Been a while...

Well its been a couple of weeks since the last post. we ended up moving on Halloween weekend, started saturday morning and ended tuesday evening when I turned in the keys to the ex-landlord. it was a tough 4 days! but we managed to get the hell out of that dump.
It's almost 2 weeks in the new place and we are very happy to be here. it's bigger, it's nicer and best of all it's safer than the last place. we have several neighbors that are or were in law enforcement and a fire fighter. only thing missing is the "couger" looking for the young "cubs" hahaa kidding...

So today as I was roaming around on the web. I bumped into a blogsite from japan. there are a few guys that build model cars and have some sweet looking rides. 

These are just from one guy, but it's some major inspiration for me to get my work station up and going so I can get some unfinished business done. he has a pretty clean building style and has some build inspired by the HellaFlush scene from here in Cali.

Enjoy the pics.

Heres a link to his blog, it's in Japanese, so a bit of help from a translation software would be good.

http://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/577041/blog/

So after all this, I think I am ready to hit the bench. stay tuned and thanks for stopping by. 

Itasha Style AE86 N2

Being an AE86 owner for a little over a decade I have seen plenty of different styles used on this chassis. everything from garage queens to full blown drift and track cars. the one that calls my attention the most is the N2 corolla with a full roll cage, high reving 4AG's, suspension mods from hell and of course the agressive wide body kit. it is one of the cars that any AE86 lover would love to have in their stable.

Now thanks to Aoshima, we can build these N2 kits in scale form. this one built by Henry is in a different game of its own. also being and ae86 owner he built his in Itasha style and i gotta say it looks pretty bad ass. using the decals of Hatsune Miku and some of his own this N2 LEVIN stands agressive and ready for the battle at Tsukuba.

Heres a bit about Henry and some pics of his masterpiece.

"About myself:
You can write my first name, it's Henry.
I've been making car models for over 10 years but not very seriously until recently.
My main interest is with Japanese vehicles.
One thing is, I'm never able to build anything OOB, one thing always need to another.

Thanks again for featuring my model.

Henry
About the model, I've written the technical details in my thread on SPC:
Progress thread is here: http://forum.spc.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17195
(for the forum, you would need to register to view..)

End product is a bit rough, but I'm satisfy with the result.
Decals were a pain in the @$$ to apply, but turned out ok, I guess.

Base kit: Aoshima 1/24 TRD AE86 Levin N2 Race car
Wheels: Fujimi Longchamp XR-4 + Aoshima tires
GT-wing: Scale Auto Style - Vortex Type 1 3D photo etched GT-wing
Decals: Good Smile Racing - Hatsune Miku 1/24 Decal 01 + TRD AE86 Levin N2 Race car decals + various home made decals
Other modification: Tinted kouki (late model) white line tail lights, front carbon fiber splitter, changed side exiting exhaust pipe to rear exiting.
Concept:
This Levin is a mix of Japan's Itasha culture and the heritage of AE86 N2 racing cars.
I choose this car as a base mainly due to having a real AE86, and thus have a large stock pile of 1/24 AE86s lying around."

All pictures are sole property of Henry.


Thank you Henry for letting me feature your LEVIN. hope to see some more from you.