Aoshima RX-7

[wgflatliner]

This is the Aoshima "FD3S RX-7 by C-West"

if you saw anything on my threads with this model, it was a major pain in the neck. nearly every body piece needed reworking, including the 1mm gap between the headlight and fender.. the side mirrors (the actual flat piece that'd resemble the glass) were missing so i used BMF for that and winged it.

the chassis wouldn't sit correctly - it'd have all four tires on the ground, but a huge gap between the tire and the top of the wheel well. eh - it's good practice for body work for future models!

Please let me know what you think. I will get better day time outdoor pics when i can.

It's not perfect, but it's better than i thought it'd turn out!

enjoy!

(eh, i need to touch up the window trim some time.)

Edited December 2, 2009 by wgflatliner

[Lownslow]

i have this kit and after hearing your story i might trade it out. theres a tut out there where you remove sections of the car to fit the body kit

[wgflatliner]

i have this kit and after hearing your story i might trade it out. theres a tut out there where you remove sections of the car to fit the body kit

i'm not sure if my kit was just defective or not, but i also don't intend to dissuade people from buying a kit that they want to build. I had to remove sections of the body kit to get it to fit the body, as opposed to trimming the body. over all this build wasn't very fun to build at the point of working on the body. everything else was fun though.

[Lownslow]

i'm not sure if my kit was just defective or not, but i also don't intend to dissuade people from buying a kit that they want to build. I had to remove sections of the body kit to get it to fit the body, as opposed to trimming the body. over all this build wasn't very fun to build at the point of working on the body. everything else was fun though.

lol i know what you mean but i own a few FDs this one looked like a fail when i saw the kit but i was aware of its fit issues long ago

[wgflatliner]

lol i know what you mean but i own a few FDs this one looked like a fail when i saw the kit but i was aware of its fit issues long ago

heh, after this one, i can't wait to get my Tamiya kit that includes the motor. i know the fitment will be 10x better, and the over all quality better.

[Nick F40]

Wow, very nice, came out really good. I like the exhaust treatment.

[jbwelda]

yeah i was going to say the exhaust system looked very nice. great job overall especially if this didnt fit together too well! most all body kits i have put on, coming with the kit in question, not aftermarket ones, never really fit too well and require a lot of filling and trimming and adding of pieces here and there. but when you look at the real cars, they dont really fit very well to begin with, but with a model we like to keep em looking trim and fit!

great job there!

[wgflatliner]

thanks for the kind words everybody