First generation Mazda RX7

This is Monogram's excellent Mazda RX7 kit. It's better than Tamiya's. It has great engine detail, and is unique in that it is a base model car with alloys. Note the single side mirror and no body side molding.

This was a fun car to build (I built it about 6 years ago). I built two of them identically in assembly-line style. A guy paid me to build one like this, I decided I'd like one as well...so I saved some time by building them at the same time. I built it out-of-the-box, only adding flocking for carpeting material. Just the ticket for a tuner to dig into-kinda like a crisp, clean canvas to work from...these little Mazdas were great pocket-rockets. The rotary engines are sweet.

Paint is a custom mix of Testors enamel to match a color swatch of the original color.

http://images2.fotki.com/v15/photos/1/10258/17860/RX7front-vi.jpg
http://images2.fotki.com/v14/photos/1/10258/17860/RX7rear-vi.jpg
http://images2.fotki.com/v15/photos/1/10258/17860/RX7engine-vi.jpg

love it! that Gen deserves more respect.! you did an awesome job. surprised that a Monogram kit could be so nice!

Looks great:) :) I didnt know monogam made an RX7.

Originally posted by S13_Iketani
love it! that Gen deserves more respect.! you did an awesome job. surprised that a Monogram kit could be so nice!

i agree 100%

Monogram better then Tamiya.Thats a first.None the less another great model Zoom

Great job!

IMPRESSIVE!
I love to see old cars!!!

That looks great!

Are those models still in production? I need to get me one of those :)

That's a neat looking car, I never knew Monogram made RX-7s! The engine is awesome!

Originally posted by ZoomZoomMX-5
This is Monogram's excellent Mazda RX7 kit. It's better than Tamiya's. :( I'm working on Tamiya's right now. I guess I'll just have to pick up one of those afterwards... Great work. :D

wow impressive for a Monogram

looks so great! :)
I love that cute style. my friend owned actual vehicle about 16 years ago. and I remember it was so fast!

Huh? First look I thought it was diecast!

Impressive.. Great Job!!! :thumbup:

great job on that!


Originally posted by jay@af
:( I'm working on Tamiya's right now. I guess I'll just have to pick up one of those afterwards... Great work. :D

jay, are you working on the late version of the 1st gen? the one with a different rear end (the plate is located below the bumper)?

Originally posted by acunda
jay, are you working on the late version of the 1st gen? the one with a different rear end (the plate is located below the bumper)? Tamiya only made the later "FB" version, so, yes. :)

Originally posted by jay@af
Tamiya only made the later "FB" version, so, yes. :)

wait!? think, i recall seeing a tamiya early version of the FB, huh? it has a green FB(w/gold rims) on the box... hmmm... so what other company made the early type?

Originally posted by acunda
wait!? think, i recall seeing a tamiya early version of the FB, huh? it has a green FB(w/gold rims) on the box... hmmm... so what other company made the early type? Eric to your rescue!!

http://www.xs4all.nl/~erix7/erx7modl.html

yup.. very very neatly done rx7 :)

zoom,

looks good, but the wheels are alittle too big and tall though. it needs lower profile tires IMO.



Originally posted by acunda


wait!? think, i recall seeing a tamiya early version of the FB, huh? it has a green FB(w/gold rims) on the box... hmmm... so what other company made the early type?

you mean this one...

yup! that's the one that i recalled. where can i get that though? i guess it's been out of production for awhile now:confused:

Originally posted by giordano
zoom,

looks good, but the wheels are alittle too big and tall though. it needs lower profile tires IMO.



Thanks, I built the kit w/the Monogram TRX's that were in nearly every kit they did in the late 70's through the early 90's-including this kit, and even many musclecars. I want a stock appearance, not a low-profile appearance, the rims are the correct size and width so if you can suggest a kit that has tires that look better, I'm all ears. Narrow, not-low-profile kit tires are not common or easy to come by. In the meantime the TRX's look fine to me, even if they aren't correct for anything other than a 1979 Mustang Cobra by Monogram. The ones in the original Tamiya kit are too low in profile. Maybe I'll see if the tires in the Revell Miata look okay on it.