that I particularly mind - think I'll want my Datsun 240 lowered on the Watanabes anyway (and oh by the way, if the original parts are all there, you'll be able to do a ZG that way too) - but it seems you'll still have to raid a Hasegawa kit if you want a factory stock short nose. If those new trees are the only ones added, the air dam looks molded in with the new short nose piece. Might like two of these actually... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, Chuck Kourouklis said: Not that I particularly mind - think I'll want my Datsun 240 lowered on the Watanabes anyway (and oh by the way, if the original parts are all there, you'll be able to do a ZG that way too) - but it seems you'll still have to raid a Hasegawa kit if you want a factory stock short nose. If those new trees are the only ones added, the air dam looks molded in with the new short nose piece. Might like two of these actually... It is a "Short Nose" Z. I think it is just the way the grill insert is sitting that is throwing people off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 (edited) Sure, but that big airdam is molded in with the headlight nacelles. If you don't want that, you need to graft on a Hasegawa piece (which fits surprisingly well). *Edit* - unless there's something Tamiya isn't showing us... Edited April 11 by Chuck Kourouklis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Yes, I was hoping for a pedestrian street version (short nose no air dam). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 I reckon the safari rally version will eventually come out too. I better finish my first one. 😂 Ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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