Great video about how to draw your own Tekamen (Iron Mask) DR30 in Photoshop in five minutes:
Of course it isn’t as simple as this in the real world, but at least a good starting point! ;)
Month: September 2009 (Page 4 of 6)
As enthusiastic I was about the Aoshima Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-1 1/43 diecast last week, as indifferent I am about this Rin Tohsaka Machine RS-3 today:
Rin Tohsaka Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-3 itasha diecast
I do like most of the Japanese itasha cars, but this diecast is not done very well in my opinion…
Rin Tohsaka Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-3 itasha diecast
The images are from an itasha diecast tournament and I do like some others posted there.
Rin Tohsaka Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-3 itasha diecast
Unfortunately this is not the only blasphemous itasha I found there. I also found this Back to the Future Delorean, Knight Rider Trans Am and Bosozoku Nissan Cedric Y31.
No more DOTS vacation editions: I’m through posting all pictures of that. So back to the normal edition pictures!
Some time ago I spotted something old parked next to a playing garden:
Toyota Celica TA28 Liftback
If you look carefully enough you can make out the blue Celica TA28 there! ( ? ??)
As you can see on the grille, it is the ST version of the Celica liftback:
Toyota Celica TA28 Liftback
ST means it is either a 2T-B or 18R engined car. GT means it has got a 18R-G engine, but those are very very very scarce in Europe.
Toyota Celica TA28 Liftback
On the rear another ST logo, so undoubtedly this is a Celica ST.
I looked up the license plate on the RDW website and it says it is a 1600 and got registered in 1977, so this car has the 2T-B engine under its hood.
Personally I favor the lines of the liftback over the original TA22 coupé lines: much better styled and the car gets better proportions from the rear side. But, of course, that is a matter of taste I guess. (???)
The Celica was is pretty decent state! It had some rust, but no major rust! All rust I spotted were tiny small rust spots like under this Toyota emblem.
Knowing this car is 32 years old I’d say it is a very good preserved Celica!
Got another present from the postman earlier this week:
Dit is Datsun: Dutch catalogue (cover)
This is a 28 page catalogue to celebrate the 6th anniversary of Datsun in the Netherlands. It also featured a small part about their almost finished new HQ near Lisse.
Dit is Datsun: Dutch catalogue (fold out)
The mid sections contains a few fold outs from which this one is the most interesting: the 1972 lineup:
– Datsun 100A (Cherry E10)
– Datsun 1200 (Sunny B110)
– Datsun 1600 (Bluebird 510)
– Datsun 1800 (Bluebird 610)
– Datsun 2400 (Cedric C230)
– Nissan 2400GT (Skyline HGLC10)
– Datsun 240Z
Yes, that is not a mistake I made there: Nissan sold the Skyline on its export markets under the Nissan brand. There could have been various reasons to do so from which I personally think it had to do something with the Prince merger…
Dit is Datsun: Dutch catalogue (2000 Hardtop Coupe)
As you could see there was a gap in the lineup: the only car not featured in the lineup was the 2000. In the next fold out this car is highlighted as the new model of the 2000 range with a nice drawing of the 2000 Hardtop Coupe. The 2000 is also known as the Nissan Laurel C130 and is very very popular car as a zokusha. ( ? ??)
Of course this catalogue will be scanned and posted here, just like the Nissan 2400GT catalogue I’m currently scanning. (?-´)>
During the Tokyo Drift exhibition in Odaiba Keiichi Tsuchiya drives a mazda FC3S convertible with Daijiro Inada riding shotgun. Tsuchiya loses control over the mazda (that hardly ever happens!) and crashes into the tirewall:
If you look closely in the slowmotion replay you can see Keiichi braces himself against the impact while Daijiro (not wearing a seatbelt) didn’t see it coming and is squashed like a fly against the front window. ?????
One of my favorite postings at Japanese Nostalgic Car blog is the Friday Video. Most of the time they feature the old Japanese police cop series, from which Seibu Keistatsu the most frequently returning series is.
Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-1 diecast
I found pictures of this perfect Aoshima 1/43 diecast of the Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-1 (????RS1??) on a Japanese blog:
Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-1 diecast
All (fog)lights in the front valance are correct!
Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-1 diecast
And I love the tiny details: a rear wiper on the rear window!
Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-1 diecast
This model is so detailed, even the stickers on the side have very very tiny decal saying 4 valve DOHC next to the bigger RS-Turbo letters! And even the window mouldings are silver! ??????
Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-1 diecast
This picture shows the additional features of the car, including the machineguns mounted on the roof!
Seibu Keistatsu Machine RS-1 diecast
And of course the inside of the car is just as detailed as the outside! The big computer console is just like in the series! ?(´??)?
Compare the pictures above to this video footage of the RS-1, RS-2 and RS-3:
It may not be as detailed as the perfect AE86 by AutoArt, but think of it this way: the AutoArt AE86 is 1/18 and this is a 1/43 diecast! So this diecast is more than twice as small and the total length is about 10 centimeters! Then think of all those tiny little details on it! Now that is small!
According to the blog this new detailed diecast is available since April 2009! Now all I need is someone outside Japan selling this diecast! ?(????)