gt6mkiii Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I had started a WIP for this but spent more time building than taking progress photos so I've jumped right to the finished pics. This is based on the Hasegawa 1/24 Datsun 240Z Monte Carlo Rally kit but I wanted to go with an safari/overlander style version. Would it actually work? Who knows, but I thought it looked cool. I made a few modifications to the kit, widening the track and lifting it slightly as well as adding a bush bar out front and the roof rack, all made of styrene rod. I took it out to play in the dirt for a few pics: Some of those rocks might be out of scale. The roof rack used the lights from the kit bumper, the 2 extra spare tires, 2 3D printed gas cans and a tarp covered box meant to represent a small rooftop tent. The interior was pretty much out of the box with the exception of the mismatched seats that I replaced with a pair from a Tamiya 300ZX kit. I also took a couple of shots in the diorama before I went and got the tires dirty: Thanks for looking. Martin 35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Until the photo with your hand, I thought I was looking at pictures of a real car. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, johnlambert said: Until the photo with your hand, I thought I was looking at pictures of a real car. I was just about to say exactly the same thing! I bet you spent ages removing any over sized rocks. Great pics and very well done model. Nice details on the roof rack & great shine to the paint 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clashcityrocker Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Great looking model and pics. Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR2Don Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Aw, that hand spoils it! Brilliant build! That steering wheel in particular, real wood effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpion Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 That is truly phenomenal. Flawless build with an amazing paint finish. As others have said, without the hand, it's impossible to tell it's not the real thing. Great photography too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Lovely model and photos again Martin with your signature superb paint finish! 1 hour ago, gt6mkiii said: but I wanted to go with an safari/overlander style version. Would it actually work? A Safari one would - the late, great Sheka Mehta won the legendarily rough and difficult East African Safari Rally in one in 1973! Saw him in his 240Z a couple of times in UK gravel rallies and it was fantastic to watch! Absolutely cracking job again! 👍 Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Fantastic work once again. The build the photos infact the entire project looks superb 👌 Well done Martin excellent 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxyg Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Excellent scale on the dirt. As usual the "hand of god" image makes it all look a bit surreal in the otherwise very realistic result. Great build too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCH Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Martin - Another masterpiece. Who cares if it actually works, it's AWESOME! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Brilliant, both the model and the photography/scen setting. Can't really say much more than that - it's just about flawless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt6mkiii Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 Thanks for all the great comments! There's so many ways to do a 240Z, I'll have to get a few more of these kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I really thought your pics shows the original car, until i saw your hand. Wowww thats absolutely perfect scene, your photography is out of universe, simply fantastic. Highest rank You made my day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 7 hours ago, gt6mkiii said: I'll have to get a few more of these kits. I think that's a great idea! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Oh yeah, that's lovely. Great colour. I love the thing you do with the hand, gets me every time 🙂 Really the only thing I can say about this build is that the car itself is a bit too clean for the scenery. I bet you washed it and then drove it very carefully through the dirt 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt6mkiii Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, JeroenS said: the car itself is a bit too clean for the scenery. I'm usually super meticulous when it comes to removing dust before I shoot - you don't know how tough it was for me to have this much dirt on it! 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Superb, and it's got me thinking more about the photography side too. Just one question - what does "Stoke" refer to on the front wing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt6mkiii Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Anteater said: Superb, and it's got me thinking more about the photography side too. Cool. For me personally, the hobby combines the creativity of what the model will be (colour, style, modifications, etc.), the craft of building the model, and then the photography to make it look as real as possible. 1 hour ago, Anteater said: Just one question - what does "Stoke" refer to on the front wing? Stoke is a reference to my birthplace in England, Stoke-on-Trent. My parents emigrated to Canada when I was 3 and I use the Stoke brand for a bunch of my personal projects as well as my Instagram handle: https://www.instagram.com/stokemodels/ Couple of other Stoke projects if you're interested: https://www.behance.net/gallery/57036183/Stoke-Car-Brand https://www.behance.net/gallery/57116807/Stoke-Cycles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Oh sure! You're building a car in your garage... just like everyone else 🙂 Seriously... that's some nice stuff there Martin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 A truly outstanding model. If realism is the goal then this is as good as it gets! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeG Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Wow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anteater Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 16 hours ago, gt6mkiii said: Stoke is a reference to my birthplace in England, Stoke-on-Trent. I see. My immediate thought was why would anyone in Canada have a probably inadvertent reference to Stoke-on-Toast on their car, but that answers it! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Incredible!! Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daneel Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Wow, just wow brilliant work. As many have said, I thought it was a real car... as the matter of fact, I still do, it's a real car and you just found a 24/1 prop human hand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 8/26/2020 at 8:10 AM, johnlambert said: Until the photo with your hand, I thought I was looking at pictures of a real car. Same here. Like keefr22 I remember the rally car - didn't Tamiya make a model of a rally Datsun 240? There can't be many sports cars that look so 'right' with jacked suspension and off-road tyres. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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