Fujimi 1/24 Touge AE86 Levin

[ol' dude]

Looks to be a cool project! Keep us posted on the progress!!!!!

[El Krammito]

just started a new job and another quarter of school so i haven't had much time to work on the models. here's the latest on the progress of the levin - primered the body after putty mods, sprayed a couple base coats of silver, and now i've just sprayed the first coat of lavender. also pictured are the wheels i will be using for this build (just arrived from japan this morning!! ), yayoi wheels by craftsman/fujimi. good thing i bought two sets, they're meant for wide body models so i could only use the fronts. i painted the centers gold. these 1/24 scale versions are so much easier and cheaper to obtain than the real thing!!!

[rapstagangsta]

Lookin' sweet so far dude

[AstroRide44]

the wheels look like they have the letter M in them

[El Krammito]

Originally Posted by AstroRide44

the wheels look like they have the letter M in them

that's because if you try to obtain the real thing stateside it will cost you Money... j/k seriously though, if you come up on a set people want a lot of money for those because they're so rare. those rims are known as techno sakuras, aka cherry blossoms, because the spokes look like cherry blossoms. i only know of two sets stateside.

here's a pair of real ones in pink:

[mrceej]

you know what's crazy is i actually found a set of 1/24 scale hoshinos. now i can make a replica of my own AE86. but, like, yours, they are meant for widebody so they are super duper deep dish.

[El Krammito]

Originally Posted by mrceej

you know what's crazy is i actually found a set of 1/24 scale hoshinos. now i can make a replica of my own AE86. but, like, yours, they are meant for widebody so they are super duper deep dish.

yea i've seen those. i was thinking about getting them for this one nissan race car model i've been eyeing.

[ATMDC]

lookin good man, cant wait to see the outcome, i love truenos and levins

[El Krammito]

more pics of the body with the wheels:

[ozstrider]

That wheel and colour combo is perfect. Making me rethink painting my 86 white. Its very street drifter indeed. Cant wait to see it done.

[Wheelin75r]

Beautifull combination!! Love those wheels!!

[hondaaccordboy21]

Those wheels are pretty sick. Nice job.

[circuitR]

Originally Posted by ozstrider

That wheel and colour combo is perfect. Making me rethink painting my 86 white. Its very street drifter indeed. Cant wait to see it done.

Same here!

[SpoonMan Dos]

That looks very cool. Wheels look classic!

[SupaMan89T]

Down hill here we come!