Aoshima model kits
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The Suzuki Cappuccino. Is a Kei car. Kei is a special class of cars sold in the Japanese market. In the 1990s Kei cars were limited to 660CC engines with maximum of 63 horsepower. In the bargain Kei cars enjoy lower registration and [...]
Aoshima 1/45 DD51 Japanese Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive
In service 1962-1978. This kit was 3000 Parts including PE - detailed duplicate systems including dual engines, transmissions, and engineer stations. Added brass handles and railings. [...]
Kit made by Aoshima
This kit was originally a stock kit, but since it's a model, I made some modifications to it.
Air funnels were added, front and rear suspensions were lowered, spoke wheels were re-tensioned with metal wire, seats and [...]
Here’s another one you are unlikely to find on your local used car lot.
The Autozam AZ-1 began as a Mazda styling exercise in 1985. After several design iterations and show models it finally made it to showrooms in 1992. Among its unique [...]
With the extra time from Shelter-in-Place I finally pushed my microscope aside and got to work on this NB Miata/MX-5 build. This is Aoshima’s 99 NB8C kit. I have always loved the lines of this car, but I’m biased. My daily driver is a [...]
My latest build, A 1991 Honda Beat.
You won’t find one of these on your local used car lot. The Beat was never sold in the USA. A few have made their way here as grey market cars.
The Beat was manufactured from 1991 to 1996. The design [...]
The old Aoshima/Revell kit revived with a bit of spare phototetch and a lot of scratchbuilding...
Just in case you'd like to extend your skills into car modeling, Plasmo has got you covered. This construction video of the 1/24 scale Aoshima Lamborghini Aventador provides a nice visual introduction to car modeling techniques - with [...]
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This is an old built I did back in 2016 which depicts the IJN Yoizuki circa 1945 from Aoshima model manufacturer brand. The diorama depicts the Imperial Navy destroyer being strafe by US Naval planes as a scene to make [...]