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03-01-2002, 11:07 PM
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Aoshima RX-7 GT Concept
I started this kit, put the body kit together, and it doesn't really fit very well
 Needed to trim a little of the front bumper, it barely fits now, still got a gap. The side skirts dont fit at all! Trimmed a lot of the car body to make it fit in, but now the door line is wrong.   Is there any Aoshima/Fujimi kit with pieces that actually fit?! 
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Jenny Last edited by hiro; 03-11-2002 at 01:52 AM. 
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03-02-2002, 12:05 AM
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Sounds like a blast!
Good luck with that. FWIW, my MR2 fit together fine, and it's from Fujimi. 
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03-02-2002, 04:49 AM
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Actually, that much of a gap is common in almost all manufacturers, Fujimi, Aoshima and Hasegawa. Only Tamiya, which fully employs CAD/CAM engineering, can make a product with such an incredible tight tolerance. Recent Revell/Monogram kits are improved, but if you put together any of AMT, you'll rate Aoshima very good in comparison.
I have the same model, and I thought the fit of the side skirt was very good. I bought it to make the R-spec, but something grew on me as I looked at the box of the Ver.R, so I decided to make one straight out of the box, and hope Aoshima to release the R-Spec. Working on many FDs at the same time... Bathurst R, A-spec, Ver.R, and R-Spec
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03-02-2002, 03:40 PM
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ya... maybe that's why Tamiya don't make any special edition kits... they know it'll be a **** to make it fit well, and don't want to mess up their good quality rep.
Try to use some tooth paste putty to cover up the gaps, and recarve them in with a razor later on.
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All projects stalled... Need to settle in on my new job, and don't have time to built models just yet.
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03-03-2002, 05:19 PM
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Putty work is a little beyond my ability
 I'll leave it like that, got it primered and working on the floor plan and interior right now. Everything else fit well, I'm sure the original Aoshima RX-7 kit is top notch, it's just the optional body kit that got little problem for me. I'm thinking of painting it dark metallic gray instead of blue. Would that be TS-42 Light Gun Metal? Any one got any cars in dark metallic gray?
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03-03-2002, 07:50 PM
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03-03-2002, 11:03 PM
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That wheel looks really good!! I really need to find some TS-42.. Went to the local shop and they didn't have it, it's the only color they don't have! So I got some TS-38 Gun Metal, its darker, but I think it looks pretty good.
 
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03-04-2002, 12:54 AM
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hey, i was wondering, does that kit come with parts to make pop up headlights?
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All projects stalled... Need to settle in on my new job, and don't have time to built models just yet.
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03-04-2002, 04:51 AM
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The gun metal looks great on it. I also looks like you've done a good job cleaning up the door edges.
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03-04-2002, 08:39 AM
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Colour looks sweet
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