Longtime readers will know that I tend to dislike building multiples of the same car. It’s a bit of a restrictive mindset, but there are still so many cars out there that I want to build in my own style, so it feels wasteful to spend my time and energy building say, three different R34 Skylines. The sort-of exception to…
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Fujimi Nissan Fairlady 300ZX Z32 (Young Town Series)
I’ve played with the idea of rebuilding a Z32 (again, since I’ve built the Tamiya model twice now), but didn’t expect the opportunity to suddenly come as a customer commission. I wasn’t even aware before this that Fujimi had produced a Z32 model, since I figured the Tamiya kit was the definitive version with a motor and all that.
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Aoshima Top Secret Nissan Skyline GT-R R34
Yes, I’ve already built an R34 Skyline before (and in Bayside Blue to boot) but this time it’s more than a simple rebuild – I don’t like building “variations” of my cars, so the only times I’ll build a new kit of the same car is to replace it with a better version (the old one will be booted/sold/hacked…
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Tamiya Nissan Fairlady 300zx Turbo
I was never particularly enamored with the 300zx – around here in Southern California they’re fairly rare and I know some people consider them legends on the level of the Supra and NSX. The car’s somewhat strange wedge-nosed front end never did it any favors in my eyes, but I have to concede it’s no slouch of a sports…
