Aoshima Nissan Fairlady Z Japanese Patrol Car

[Potsie]

This is Aoshima's Nissan Fairlady Z Version NISMO Japanese patrol car; kit #053868. I picked this kit up cheap at my LHS as a way of getting the Nismo version of the 350Z, only to discover when I opened the box at home that the model is pre-painted in the black-on-white patrol car scheme. Not only that but the dermacation line is crisp and lines up well across all pieces. The front and rear bumpers are separate, as are the little wheel arch add-ons. So patrol car it was! I resisted the urge to do a drift-boi special (smoked rising sun on the bonnet?) and went out of the box. Interior is simple shades of black and dark grey, chassis various metal colours. The kit comes with separate chrome light buckets and coloured rear lenses. For this particulat kit there was a sprue in the clear red that had the roof light bar, some interior pieces like a mobile phone and the two cones.

 

A nice simple build that looks good on the shelf among other Japanese vehicles. I am not sure if the other Aoshima patrol cars come pre-painted, but I think they would make an interesting fleet as there is quite a variety.

 

Grant.

 

[HOUSTON]

Ooh that's Really GOOD..

I recently  went to Japan and saw a few of these patrol cars.

You've done a fabulous  job of creating the real one.

PERFECTION. 

 

Kudos. 

 

 

[SnøMotion]

Ooh, interesting! I was looking at this kit the other day. That paint is spot on 👌

 

You always seem to make a simple floor pan look nicely detailed and this build is no exception  It’s a great looking model 

 

Those cones are crazy! 
 

Martin

[HK-500]

Our "gendarmes" have access to Alpine's last model , but this one is also very cool !  You did a really fine job

[Potsie]

Thanks all for the positive comments. This was a surprisingly enjoyable kit to build and I was very impressed by Aoshima's pre-painting. I admit to alawys avoiding Aoshima's pre-painted kits - a hobby shop in Sydney had pre-painted Lamborghini Aventador kits for $25AUD that I passed on!! If they are all this quality I would have no qualms with getting another. Mind you, the black and white colour scheme makes cleaning up sprue joins easy.

 

So tempting to create a fleet of Japanese patrol cars, but I have way too many 'collections' within my stash as is!

 

Grant. 

[Bobby No Mac]

Nice, I've got a soft spot for the esoteric stuff Aoshima put out 

[FunkyChiken]

Looks great, its an impressively crisp split line between the black and white on the body.

[Davi]

Nice work, and if your Japanese is a bit rusty, every now and then you'll have a surprise with these kits 😉