I bought this kit purely because it features in one of my favourite Japanese TV series: "Trick", starring Hiroshi Abe and the beautiful Yukie Nakama.
Abe plays the eccentric Professor Jiro Ueda, a man whose sole mission in life is to debunk paranormal claims - the only problem is that he is also fooled by the tricksters. To aid him he recruits the young magician Naoko Yamada... reluctantly. Since she used illusion and slight of hand in her daily profession she knows how to spot a fake.
Together they combat fraudsters, charlatans and dangerous would-be gods... and Ueda claims sole victory for his series of books.
Ueda's eccentricity also extends to his car, a light green 1961 Toyota Publica. It is in spotless condition, but does have the unfortunate problem of the doors coming off, resulting in Ueda walking around with the driver's door over his shoulder at times.
The Arii kit is one of the ex-LS kits which had a motor, so there are the problems of low ride height. little in the way of suspension detail, metal shafts and slots in the rear wheel arches. Interior detail is good, with the rear seat seemingly added after the decision was made to make these models rather than unbuilt toys.
Once the Mazda R360 has been completed I will work on this one, finishing it as Ueda's car, complete with the correct number plate.
This is the model as a shell, and a very poor photo of the car from my TV... impossible to find screen caps of the car on the net.
In this shot Naoko Yamada (Yukie Nakama) is carrying the passenger door... I had forgotten they switched doors in one story.
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