Tamiya's 1:24 300ZX

Plastic model kits are a pain to do right. You have to cut, trim, smooth, sand, smooth more, paint, fit, cut, adjust and put it all together. Then you find out you forgot to drill out the holes to fit the right hand drive wipers blades. So you end up fitting the left hand drive dashboard. For now. That's the case with this particular 300ZX. The 300ZX is the epitome of affordable performance, graceful design from the 90's. This week we have a 1:24 plastic model kit we built of the famed Fairlady.

It's a Tamiya kit and with most Tamiya kits, they fit like magic. You can cut out all the bits, throw them up in the air and it will all land fitting properly. The 300ZX is one of the coolest 90's Japanese cars as highlighted couple of weeks ago. This Tamiya kit is the stock, twin turbo version and comes with a full engine and a transparent hood to show it off. But I colored it. The custom work includes a scratch-built lip spoiler and a heavily trimmed rear ducktail spoiler. While everything fits well, there are some incorrect engine details like the air intake tubing. Coloring the black parts of the glass and putting it all in without breaking those delicate T-Bars are difficult. But all in all, this is a great kit to build for those looking to start something moderately easy.

Words & Photo: Ehsanur Raza Ronny