Aoshima introduced some new series to get some extra mileage from their existing car patterns. For the RX-7 kits, some very interesting options were added, such as authentic Mazdaspeed MS-01 wheels and twin Supertrapp exhausts. The MS-01 wheels were also available separately, the Supertrapp exhausts could also be used on an RX-7 SA or FC tuned for street racing.
New parts are Speedline wheels and Bridgestone Expedia tires.
New parts are front and rear skirts, 18in Euro X II wheels (in addition to the stock Mazda wheels), twin Supertrapp mufflers and new decals.
Body and skirts are molded in red, interior and chassis parts in black, both sets of wheels are satin plated.
(thanks, Werner !)
New parts are front and rear skirts, 18in Mazdaspeed MS-01 wheels, twin Supertrapp mufflers and new decals with tiny Mazdaspeed decals for the wheels and extra Bridgestone and Mazdaspeed logos.
Body and skirts are molded in white, chassis parts in black.
This kit is a later release of the S-Package kit listed above, same kit number, same catalog number.
New parts are front and rear skirts, Mazdaspeed MS-01 wheels, twin Supertrapp mufflers, a huge high-mounted rear wing
and additional decals. Body parts molded in red, chassis parts in black.
released in February 1999
New parts are front and rear skirts, 18in Speedline wheels, twin Supertrapp mufflers, a huge high-mounted rear wing
and additional decals.
Body, spoilers and all interior parts are molded in a deep orange-yellow shade, great if you want
to do a customized version with a color-keyed interior.
With its black body, this is the same kit as nr.87B but it comes
with additional decals for the black borders around the front and rear windows and a generous sheet
of self-adhesive chromed plastic film for the rear view mirrors (actually the sheet is big
enough to last you a lifetime of coating 1/24 scale sized mirrors !).
Former Aoshima USA import company SATCO had a resin lefthand drive dashboard added to the kits of this series sold in the US.
released in August 2005
rereleased in Mar 2010
This kit is based on the same body as the RX-7 FD tuner kits.
This time the separate front bumper is a Mazda factory item as fitted from model year '99 onwards.
New items in this kit are:
Also included are the clear parts set from the C-West kit to provide clear front indicator covers and lenses and the early factory wheel parts set to provide the door mirror faces.
Body, chassis and interior parts are all molded in black.
The 2010 rerelease got a new catalog number and slightly changed box art, the kit contents are identical to those of the previous release.
released in July 2007
This is the same kit as the '98 FD in the Best Car GT series with factory painted parts.
Body parts, rear spoiler and door mirror housings are painted in metallic blue, unfortunately the shade does not match the
actual Innocent Blue Mica paint well. Interior parts are painted flat dark grey. The old stock wheels are still included and are painted aluminum, which makes a nice change from the usual plated wheels.
The window parts have the edges painted satin black, the clear part for the tail lights is also painted black, including the glasses for the brake and tail lights.
All parts from the Best GT '98 FD kit are included except the pre-cut paint masks.
A new set of decals is included offering a set of dealer plates, Mazda emblems, decals for front, side and lower tail lamps and a choice of black or white instrument faces.
released in July 2007
rereleased in Mar 2010
This is the same kit as the blue '98 FD in the Prepainted Car Series but this time with the body parts, rear spoiler and door mirror housings painted in gloss black.
The black paint coat is nice and smooth and is just as brilliant as the actual Brilliant Black paint.
released in November 2005
This is a variation on the recent '98 FD3S kit, but one that comes with a neat surprise.
There are two systems for fitting wheels to model cars, one has a stub axle in the wheel (like Tamiya uses), the other one has a bushing inside the wheel which is fitted over an axle (Fujimi uses this).
Aoshima switched systems somewhere in the 90ies, their earlier kit designs like the RX-7 FD kit used the stub axle system, their later kits have bushings inside the wheels that fit over axles.
Sofar all Aoshima RX-7 FD kits had wheels with stub axles, but this new kit has new suspension parts added to allow wheels with bushings to be fitted. The old suspension parts are still included, which makes this kit ideal for customizing as you can now fit any set of Tamiya, Aoshima, Fujimi or Rosso wheels.
The new rear axle assembly is 3.3mm more narrow to allow for the wider wheel hubs, the ride height has not been changed.
New parts in this kit (compared to the regular '98 FD3S kit):
The kit contains a body with vents molded in the hood, similar to the body in the Vertex kit.
Body, bumpers and interior are molded in bright yellow, chassis parts are molded in black, the AVS wheels are satin aluminum plated.
released in February 2008
This is the first release in the Itasha Series, depicting real-life cars which are decorated with anime characters.
The RX-7 in this box is similar to the FD3S '98 kit with some additions:
Body and bumpers are molded in metallic blue, interior and chassis parts are molded in black, the spare stock wheels are not plated.
released in April 2010
This kit is similar to the FD3S '98 kit with the decals replaced by a large sheet of Itasha decals.
The decals offer a choice of three different versions for each of the main characters of the Loveplus manga.
Body parts, aerokit parts and interior are molded in white, chassis parts are molded in black, the Gram Lights wheels are brightly plated, the spare stock wheels are not plated.
released in May 1999
Japanese Highway Patrol men must be happy doing their job: driving an RX-7 all day long and getting paid for it !
The kit is a stock RX-7 kit with an additional set of parts for the lightbar and some other police-related bits.
Body and interior parts are molded in white, chassis parts in black.
A huge set of decals with a wide selection of prefecture names for the doors and a smaller set with dials, emblems, etc. completes this kit.
The black border on the lower body has to be painted, a template is printed on the instruction sheet for the curved part
on the nose.
