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08-22-2015, 01:18 AM | #16 |
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08-23-2015, 09:34 PM | #18 | |
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It's almost odd to see that in silver; here in the US the Mazdaspeed was originally Titanium Gray or Velocity Red, then in '05 they added Black Mica and Lava Orange. I'm surprised how many Lava Orange ones I've seen, there are several locally and I nearly bought a perfect one w/factory HT before getting my NC.
Flyin' Miata makes some great upgrades to fix the various issues w/the factory turbo to make it the beast it deserves to be! I sat in a new base-model ND a week ago, it's a neat car, smaller than the NC, you sit higher, seat is more comfortable, your head is closer to the top of the windscreen. Top operation is easier to put up than NC, harder to put down. Smaller trunk. Will drive a manual whenever they get them in.
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08-25-2015, 08:23 AM | #20 | |
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Better get some Soul Red paint, looks like Tamiya's doing the new Roadster
They say tall people fit a bit better into the ND, the way they designed the seat to recline a bit more...it's tighter than the NC in width, but I like the close-coupled feel, though again wish they'd include a steering column that adjusts for reach as well as height. All I can say is, if you sit in a BMW Z3/Z4 or a Porsche Boxster/Cayman, they have tons more available legroom than any MX5 will ever have.
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Cool news about the ND. I just saw the "Mazda Roadster" in my Hobby Search newsletter. A new kit number (24342 I think) so I was hoping for the ND rather than an NA re-release. Though I think Tamiya still make the NA, so makes more sense it is a new tooling.
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08-25-2015, 04:33 PM | #22 | |
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The previous ones were "Eunos Roadster" and "Mazda Miata", the ND is known as the Roadster in Japan, MX5 everywhere? and very little use of the name Miata anymore. That said, 99.9% sure it's the ND. Knowing so many Miata people, it's easier now to call it by the series NA, NB, NC, or ND
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08-26-2015, 07:07 AM | #24 |
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ND is confirmed by Yellow Submarine Akihabara store.
It will be curbside, open top only, and comes with a driver figure. New metallic red spray paint will be released, too. |
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08-27-2015, 04:09 AM | #26 | |
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Excellent news; thanks for the update. Bit of a shame about curbside, but not too concerned. My wife will be disappointed if the driver figure is male only!
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Re: Mazda MX-5s
Too much to ask for a soft top and LHD dash?
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08-27-2015, 08:31 AM | #28 | |
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I'm okay w/the Japanese-spec ND at least to start; they could release a LHD version w/17" wheels & the Club package for the US version later...or not. I wasn't expecting a full-blown kit for 2800 yen.
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Coincidentally enough, as I was reading Hiro's post on my way to work this morning, I saw my first ND on the road.
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Boo no uptop, Yay driver figure?
If history is any guide, Tamiya will make a second version with a LHD dash, hard top, and different wheels (and probably at the expense of the driver figure) down the line. But who knows.
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