Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon

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jbwelda Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,233	Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon Jan 12, 2020 17:27:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jbwelda on Jan 12, 2020 17:27:59 GMT -5
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fordrodnkustom Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 2,649	Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon Jan 13, 2020 15:10:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fordrodnkustom on Jan 13, 2020 15:10:18 GMT -5 Well this should be interesting! I always enjoy a good mystery. Nice detail work so far.
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jbwelda Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,233	Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon May 18, 2020 0:48:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jbwelda on May 18, 2020 0:48:29 GMT -5 jb

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Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon May 20, 2020 22:15:55 GMT -5

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Post by jbwelda on May 20, 2020 22:15:55 GMT -5

This one didn't really turn out how I envisioned, and even then I kept it under wraps because I was unsure how it would evolve. I originally was going to build a wild Bosozoku wagon from this Aoshima "Hippo Sleek" kit, which is a body kit variation on the Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon, GT/B spec, JDM station wagon. But as things went along, I kind of lost my nerve for goofy looking trends even though they are what define the genre. Also the paint scheme didn't really work out as I thought, or didn't think actually, and I considered just stripping it and starting over more than once. But really it was my overall disinterest in the whole thing after a while that kept me from doing that, and just keep plugging along to get it off my bench. Consequently it ended up looking way more mainstream than what I had originally envisioned: scraping on the ground, wheels "stanced" way out there, I had some little wide weenie tires and wheels especially for this but they ended up not really working out and I think I will save them for an MX-5 project I have lined up. But the ride height ended up pretty normal, not at all scraping the ground as I had intended...that would have entailed cutting away massive parts of the suspension and/or slicing tops of tires and other nasty stuff, so again couldn't bring myself to do such desecration.

Anyway, it does retain the wild ass exhaust pipe (two actually) which are resin pieces and totally kool fish tail style, and of course the less than successful paint scheme, along with the PINK interior (pimp my ride pink) and of course the flamed wheels I finally found a place they didn't stand out too much.

And of course its a wagon.

So, I don't think I will take up space with a "completed build" thread on this one, just a couple photos here, and I will put it into my gallery with more extensive photos for those of you who want to see more. My gallery.

Thanks for looking and any comments, slurs, or general rice throwing gratefully appreciated. Hope I die before I get old!

jb

Last Edit: May 21, 2020 23:19:25 GMT -5 by jbwelda

bob29579 Skill 3 "im good" Posts: 275	Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon Jun 5, 2020 9:55:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bob29579 on Jun 5, 2020 9:55:32 GMT -5 I think it came together well. Nice job, love the wheels and color scheme.
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jbwelda Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,233	Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon Jun 5, 2020 11:30:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jbwelda on Jun 5, 2020 11:30:20 GMT -5 Well thank you Bob, I appreciate your comment! jb

patw Awesome Forum Participator Posts: 1,021	Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon Jun 16, 2020 5:48:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by patw on Jun 16, 2020 5:48:02 GMT -5 Ah nice jb! Yes it's difficult to decide what to do along the way.

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jbwelda: Thanks again Tom, funny thing is, this current IP also resolves to an Amazon address but seems to work just fine. jb May 29, 2023 15:06:36 GMT -5

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It's an interweb thing..... May 29, 2023 19:46:30 GMT -5

jbwelda: ha ha happened again...this is getting really tedious. now i am in canada and working well Jun 14, 2023 11:22:48 GMT -5

jbwelda: wow like three whole people logged on yesterday...I feel like a rat on a sinking ship! Oct 8, 2023 11:34:03 GMT -5

HotRodTom: You know JB, U-boats had UnterZeRattens.... Haaaaa! Oct 17, 2023 18:53:34 GMT -5

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RodBurNeR: nice Bonneville up top! hey all, I still am around but struggling to get my hobby hands back, mainly no way to paint right now Jan 16, 2024 22:48:31 GMT -5

jbwelda: NNL West is today, anyone going? Its going to be crazy around there what with the footsball game next door. First time in a while I am avoiding it but hope someone posts some photos. Jan 20, 2024 12:51:40 GMT -5

jbwelda: heard it was announced that next year will be the last NNL West. Another one bites the dust. Jan 22, 2024 13:59:15 GMT -5

jbwelda: yo Mar 19, 2024 13:07:33 GMT -5

jbwelda: looks like visits here are dwindling rapidly...wonder why that would be? May 4, 2024 22:19:40 GMT -5

Spike: What's happening out there? I seems that fewer and fewer members of this forum are building model cars, or are they still being built but not being shared? Jul 8, 2024 13:46:43 GMT -5

jbwelda: well speaking for myself there are a number of reasons I haven't been participating lately, the most likely one is that I generally do not build much during the summer months. Too many other things to occupy my time. Jul 10, 2024 11:36:30 GMT -5

jbwelda: Second, this past year I have been spending time in Jamaica a lot, I have a winter place there I have shared for years now and try to spend at least a few months there a year. I have few or no model supplies there and other things to smoke, uh, do there. Jul 10, 2024 11:37:48 GMT -5

jbwelda: Third, there really has been very little in the way of models newly released that do much for me. All this reissue sixties junk the USA companies push out I have very little interest in. Euro car kits have been pretty sparse the last couple years. Jul 10, 2024 11:39:17 GMT -5

jbwelda: And mail order is getting more expensive. So mostly I have been sitting on the sidelines, but come autumn, I will probably get back into it. I have a few projects I need to finish up. Just a matter of motivation. Jul 10, 2024 11:41:43 GMT -5

jbwelda: I realize many more people here are much more involved than I have been but I too have noticed the huge drop off in participation by those who seem mostly to just look and not build, or at least not post builds here. Jul 10, 2024 11:42:46 GMT -5

Spike: I don't mean to criticize, I just want to see more models. Jul 12, 2024 15:18:22 GMT -5

jbwelda: site seems to have some problems, when i log in from the USA, i get a msg about the site not being available; when i change my vpn to Canada, it comes right up...for instance i am right now "in" Canada. Might want to look into that and yeah, I do know what Jul 15, 2024 19:06:25 GMT -5

jbwelda: I am doing. Might be my computer or the continuing problem with my isp evidently being somehow banned somehow, see messages above. Jul 15, 2024 19:06:59 GMT -5

Mystery Trend Revealed: Aoshima Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon

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