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Hi,

Maybe 20 years ago Gunze Sangyo produced two versions of the same 1/24 car kits:

  • The first line was rather expensive. These kits were labeled “Gunze Sangyo High Tech Model”. They included fantastic PE wire wheels (if the 1:1 vehicle had wires) and a lot of other PE parts whose benefit, however, was mostly doubtful. IMO a really annoying set-back was the extensive use of cast pewter parts not only for the engine and the chassis but also for the exterior chrome parts (f. e. bumpers, door handles). It was extremely time-consuming giving them a smooth chrome-like appearance. Even worse, if you were unlucky your clear coat didn’t prevent these parts from darkening over the years.
  • The second line were inexpensive all-plastic curbside versions of these “High Tech” kits. They came without pewter parts and without PE parts, but unfortunately also the fantastic PE wires were replaced by plastic spoke wheels.

I bought only one “High Tech Model”. Taking its high price into account, I was completely annoyed despite the outstanding wheels.
Overall IMO the all-plastic kits were the better choice. With some improvements, particularly with better wires, they made really nice models at reasonable prices.

My model was made from such an all-plastic kit.
After presumably 20 years I only remember that I replaced the rather massive windscreen, and that I used bright wire instead of the cast mouldings on top of the fenders. As usual I made my own wire wheels and detailed the interior.

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Posted

Another stunner, as usual for you. This kit has probably never been done better. I'm a fanatic about dashboards, and I'd love to see some tighter shots of this one.

Posted

nice build and kinda right about many of those high-tech kits, some were better than others.

do you mind sharing how you laid that wire on top of the fenders without messing up the paint? I am assuming you laid it down after the car was painted?

jb

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Very crisp looking build! The profile shot looks like a real car! Good call replacing the windscreen–makes quite an improvement. I also love how your paint work looks smooth and shiny without appearing too thick–a large factor in the realistic appearance of the model.

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