hi all,
i cant help myself, starting another one before finishing the others haha
ive had this kit sitting around for a while, but only just received some donor parts for the build so its sparked some interest again.
its based on this, its a great kit for this type of build.
everything fits really well as usual. i'm enjoying building Aoshima kits lately...
this will just be a fun build, the way i want it, i havnt chosen a colour or decal set yet, but the std kit came with a few TRD decals etc...
progress wont be super fast on this but i hope you like it.
it will be built as per instructions in terms of bodywork, with a few very minor changes.....
like shaving off the silly strips on the doors.... what track car leaves that on right?
was...
now....
(over fenders cover the ends, so i didnt bother going all the way..)
being a race car kit, it came with striped interior... nice detail too.
and a good roll cage
watanabe's with 'semi slick' rubber.
test fitting the over fender kit, they needed slight filling where they originally fitted over the door moldings that i shaved off.
and here are the donor parts from another aoshima AE86.
it was from one of the initial D versions.
main component from this sprue was the strut brace...
and now the main part i wanted! the engine!!!
there were many customization options with the donor kit,
having the standard 4AG engine, plus a 16v chromed valve cover, equal length extractors and even a 20v head/valve covers complete with quad throttle bodies and an open timing belt arrangement (no cover over the timing belt
....I can see myself building the engine first
