Hi,
It's still in progress. painted Finisher's Rich Red/Pure Black. already clear coated, waiting for polish.
assembled interior and chassis, used SAS seats and Studio27 belts.
added brake disks and changed exhaust tip.

http://www.works-y3f.com/af/AE86/mk-AE86-02.jpg

http://www.works-y3f.com/af/AE86/mk-AE86-03.jpg

http://www.works-y3f.com/af/AE86/mk-AE86-04.jpg

http://www.works-y3f.com/af/AE86/mk-AE86-05.jpg

http://www.works-y3f.com/af/AE86/mk-AE86-06.jpg

Your work is always super clean, That paint look's perfect. And those wheel's go great with that car. Can't wait to see more!

Nice work again KUNTA!!

When will you start some VAG cars?? :evillol:

I like it!

Looks brilliant, the rims look so real..........and it's ......RED....... :lol2: .......Kunta can i ask you what your favourite color is ?!? :lol2:

Great work Kunta, Mike :smile:

very nice!!
where you got the belts?

Always nice to see your work, great job!!

More red magic from kunta. The detail of removing the rear center caps just takes this car to the top. Fantastic so far.

Wow i wish my paint came out that good without me having to polish it. Im loving the rims!

Finished this one.
maybe it looks very simple style for young tuner car fans.
late 80's in Japan. street racers called 'Hashiriya' around me, they didn't pay attention to exterior modify.
perhaps they didn't have much money for that. :p
They(including me) just changed wheels,tires,mufflers etc. and when they got extra money they tuned inspiration or suspension things.
anyway, this model is hommage for them. :smile:

http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/3_jpn/toyota/AE86/01.jpg
http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/3_jpn/toyota/AE86/05.jpg
http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/3_jpn/toyota/AE86/08.jpg

Nice job as always (hate to repeat but that is the fact), one thing thou, shouldn't those water nosels (for wipers) be black?

Perfection!

i really like what youve done

No fault at all! Very shiny as usual~

KUNTA-san, I wanna say it's another beautiful one done there!!!
TOP WORK!!

BTW, will you consider making the fastback version of the AE86, like the Initial D AE86, to pair with your red one here?

I look forward to see more of your good work!! :)

More red magic from kunta. The detail of removing the rear center caps just takes this car to the top. Fantastic so far.

What are "rear center caps"

Kunta, excellent black trim and kudos for keeping it simple...!

What are "rear center caps"

Kunta, excellent black trim and kudos for keeping it simple...!

If you look at the center (surrounded by the lug nuts) of the front rims, they have a cap or cover in the very center. If you look at the rears they are missing. Excellent job on this subtle yet very cool detail Kunta! Its the little details that set this apart, besides the fact that it is flawless. Thanks for pointing it out willimo, almost missed it.

JeFF

RS-Watanabes from Fujimi? They never had a molded center cap for the rear wheels!

Thank you all for the comments! :smile:

RS-Watanabes from Fujimi? They never had a molded center cap for the rear wheels!

yes, that's true. I didn't cut it off. :wink:

Look at that shine!

truly a first-class build!!!:sunglasse

Perfection as usual! :sunglasse :sunglasse

LOOK AT THAT SHINE! :sunglasse

Wow! Your work never ceases to amaze me!

Thank you all for the comments! :smile:



yes, that's true. I didn't cut it off. :wink:

so you added it? either way, great attention to detail.

JeFF

Kunta your work inspires me to to try and do better, I have one request, can you build us a 180sx or s13 silvia model so we can see what wonderful work you do on one of those?..lol

keep up the excellent work.

Gray

Nice job as always (hate to repeat but that is the fact), one thing thou, shouldn't those water nosels (for wipers) be black?

I'm not sure. is it? anyhow it's not big deal. :p

will you consider making the fastback version of the AE86, like the Initial D AE86, to pair with your red one here?


well, maybe someday. :rolleyes: but you know many kits are waiting for build like Golf as your request. :biggrin:

Kunta your work inspires me to to try and do better, I have one request, can you build us a 180sx or s13 silvia model so we can see what wonderful work you do on one of those?..lol


Thank you. S13 is one of my favorite Japanese cars and I'm planning to build it with S14 this year or next year. :smile:

The detail of removing the rear center caps just takes this car to the top. Fantastic so far.

Excellent job on this subtle yet very cool detail Kunta! Its the little details that set this apart, besides the fact that it is flawless. Thanks for pointing it out willimo, almost missed it.


so you added it? either way, great attention to detail.

Dude, you and Willimo are funny!
http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?FUJ19142
Allow to me to speak for Kunta.
The 14" Watanabes don't have a center cap for the rear(drive) wheels, hence there's nothing to cut off.
It's just a flat recessed slot, which can be detailed with paint.

:rofl: Thanks KUNTA, the Golf is on the list!!!

Clean build for an old school car. What will you be building next?

Perfect as always. The paint job is better than Toyota factory.

Was this one of your dream car back in the old day as a young racer?

Perfect as always. The paint job is better than Toyota factory.

Was this one of your dream car back in the old day as a young racer?

AE86 was very popular and reasonable car for young racers. some of my friends drove it as just like this model.
I was dreaming R32 GT-R, Supra 2.5GT twin turbo or some kind of Porsche when that time. :)
I still remember that R32 GT-R debut was very very sensational for all of us.

Not to argue, but here are my two sets of Fujimi Watanabes (metal on the left, plastic on the right):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/willimo/Watanabe.jpg

I am sure you can see where I was coming from.

But anyway, that's a great model kunta. A lot of people do apreciate pure performance modded cars - they don't have to be gaudy to be hot! These late 80's racers sound a lot like some guys I know these days (me included).... It's just fantastic... I adore simple mods on fast cars, especially when they come out as clean as all that. Thanks for sharing!

perfect car, no flaws as usual