Aoshima harriers....:(

Up on 1999. Look like pretty crappy kits. What the hell happened aoshima?

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10063605
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10063606

One piece chassis...crap interior bucket:( What happened here?

It's just an SUV...nobody really wants one, or cares about 'em...right? :lol:

Guess they're just testing the market for dumbed-down kits. I don't care about the chassis much, it's better than all the wire-axle Tamiya kits w/no steering, but the interior bucket is a throwback to the bad days, rather inexcusable. Maybe that's what it takes now to even get a kit made, cutting pennies at every corner.

according to hlj its one of those models that u dont need any glue they just snap together.

http://www.hlj.com/product/AOS03953

if it's a snap tite kit, then that is a really nice snap tite kit! It actually has about as many parts as the aoshima and fujimi (older) S13 and S14, but I do have to agree, the interior is a real let down. I bet, however the body is one great piece of work.

It looks a bit simplified, but whether this is a cost cutting trend company wide or for just this kit is a more pertinent question. It is an SUV and probably won't sell super well, so perhaps for this particular kit the sales projection warranted a cheaper tooling. Hopefully this is the case and they'll pick it back up again with their sports and racing cars. In any case, I'd imagine the moldings are marvelously crisp and the fit is nearly perfect, like all the other Aoshima kits I've ever put together.

I'll post my opinion when mine arrives. :)

how does 1999 stack up against HLJ

i am sure its not snap kit. i`ve ordered mine first day it came - i was afraid of fast solding out. notice hlj has already low stock on it.
one piece chassis have all newer tamiya kits (sometimes die cast flat panel right?). bucket interior can be cut and detialed, but who cares of interior? i dont. airbrush and paint some dashboard detail and its done. i am looking forward to fast straight build. monogram kits stress relief :) )
less details inside, but you can bet mine piece will be black and polished to super smooth shine gloss. final effect counts, not bucket interior.
and its SUV (people want SUVs :) )

i am sure its not snap kit.
erm..
Finally, a 1/24-scale model kit of the Toyota Harrier! And Aoshima is the first to make it! This curbside kit (no engine detail) of the 350G Premium L Package Harrier is a snap-together kit, requiring no cement for assembly (of course, you can glue it if you want to!), but spares no expense on the details, which are great! Body is molded in silver, with interior and chassis molded in black. Rear windows are tinted. Includes a great set of stock Harrier five-spoke matte chrome rims. Decals are included for the interior and exterior. Wheels turn and are steerable. Right-hand drive interior only.
I'll be getting both versions if I can spare the cash. All I can say is, I LOVE SUVs!!!:runaround:

I preordered one from HLJ...Aoshimas are usually curbsides w/ one piece chassis, so that's expected, and since most Japanese kits have the side windows included, a tub-style interior is no big deal, IMHO.... maybe they or Fujimi will do an Infiniti FX to go with it...

do you guys even read what is posted above you?

Hmm,found the base for my phatty fives... HMMM...

do you guys even read what is posted above you?
:lol: You'd be surprised at how many people don't read the info that's been posted! :grinno:

Nice, will get one for my collection.

Aoshima's time and money would have been better spent producing a Mercedes S-class, with the AMG, Lorinser, etc. editions.

I got my Harrier from HLJ yesterday along with the Tamiya Nismo 350Z and an Aoshima '73 Skyline GT-R.... the Harrier is pretty nice, typical curbside Aoshima kit...the body shape and detail looks accurate compared the RX350s I've seen in 1:1.

My Harrier kit was made by Airfix.

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My Harrier kit was made by Airfix.

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Does it levitate over your desk?

I have just ordered mine the other day, I think it can be assembled quite well - we will see it after it arrives... I wanna make a pretty Lexus RX400h out of it...

Does it levitate over your desk?
I wish!! It just sleeps in its box, like the rest of my kits... :(

Whotf are you?!