Roadster Kits/Tires

[mraitch]

cool site for Racing SR311 and some really kool 1/24 wheels, including panasports

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10444751

[Alvin]

Good stuff! I have a few of both:


and some other wheels and roadster kits too. HlJ.com is also good. Hurry before they are all gone!

[goldbug]

I'm actually currently in the process of (slowly) assembling the old Nitto kit w/ some Fujimi wheels.

[mraitch]

Alvin, looks you are WELL ahead - plan on retiring soon to make all these??

[Alvin]

Alvin, looks you are WELL ahead - plan on retiring soon to make all these??

I had big ambitions....to replicate all my favorite 1:1 roadsters. This is just a fraction. Donated 8 of the Fujimi kits to the Solvang raffle over the years.

[Mainer311]

The aoshima wheel kits are usually pretty good. I have the Fujimi roadster kit, but it's the non-racing version. Modeling is fun...you can get practically anything made out of resin or 3D printed.

In the background, the "spook" front lip was designed and printed by me. The SR20 turbo is a resin kit. The funny part is, to get the SR20 to fit, the front crossmember needs to be notched out, just like in real life!

[Alvin]

The SR20 turbo is a resin kit.

Are you sure it's a resin kit? It looks EXACTLY like the engine supplied in the Aoshima S13 Silvia mode kit. These are pics I snapped in 2006, as I was mocking up the replica of Jason Brainard's '68 SRL:








I have a few of the SIlvia kits just for the SR20DET engine! Are you telling me they sell the engine alone?

[Mainer311]

Yes, I bought the engine by itself. It came from Asia somewhere. The funny part was that the intercooler was the exact same one as the R34 Z-tune kit from Tamiya. Someone is making molds from kit parts and casting them.