Candour Reality Zeal: Castrol Mugen NSX GT

I think this one is for year 2005/6, last time when i went to sepang i did saw this model,i guess...hehe. i got this from my brother's friend in Japan cost around 1680 yen (i dunno the currency so u do the math). i bought 3 model of Tamiya Japan kit to fill up boredom.

the process to complete this kit was truly a worth-full pain in the arse.i've spent about almost 2 weeks straight (exclude my working time) to finish this. the only regret on this was i don't have an airgun+airbrush to paint it,so i have to use my shaky hands' skill...duhhh...

realizing the detail of the '3.5 V6' Open TB engine block that come in separate packaging makes me wonder how the Tamiya people study this before transforming it to still model.maybe u guys think that it wasn't hard, but trust me,u ain't think that deep enuff until u try to assemble it.

one more thing that kinda frustating me was,i can't get the right paint for the wing and its front nose scheme.it should be the 'Fluorescent Red' colour,but after making all my way to most of the Tamiya & Toycity store,still there was not in stock.maybe because the colour was rarely used by other model so it's going to be kindof 'rare',maybe. for the solution,i've try to mix it up with whatever i have in my box praying that it might turn into the almost same colour scheme i wanted it to be.guess what,u will NEVER get the same colour as what they want u to buy......hahahahahah.....padan muka aku

here's a bit info on the kit

About the Castrol Mugen NSX

The Japanese GT Car Championships were inaugurated in 1993, and are becoming more popular with motorsports buffs throughout domestic Japan. Honda has sent two of NSX into the Championships since 1997. The original monocoque made of aluminum was reinforced by roll cage, and most parts of the body shell such as front hood, fenders and doors were replaced by carbon fiber for light weight. In 1998, four of NSX were sent into the opening race.

This NSX was refined based on high-down-forced, lower-weighted and improvement of maintenance. For example, the front wing was refined, and the fins of both sides of the bumper were added. In addition, the rear wing was large-sized with sub-wings to the end. The shape from its rear fender to rear side was aerodynamically designed, another reason why Castrol Mugen NSX had high-speed and its stability was its power plant. The engine mount was lowered by 15mm by changing its layout. This 3,5 V6 DOHC powerplant tuned by Mugen still obtains its power although the race regulation was more strict. One of the noticeable points of this car is its daring design. It's colored in white, green and fluorescent red based on black.

The drivers are Osamu Nakako, the champion of 1997 JGTC and Ryo Michigami, a new driver. At the number 3 Sendai-Highland, Michigami took the pole position in front of a jubilant crowd. This Castrol Mugen NSX has proven itself to be as worthy as Honda power.