Frankly, I have seen some of these some time back in KL, but I do not have much knowledge about it except thinking it is another attempt from Tamiya to add some variation onto their mini 4WD series, which at that time was kinda quiet down a lot. Moreover the few I saw in town, which later I found that are the basic/early ones which the designs are much simpler n less flashy.
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Recent trip to Japan which, to my surprise, manage to find a few with very reasonable price n attractive designs too. For me , a second hand kit in pretty much mint condition (to the japanese, they r considered "box damaged") that only cost less than 500 yen, why not?
This is the back story of this group build I have with Farid: We each pick one n build them as for display, not for race, quality.
Ok, photos first, talk later:
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Similar to traditional mini 4WD, Dangun racer is meant to be modified n upgraded to boost performance too. Moreover, unlike traditional mini 4WD, this doesnt have dedicated race path for each car; instead, they race like nascar; with quite some pushing n physical contact with your fella opponents. The chasis s divided into 3 parts which I can see is for easy interchange of various option/extra/upgraded parts.
Overall the fitting is typical Tamiya's no-complaint type.
The main challenge here is because we are supposed to make it look nice, static model quality, there are a few things i realize i would prefer to change a little bit.
First, the stickers. Yes, as usual n expected, comes with stickers. Cartain parts with tamiya uses stickers to represent, I have gotta use paint instead. Mainly this is because, especially where surface has quite some curves n unevenness.
Second, I add in a little more detail; well, self made up types, as long as it pleases my eyes. LOL. added some metal bolts, nets, a little photo etched stuff etc.
Third, just mask, mask, mask, and mask. I hate it. The good thing is I am getting so much better in tolerating imperfections; which is really considered a good thing to me. This is like a milestone in my plastic modeling journey, which I enjoy it so much; besides I feel so proud about myself.
This is pretty much I have gotta say about our little group build project that starts n ended in the beginning of the year. Very happy n fulfilling one actually. :)
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