2010 Shizuoka Hobby Show Announcements

[blubaja]

Hasegawa fails, I have at least 4 kits with 4 lug wheels that are supposed to be 5 lug...other than that, pretty decent kits.

[jano11]

Originally Posted by mattbacon

I have to disagree slightly - in terms of detail, for sure, but in terms of fit and engineering, I think Tamiya are still a way ahead. Things like self aligning parts, and moulding the parts of lights so each piece only needs to be painted one colour and they fit together without glue... I find that Hasegawa kits always make me think that they feel a bit "flimsy", whereas Tamiya kits feel like you could put the whole kit together without glue if you chose...

IMO Tamiya trades detail for what you call a slightly better fit and engineering.

Personally I don't care if it feels flimsy, it's a static model after all, and I prefer to sand a bit of plastic instead of recreating fine details.

[tpliquid]

lol

[star21]

Originally Posted by tpliquid

lol

To be absolutely honest, I have one and it isn't THAT bad. Definitely does NOT look great stock (or in that color for that matter)... BUT it should look great fixed up.

The HS250 next to it, however, just looks butt ugly no matter which way you put it. Just a really expensive $$ Corolla is what it is. The body lines look way too exaggerated. Those aggressive lines only match with a slightly wider stance, but that would defeat the purpose of a "green" hybrid, wouldn't it??