Gregg Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 I got the new Tamiya Lexus LFA kit yesterday. WOW! I will be building this kit for the full review.
Scale-Master Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 As potentially cool as a pet troll could be, I would choose the LFA. Did they do a bit more detailing for the engine than they did with the GTR? Or do we have to wait to find out?
george 53 Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Ahhhhhaaaa Haaaaa, NO one CONTROLS a TROLL!!! THAT'S why they're TROLLS!!!!! Jus feed 'im occasionally (or not) an ferget 'im till he makes some kinda noise.
Dave Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 I asked the local LHS about ordering one, they said probably about $65.00. Buddy of mine has one, I have not seen it yet but I trust his opinion of sweeeeet! Has magnets to hold hood in place. Spoiler can be displayed closed or deployed. e got his from Hobby Search, $50+ but crazy shipping cost. ^ days from Tokyo to NC. Amazing considering whats going on there.
Zoom Zoom Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Anyone know the suggested retail price? Got mine a couple weeks ago $85 in the US full retail.
whale392 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Looks to be a very nice kit. I always thought the LFA was the next Supra, only in Lexus clothing. C'mon Toyota, we could use a new Supra!
Len Woodruff Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Got mine a couple weeks ago $85 in the US full retail. Does this come with left hand drive?
Zoom Zoom Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Does this come with left hand drive? No It's not like just a second instrument panel will work, there are other parts that would need to be changed as well (I don't have my kit with me at the moment). I saw the first LFA that was delivered in the US the morning after he brought it home. LFA #003, the guy ordered it in 2005. If the model were a US version I'd build it like the local one...but it is "only" silver (like 80% of all Lexus?), but still looks pretty wild. Black/red interior. I took tons of detail shots of it, too big a crowd around it to get overall shots. I'm happy to have the model, but I'd be buying multiples if it were a Ferrari 599 GTO or Lamborghini Aventador. Just sayin'....
Chuck Kourouklis Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) I'm pretty impressed widdit. Nice at least to have something from Tamiya saying "no, we're not asleep". Btw, Mark - wouldn'cha just paraphrase Marv from "Sin City"? "I love trolls. No matter what you do to them, you don't feel bad." Edited March 24, 2011 by Chuck Kourouklis
jbwelda Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 gregg, do you ever build anything you say you are going to build? just wondering because you seem to say that a lot but somehow i end up missing the finished product. ok then.
Erik Smith Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) WOW! This looks like one awesome kit. Pricey, but look what you're getting - full engine detail, full drivetrain, photoetch, window masks. Would love to see one built up! Edited March 24, 2011 by Coyotehybrids
gasman Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 its pricey, but if you some good internet shopping you should be able to find one for under $55 shipped.
Chuck Kourouklis Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 I got kind of a lame troll though. I mean if I had your last name I could see somebody, human or troll, having a tough time with the spelling. But my troll couldn't even spell "Taylor" correctly twice in a row. He got it once, then got thrown off the horse the second time he tried it. That's just poor troll quality control, if you ask me. I expected more, frankly. I mean, if I was going to get my very own troll you'd hope it could at least learn to spell my name right...dare to dream, right? Oooh. Yeesh. That is lame. Eh, well. Somebody out there has an "A"-game, I'm sure...
sjordan2 Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) WOW! This looks like one awesome kit. Pricey, but look what you're getting - full engine detail, full drivetrain, photoetch, window masks. Would love to see one built up! I bet most of you (especially Bob Downie) can tone down those chrome wheels. Another shot here: http://www.toycollector.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=nuremberg-2011-tamiyas-new-1-24-lexus-lfa-kithtml&Itemid=87734 You can find a few more if you search in Google images. Edited March 25, 2011 by sjordan2
Chuck Most Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 AND IT HAS AN ENGINE!!!! May sound weird coming from a hot rod fanatic like me, but I really dig this car. Must pick up a couple of these... one to build, and one to pirate the engine for another project...
Zoom Zoom Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 I bet most of you (especially Bob Downie) can tone down those chrome wheels. Yeah, I'm not a big fan of polished wheels. I'm pretty sure the LFA wheels can be silver, polished, gray, or black.
Zoom Zoom Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 AND IT HAS AN ENGINE!!!! May sound weird coming from a hot rod fanatic like me, but I really dig this car. Must pick up a couple of these... one to build, and one to pirate the engine for another project... That's one 'spensive engine there, Chuck That said, it's nice. Though I might be tempted to do a bit of self-casting to save a few $$ and make more than one
Chuck Most Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 That's one 'spensive engine there, Chuck That said, it's nice. Though I might be tempted to do a bit of self-casting to save a few $$ and make more than one I like where you're going with that second part... As for the first? That's the beauty of modeling. You can build a car that you could never,ever afford in real life and/or one that would easily get you killed (either by design or by angered fans of whatever car you 'ruined') in 1:1.
Rob Hall Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 AND IT HAS AN ENGINE!!!! May sound weird coming from a hot rod fanatic like me, but I really dig this car. Must pick up a couple of these... one to build, and one to pirate the engine for another project... Cool...so it has a full engine? Tamiya lately has been doing only the upper half of the the engines on some kits...
Erik Smith Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Cool...so it has a full engine? Tamiya lately has been doing only the upper half of the the engines on some kits... Yes, full engine. In fact, check it out here. Looks nice, eh?
Rob Hall Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Yes, full engine. In fact, check it out here. Looks nice, eh? Sweet...I'm planning on getting this kit eventually.
LDO Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Yes, full engine. In fact, check it out here. Looks nice, eh? Rear transaxle? Oh heck yeah. That's going into a Deuce at some point.
Chuck Kourouklis Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Yup, like they said earlier in the thread, not only a complete drivetrain, but a stand-alone with front and rear subframes if you want. Alas, it doesn't look practical to fix the model so you can remove it all and put it back in whenever you have the whim.
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