Art imitating life and why I choose specific models

I got into scale models because I would go to shows and see people have their show car with the model of their car.

I loved that idea... so it is a way "art imitating life" to some degree. I wanted to build the cars I owned.

EG civic

EK civic (I originally had the Feels wing too)

Infiniti M30, F31 Leopard variant

This was my 4 projects in 2002. I also had models for the 240sx fastback and my Mazda RX7 (Initial D 180sx and Redsuns FC3S).

I then started to be captivated by more cars that I saw in Japan on my trips there.

My 1st time in Japan (2001), I was introduced to the A31 Cefiro.

I started to have this mentality that if I couldn't own the original, I could at least make a model and learn about the car by doing research.

So I started buying cars that I liked. Then my collector mentality killed that and I wanted to get more.

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