RC 1/24 DRIFT

My Drift ART DA4 has been the savior of my scale modelling.

It's already got me building again. Completing old projects that were never really finished.

And they look even better in motion and don't loose much in detail (interior to come)

Mounting the body on the chassis with magnets allows for simple swaps. 

As most of mu models are FD3s anyway. they all just work. 

I've already added diffusers and splitters. Wheels are OD 19.8mm or 22.2mm and these fitted here are 19.8 versions. 

Only have 2 sets right now, but that will change to all available designs and 3d printed and ones I design myself. 

Fun times ahead. If my eyes can keep up.

PLA to RC

What do I do with all these collected over 35 years. 

 

I have a diorama. but they never move. 

Maybe... DRIFT ART DA4

RX7 Collection for sale

Aoshima MazdaSpeed Rx-7 GT-Concept - Blue

Aoshima MazdaSpeed GTC Custom - Silver

Aoshima Veilside Rx-7 Combat I - Gold

Aoshima Veilside RX-7 Combat II - Silver

Aoshima RE-Amemiya + C-West Rx-7 Brown - 

Aoshima C-West Rx-7 BR Green - Rays LM4

Aoshima C-West Rx-7 Light Blue - Advan RG

Aoshima C-West Rx-7 White - Advan RG

Aoshima C-West Rx-7 D1 Asamoto Orange - Prodrive

Aoshima Vertex Rx-7 Green - Rays LM4

Aoshima RE-Amemiya D1 2004 Black - Advan RG

Aoshima RE-Amemiya D1 2005 Orange - Advan RG

Aoshima FC BN Sports - Yellow - Rays 57 Extreme 

Fujimi Initial-D Limited Edition Rx7 - Yellow With Initial D Die Cast - Unopened

Fujimi Initial D Style Kyoko Rx7 - Grey = Enkei NT03

Fujimi Initial-D MazdaSpeed A-Spec Kit - Yellow - Fabulous

Fujimi Initial D Type I RX7 - Green

Fujimi Initial D Project D - Red - White - TE37 Red

Fujimi RE-Amemiya Tuned - Enkei RP05

Fujimi Rx7 RZ Kit - White - BBS 

Fujimi New Rx7 - Blue - Sparco

Fujimi Rx-7 RS Touge Kit - Blue - TE37

Fujimi RE-Amemiya Greddy9 Kit - Green - TE37

Fujimi RE-Amemiya Greddy9 Kit - Dark Green - Advan RS - RE-Xtreme V2

Fujimi RE-Amemiya Greddy9 Kit - White - Custom Wheel

Fujimi MazdaSpeed Rx7 RSpec Kit - Blue - Work Equip

Fujimi MazdaSpeed A-Spec Kit - Black - Work  

Fujimi Wangan Midnight Rx7 RGO Kit - Red - Work Equip

Fujimi Touge FC Kit - Purple - Fabulous

Tamiya FD3s Type R - Red - Advan RG

Tamiya FD3s Type R - Metallic Red - BBS

Tamiya FD3s Rx7 Type RII with Engine - Black - Advan RG

Tamiya FC - Custom Widebody

Tamiya GT-R 34 - Red - Rays G2

Tamiya NSX - Yellow Super GT - Street TE37

Fujimi Touge - Trueno - AE86 - Watanabe Wide

Fujimi Touge - Roadster - Wedsport 

?? Porsche 911

Tamiya Porsche 962 x 2

Fujimi Porsche 928

Tamiya Toyota Corrolla WRC

Tamiya Toyota Celica GT4 WRC

Hasegawa Toyota Celica GT4

Hasegawa Galant VR4

Tamiya WRC Corolla

In the build

Tamiya - B NR34 Skyline V Spec

In the build

Fujimi AE86 - Trueno Touge

AE86 Touge Style

Fujimi BN Sports FC3s -

Fujimi. BN Sports With mods of course

Hot Wheels Turbo Streak

1982 Turbo streak repainted and neglected. Sometimes childhood pops in an old box in the shed.

Shakotan Style

New hot wheels mad Manga and my Celicas.

Tokyo Auto Salon 2012 - Shakotan Jam

By night, at new year there are always gatherings all over japan as the remnants of the Shakotan and Kaido racers hit the streets.

Style and creativity is something that these car lovers display regularly.

Sometimes they meet out side Tuning Shop Tetsu.

Testsu specialize in all old school mods to create a special Shakotan ride.

Old school Z, Celica, Skyline and Savanna. Names we love like Cressida and Laurel also feature.

Here is the mechanic hard at work on a special S30 Z.

Hard at work on the mirror placement. Apprentices are taking a break as the work nears completion

Work on their own cars finished hours ago with test drives also complete.

Retired specials sit in the showroom. (Remember these are so small. this image is actually twice normal size.)

In the back room he has another in the build.

Screaming past the showroom this Savanna RX-3 sprints to the PA.

The other guys are ready to roll as the sky gets light.

Fill up and roll! Let's go to the PA.

By the time they arrive, dawn has broken!

The guys have been having fun in their sweet rides.

Rodenstock inspired 99 rocking out.

Ichikoh Nissan. ready for some sill riding.

Something for everyone.

Kaido, Shark nose or simply flared. However extreme, this Shakotam Jam at G-Works PA was awesome!

If you want to make your own. You need some cars and some Putty. I have a few of these RA-30 in my collection that I'll post soon, but I'll be adding to it. Tamiya Epoxy and some time.

1. Disassemble and Paint Removal
2. Fender grinding for clearance.
3. Putty Fender Addition
4. Basic shaping
5. Detail shaping
6. Body lines
7. Special details.
8. Paint.

If you build this many, you may need some donor cars and you'll end up with some spare parts.

Fantastic.

Jada - FooBoy Replica

There was a time in Australia when the coolest RX-7s were the simplest. Reliable modifications and stock body with Mazdaspeed parts reigned.

Aaron Foo's FD was one such car. Well known in the rotary scene for minimal coolness. As Aaron and I became friends, I eventually made a replica for him.

Jada Toys Die Cast Models

For those wanting Fun FD3s replicas, Jada has a lot to offer.  The initial release 1/18 scale die cast cars were based on C-west RX7s

Die Cast Vs PLA Model

Head to head. Lets look at the 1/24 Vertex T&E D1 Apexi and the Hotworks D1 Apexi Diecast car.

Hotworks die cast offers indestructibility and some cool things like engine and opening bonnet as you'd expect from DC stuff. The ability to change ride height, camber and wheel offset is also cool.

I guess PLA models off the ability to be more creative. The end result is delicate and the Aoshima body is very similar to the hot works design. Front bumper is a little different and the mirrors are probably more scale on the PLA version. Both have the Vertex rear bumper also, but I chose to omit this.

There's more detail like seatbelts in the DC version too but interiors are quite similar.

Original wheels were gram lights 57Pro in both, the HW versions are bigger (about 18") but Aoshima versions are shallow dish and not so attractive in a smaller single size.

So take your pick, I chose both. HAHA.

Supraside

 Owner's Club 1/24 '82 Celica Supra, US Version.

Hotworks RX7 - Newera

Hotworks Fd3s Rx7 cutomised for Newera Imports

This is a Hotworks Apexi D1 car with the stickers removed

Major changes include

Scoot Bonnet
Autoexe Rear Wing
Knight Sports Rear Bumper
RE-Amemiya Front Splitter
Fujita Engineering Side Skirts
Mazdaspeed MS-01 Wheels
V-Mount
Underbody bracing
Lots of carbon,
Stickers and details

To see more and see the refresh build click past the jump.

Aoshima Rx7 D1 Asamoto

Mazda FD3S RX-7
Aoshima D1 Asamoto Pan Speed CWest Kit

Decided not to go with the Asamota scheme as I have another similar.

Colour Light Titanium Silver Blue (need new pics)
Custom lowering, Hotworks Seats and Belts
Custom rear Lights
18" Nismo LM GT4 Wheels with Hotworks tyres

Jada - Pan Speed Replica

 This is a modified Jada Option D Work version. I custom carved the Pan Speed front to complement the crazy curves on these cars to create a street style replica.

The rear spoiler received the treatment also and then a coat of red to complete the transformation. the bonnet was painted to reflect the carbon style.

These cars have great detail inside and out. while not so scale they certainly make good showpieces.

Metal work sucks! but you get there in the end.

It was a shame to start this one.

But the side had a lot of decals that really weren't looking great.

So it got the renovation.

I later swapped the hood for a normal version and used the scoot style on another project.