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Made a small desktop diorama for a friend. Showcasing it with a Mini GT Honda S2000 Type S

Another addition to my Acrylic Box Diorama Series. Had an idea of an autumn street setting for this model and used saw dust for fallen shredded leaves.

Made another scene for my acrylic box diorama series featuring the Mitsubishi galant VR-4. This isn’t the original Galant Group A livery, but rather an iteration of the Evo livery slapped on this one.

Thought I’d bring James Hunt’s McLaren M23 to life. This model by LCD does come with a driver figure that you can paint yourself, as well.

Sat at a coffee shop and took pictures at the corner.

What do you see or imagine when you look at your models? Do you get inspired?

I saw this dusty MotorHelix Lancer Evo IV on the shelf at the store and knew exactly how to spend my evening.

I picked up this 1:64 Aoshima model in a blind box that offered “shakotan” (low ride) and “granchan” (grand champion) kaido racer models. The ridiculously slammed vintage JDM cars with giant star-shaped exhausts with massive front diffusers have grown on me. Didn’t get the Kaido racer I wanted, but regret nothing. Decided to make it into a desk piece for work.

For those not familiar with the diecast model hobby, some of our 1:64 models come in acrylic boxes as part of the packaging. With shelf space being a constant battle, I’ve started making dioramas in the acrylic box packaging. I’ll be thinking about printing landscape backgrounds for some of these cases.

Process:

The bases were primed and based with Vallejo airbrush primer, but brushed on, and based with AK Terrain diorama wet ground/concrete/desert sand/asphalt, depending on the diorama, and painted with Vallejo acrylic paints.

The grass was flocked with a static flocker on a 50/50 school glue and water mix. Sawdust was used to simulate autumn weather on some of the street scenes. The oil stains in the garage were stained by dabbing ink in a small damp puddle of water dabbed by a swab.

I’m open to any suggestions and feedback, or if you have any questions. I hope I inspire some of the collectors in the hobby to do the same. 😁

Made more scenes/dioramas for display boxes I have just sitting around. I went for an autumn scene for the GR86, and an urban street for the S2000. I’ve got plans of a sandy trail for the 86 Corolla.

Do you toss out your boxes, or horde them like me?

Found this 1:64 Bomex body kit Supra at my local shop. I had to grab it since it’s an exact replica of my 1:28 scale Radio Shack XMod radio controlled car from the early 2000s. You can buy different upgrades for the car, from suspension parts, motors, tires, rims (5 Zigen), and body kits. Mine was a drift car.

This diecast means more than a Supra to me.

Completed this quick diorama out of the case our diecast cars come in. Dioramas are at a premium, and usually in high demand. So I thought this budget friendly idea is a good compromise.

I have plans of a tarmac scene for this Hobby Japan LanEvo V next.

Some of my diecast cases are pretty plain, so I had an idea of making a diorama out of one to see how it turns out. This is the early stages of the diorama and plan on adding grass, rocks, and some bushes.

Have any of you done the same and willing to share?

Ask me about my favourite car and model brand. Answer: Micro Turbo’s S2000s.

Featured are the Spoon Sports (black/white), the Rocket Bunny/Pandem (blue/pink), Voltex (carbon fiber kit), and Keiichi Tsuchiya’s 2.7L J’s Racing Demon King S2000.

New tofu shop diorama from MoreArt 🤩. My Mt. Akina diorama was getting over-crowded😅

Back in 1999, as an 11 year old kid, I remember sitting in the drivers seat of an AP1 S2000 at our local Honda dealership. Since then, I’ve been in love and still in love with the S2000.

Outputting 240HP from a 2.0L engine; it was the most horsepower/litre out of any production car at the time. Still a timeless classic in my eyes.

Picked up Tsuchiya’s white and green 86 today, and thought I’d show off his N2 TRD Levin livery on Jon Sibal’s wide body 86 Corolla.

This 1968 Honda S800 was built and restored by Daniel Wu (actor), with a front diffuser, fender flares and a rear spoiler designed by Rocket Bunny’s Kei Miura. Named “Chinpira”, meaning “low-level gangster”, its name explains its inspiration.

I took these pictures in black and white, inspired by the time frame this car is trying to capture.

Slowly building up my collection. Currently have a mix of Hobby Japan, Time Micro, BMC, and Kyosho models.

For his first time participating in a Chinese modified car exhibition, Sung Kang wanted to create a special car that would leave a mark on the burgeoning local car modding scene. He teamed up with Guangdong-based Simon’s Garage starting with a locally produced, rather mundane, 1996 Yunbao YB6470 (Nissan Cedric Y30 wagon) transforming it into a beastly drift wagon packing 1000hp, wrapped in his signature Sunset Orange.

Sung named her LiShou after the ancient Chinese cat goddess with the number 78 coming from the Japanese idiom “nanokorobiyoki”, which translates to: fall seven times and stand up eight. Reminding us to persevere, work hard, and stand back up no matter how many setbacks and failures one encounters in life. A true restomod, LiShou represents the true embodiment of the Student Driver spirit.

For his first time participating in a Chinese modified car exhibition, Sung Kang wanted to create a special car that would leave a mark on the burgeoning local car modding scene. He teamed up with Guangdong-based Simon’s Garage starting with a locally produced, rather mundane, 1996 Yunbao YB6470 (Nissan Cedric Y30 wagon) transforming it into a beastly drift wagon packing 1000hp, wrapped in his signature Sunset Orange.

Sung named her LiShou after the ancient Chinese cat goddess with the number 78 coming from the Japanese idiom “nanokorobiyoki”, which translates to: fall seven times and stand up eight. Reminding us to persevere, work hard, and stand back up no matter how many setbacks and failures one encounters in life. A true restomod, LiShou represents the true embodiment of the Student Driver spirit.

Downloaded a free stop-motion app on my phone and decided to try my hand at it. It’s much harder than I thought it’d be. I would appreciate feedback from anyone with stop-motion experience.

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