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1/32 custom car parts

Started by puddingwrestler, June 06, 2010, 02:50:21 AM

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puddingwrestler

The Japanese 1/32 scale model cars are rather nifty, what with thier small size and ease of building, so I've decided to customize a few. What I want to know is if anyone knows of sources of 1/32 or 1/35 custom car parts. Particularly interested in wheels but basically anything would help.
I already know Tamiya's quad gun tractor contains a nice flat head ford V8 engine because I have one, so don't all go telling me about that.
There are no good kits, bad kits or grail kits, just kitbash fodder.

beowulf

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weird scale for cars..........i would imagine that the japanese sites might have something tho

*edit*

had a look on the usual places

http://www.hlj.com/top/Aut
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/car/

not a lot for 1/32
.............hes a very naughty boy!
allergic to aircraft in grey!
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time........Bertrand Russell
I have come up with a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel. ......Edmund Blackadder

PR19_Kit

Not that weird.

1/32 was the standard scale for slot race cars in the UK, and the scale propagated into the plastic kit car ranges of various manufacturers, Airfix and Revell included.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

beowulf

maybe but theres bugger all in terms of after market bits in this scale..............i know where i can get you anything down to tire valves or flick switches for the dashboard or coat hangers and cd's in 1/24 but nowt for 1/32
.............hes a very naughty boy!
allergic to aircraft in grey!
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time........Bertrand Russell
I have come up with a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel. ......Edmund Blackadder

Jschmus

I did a quick search for items on HLJ:

http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Scale=32&MacroType=DetAcc&GenreCode=Aut&searchpage=Auttop&Dis=-2

Only a handful of the items are listed in stock, but it gives an idea of the sorts of things that have been on offer in the past.  A search for car models in the same scale turned up a lot of kits: 269 passenger cars and 55 racing cars.  That "passenger car" category seems to also encompass working vehicles like trucks, buses and forklifts.
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puddingwrestler

I've found the most important accessory...
Unfortunately doesn't help much :thumbsup:
Important. Very Very Important.
There are no good kits, bad kits or grail kits, just kitbash fodder.

philp

And 1/32nd scale is great for Car Wars vehicles because you can use weapons from both armor and aircraft to trick 'em out.
Always thought the tri-barrel 20mm from the Cobra helicopter would be cool mounted on the roof of a car.
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