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When people start building a body kit for a scale model, you know you've entered deep collector territory and this is precisely the reason we are here for. A Toyota GT 86 scale model has been gifted with just such a thing by its fans, who are now asking producer Autoart to build the kit.
As you can see in the adjacent images, two different incarnations of the GT 86 1:18 scale model received this DIY treatment. The images were uploaded on the producer's Facebook earlier this month, but the company hasn't responded to the build requests yet.
We'll take a moment to mention that the Orange scale model has a rear wing we don't recall seeing on the actual kit - notice just how Japanese the side elements get...
While the idea itself does seem a bit unusual, you should know this isn't your average wide body kit. Instead, we are dealing with the deliciously-named Rocket Bunny kit, whose real-life version brought a noticeable contribution to the image of the Toyota GT 86 and the Scion FR 86.
The Rocket Bunny is the child of Japanese specialist Key Miura, who has quite some years of playing with cars' appearances behind him. The package showed up in 2012, mixing a racecar approach with a rugged look brought by the riveted-on components.
Japanese tuner Liberty Walk subsequently joined the bandwagon, with the kit receiving its label and becoming even more shocking upon landing on a Ferrari 458 and a 458 Spider. The kit has also reached other models, such as the Lamborghini Murcielago and Nissan GT-R. Sure, there are a lot of questions to ask here, especially regarding the aerodynamic implications of the stiff tail, but everybody just seemed to go with the flow.
Due to the aforementioned reason, we're not quite sure what to say about the presence of the kit on a supercar. Nonetheless, we admit its looks have conquered us and would strap it onto the modern incarnation of the Hachi-Roku.
As you can see in the adjacent images, two different incarnations of the GT 86 1:18 scale model received this DIY treatment. The images were uploaded on the producer's Facebook earlier this month, but the company hasn't responded to the build requests yet.
We'll take a moment to mention that the Orange scale model has a rear wing we don't recall seeing on the actual kit - notice just how Japanese the side elements get...
While the idea itself does seem a bit unusual, you should know this isn't your average wide body kit. Instead, we are dealing with the deliciously-named Rocket Bunny kit, whose real-life version brought a noticeable contribution to the image of the Toyota GT 86 and the Scion FR 86.
The Rocket Bunny is the child of Japanese specialist Key Miura, who has quite some years of playing with cars' appearances behind him. The package showed up in 2012, mixing a racecar approach with a rugged look brought by the riveted-on components.
Japanese tuner Liberty Walk subsequently joined the bandwagon, with the kit receiving its label and becoming even more shocking upon landing on a Ferrari 458 and a 458 Spider. The kit has also reached other models, such as the Lamborghini Murcielago and Nissan GT-R. Sure, there are a lot of questions to ask here, especially regarding the aerodynamic implications of the stiff tail, but everybody just seemed to go with the flow.
Due to the aforementioned reason, we're not quite sure what to say about the presence of the kit on a supercar. Nonetheless, we admit its looks have conquered us and would strap it onto the modern incarnation of the Hachi-Roku.
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