73 Toyota Celica GT Liftback

[catpack68]

I finished this up today.Its the Hasagawa 73 Toyota Celica GT Liftback kit. The color is Tamiya TS-9 British Green with Splash 2k clear.I added a scratch built front spoiler. The Work Meister S1 deep dish wheels and tires are from M3 Models. The muffler is 3-D printed from an unknown source.The interior features Mr.Model plaid decals,a 3-D printed Momo steering wheel and Gofer photoetched seat belt buckles with masking tape belts. I have fun building it and I will build more JDM cars in the future. Thanks for looking.

Edited July 31 by catpack68

[michelle]

awesome work 
i need to get one of these 

[SpikeSchumacher]

Lovely build!

[89AKurt]

Those are nice kits, other than the motorized chassis and no engine.   Nice color choice!  Never heard of M3 Models before, the center of the lug nuts is a nice touch.
I would think these would be more popular, since they copied Mustang.  I built this Celexus doing a body swap with a Lexus, kind of overkill.

[catpack68]

7 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

Those are nice kits, other than the motorized chassis and no engine.   Nice color choice!  Never heard of M3 Models before, the center of the lug nuts is a nice touch.
I would think these would be more popular, since they copied Mustang.  I built this Celexus doing a body swap with a Lexus, kind of overkill.

Thanks! I found M3 models online while looking for the wheels.I don’t think this was a motorized kit.Heres a pic of the chassis.

[PappyD340]

Great looking build!

[89AKurt]

21 minutes ago, catpack68 said:

Thanks! I found M3 models online while looking for the wheels.I don’t think this was a motorized kit.Heres a pic of the chassis.

My mistake, eyes didn't see Hasagawa.  Now I "need" one of these kits too now.

[bondo bill]

looks good in that color

[charger74]

Very well done 👍🏻👍🏻

[Falcon Ranchero]

Looks cool. I’m getting quite a ‘68 Bullitt Mustang vibe from this. Definitely from the colour but even the body shape and rear end. Nice detailing too 👍

[espo]

Smooth paint finish and like the dark green color. The wheels give this a more aggressive look. 

[karbuildr]

Oh that's a sweet build. Beautiful color.

[XYHARRY]

Nice detail work, well done Scott. 

[Zippi]

Nicely done there Scott.  I'm liking that British Green with the Splash Paints 2k clear.

[catpack68]

Thanks for the comments everyone!

[1959]

Great looking build and very tasteful color and wheel choice.! Paint job looks excellent.

As an old american car guy I have lately found my self liking these earlier JDM cars and I have one of these kits too and it seems to be of  high quality. Too bad that Hasegawa kits don't have open hoods and engines. I have 3d printed engine waiting but it also needs the firewall and inner fenders so lot of work ahead but your build gives motivation.

Kimmo

[Nacho Z]

Very nice, Scott!

[Cosmic D]

Great looking wheels are a perfect match for this subject.

[ReduitRetro]

Wow! Great execution on this one, I think I need to add one of these to my build list. Nice job!

[Bainford]

Nice work, Scott. That is one cool Celica. The colour is perfect.

[STU111]

That is one tough looking Celica! Beautifully executed. 👍🏻

[DoctorLarry]

Velocity had a JDM show on for awhile. It was cool watching them build up cars with mostly imported JDM parts. I love the look but could never get the fender mirrors-they seem out of place. Your build is very nice and captures the look perfectly.

[slusher]

Awesome build!