Tamiya Toyota 86

[Rbray47]

I bought this from ebay a couple weeks ago. It was listed as "new in bags". Not quite. I didnt study the pics well enough. Someone primered the body parts and sprayed a parts tree black. The bumpers were attached and a couple of glue fingerprints had been primered over. Easy fix, but a little annoying. Oh well. 

After realigning the bumpers and sanding everything smooth, I painted it Tamiya coral blue over Mr Hobby gray primer. I scratchbuilt several engine bay parts, like the ABS module, overflow tank, Perrin style intake pipe, AC lines, and clutch master. I converted it to left hand drive using parts from an Aoshima BRZ. The dash, firewall, and cowl fit pretty close as is, but the Aoshima console didn't. I ended up cutting both kits consoles apart and playing with pieces until it fit and covered the hole in the tub. I also made a muffler, bash bar, and used Aoshima 19" Advan T61 wheels.

[galaxyg]

Looks great. Those wheels suit it well. How was the hub conversion to take Aoshima wheels on Tamiya hubs?

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice! That's a pretty cool color for that car!

[Rbray47]

59 minutes ago, galaxyg said:

Looks great. Those wheels suit it well. How was the hub conversion to take Aoshima wheels on Tamiya hubs?

Pretty easy. I ground down the Aoshima mounts until there was just a shallow 1mm or so hole and glued styrene rod to mimic Tamiya wheels. The rod (I don't know the size) acts the same as Tamiya, so everything lined up and went in perfectly. 

[Jim B]

Great looking Toyota. Well done. 

[bondo bill]

looks good in that color