New Tamiya Toyota 86/BRZ kits

[martinfan5]

Tamiya is getting back on the Toyota/BRZ twins train and doing two modified reissues , one for the Toyota 86 and one for the Subaru BRZ, lets take a look at the Subaru BRZ first shall we .

Meet the Subaru BRZ Street Custom

These are new parts

And a look at the box art

Release date is being shown as Nov and pre ordering pricing is as low as 2880 Yen

And now on to the Toyota 86, Tamiya is doing it as the Gazoo Racing Team's Rally version #104, the only info at this moment is the release date and price, and a photo, so more info to come

Release date is set for Dec with a pre order pricing as low as 3080 Yen

One other note, both of these kits have Carbon Fiber decals sheets for them

Edited November 6, 2014 by martinfan5

[Adhsdad]

As I've given up on Revell and it's love affair with "vintage iron" these days, I'm hoping that Tamiya would take a serious look at the Aussie Super V8 series. There are only a few brands on the track but a company like Studio 27 (a Japanese Slixx, if you will) could fill in the gaps with all the available teams that are currently competing these days. I'd buy more than my share from both Tamiya and Studio 27 if they would get around to kitting these cars.

Erroll (aka Ep)

[peter31a]

Both of those look very interesting. Certainly the rally version looks very different. Street custom is kinda cool too. Not bad prices at least from whomever you're purchasing from.

[Bill J]

Isn't the car marketed as the Scion FRS here in the USA, the same car as the 2 above?

[martinfan5]

Isn't the car marketed as the Scion FRS here in the USA, the same car as the 2 above?

Yeah Bill, same car , the Subaru has a different front bumper , the grill opening is different, and there are difference's in the headlights as well for all three of them.

The US version is sold under the Scion brand and called the FRS

Edited November 7, 2014 by martinfan5

[DynoMight]

Yeah Bill, same car , the Subaru has a different front bumper , the grill opening is different, and there are difference's in the headlights as well for all three of them.

The US version is sold under the Scion brand and called the FRS

You can also buy the BRZ in the US too. But it is harder to find. It's kind of like a Nissan/Datsun type thing. You either see a ton of one or a ton of the other.

[martinfan5]

You can also buy the BRZ in the US too. But it is harder to find. It's kind of like a Nissan/Datsun type thing. You either see a ton of one or a ton of the other.

I forgot to mention that.

[niteowl7710]

It shoupd be noted that Tamiya's kits of those two cars can only be built as Japanese Domestic Market cars. There are NO LHD parts in either.

If you want to build a North American Spec BRZ or a Scion FR-S you need the Aoshima kits. Which conveniently happen to be the better models anyways.

[Bennyg]

Nice. I've got plenty on at the moment though....

Ben

[Tonioseven]

These intrigue me; I would love to have a set of those side skirts. Perhaps I'll make a set for my Aoshima BRZ.

[johnbuzzed]

Wow, that blue BRZ looks almost too real. Very cool and smooooooooth. Now I gotta seriously consider a whole new build genre.

[martinfan5]

And we have our first look at the new parts for the Gazoo Racing version

[bigbluesd]

I'm salivating over that race version, incredibly terrified by the decals however!

[Tonioseven]

That rollcage though...

[martinfan5]

That rollcage though...

Thats what I am saying....................................................

[niteowl7710]

The Street Custom BRZ came in this morning.