Well since I havent got enough money to build REAL cars yet, at the moment i'm getting into building model cars. I want to make a KE55 model but I have looked every where for a kit, but to no avail...

 

Has anyone bought/known of where to get a KE55 model?

 

Cheers,

Dan.

I used to make models. Mainly racecars and my pride and joy......a 600mm long yacht from the first fleet. I have never seen a KE55 however. Nor have a seen any old corollas. The closest i think that you will get is maybe a new WRC or ARC Corolla. I've seen a few die cast models of AE86's on ebay.........but theres no fun in die-cast.

 

I more into my Nitro hobbies at the moment. I'm currently building a custom 1/10th off road car with 3 times the horsepower as standard. :cool: Then theres my other two cars and the plane that i have hanging from my ceiling. I've got an urge to make a boat next.............I'm addicted.

Mmm, big nitro plane motor in a nitro car. :cool: :y: :D

Shit that'd go like the clappers!

 

I found a site that sells in UK on ebay, they have heaps of cars, like Silvia's and 4WD's and shit, there was AE82's, lots and lots of them (kit form)!

 

My next question is;

Where do I get things like rims and that, because the ones that come with them stock look like shit most of the time, and I like my things to be modified/custom!

 

Cheers!

For rims etc look up your local scale model club. I have a TE25 kit made up as a replica of my KE20 (did the same for my old man as well)

Edited December 19, 200520 yr by coln72

Wouldn't you have to take the flares and other good bits off to make it a KE20?

Yeah I know but I couldnt be stuffed - just painted it like my KE20 (white grill, wheels etc and put on some of the sponsors logos)

You can buy te27 models and i think i have seen te37 (ke55 coupe) models. I'll see what i can find out, in the meantime search google thats where i found them.

I'd love to get a TE37 Model!!! Better get googling fast.. would beat the hotrod model that i'm building now, thats for sure!

 

I found another shop (through subsided) in the US called RPP Hobby (username rpphobby) that sells heaps of good models, but no corollas...

i've got a ke25 waiting for redwarf...AND my pride and joy is a super detailed ke15 sprinter (you can't have it doug) i paid like $100usd for it

i've got probably 100 kits of various years, makes

doyishinsha(?) nogastalgic heroes is the best series ever, i got another ke25, a datto 1200 fastback, a sunny excellent, a colt galant

i like models, pity i suck at them

 

http://www.hobbyco.com.au/

http://www.gatewaymodels.com.au/

http://www.scaleautomobilia.com.au/carindex.htm

http://www.hobbyhq.com.au/

http://www.auswidemodels.com.au/

http://www.hobbybox.com.au/

http://www.hobbynet.com.au/modelling/retail/index.htm

Have you tried ebay i have seen AE86 te27 corolla that you can build and diecast models on there all the time they go pretty cheap to.