Rotten week and some other stuff.

I had a week off and I thought it would be perfect to get work done on a few of the cars, but my plans went down the toilet when, on the Sunday (11th) I was hit by a bad cold.  I spent the week sneezing, blowing my runny nose and being unable to see properly or concentrate.
I HATE COLDS!
So I wasn't able to get any work done to the Mazda.... again.

Another thing that struck me was how many of these Arii kits I have bought over the past few months... it's mad!
So far, I have...
1955 Toyopet Crown RS
1957 Daihatsu Midget
1958 Daihatsu Midget
1960 Mazda R360 Coupe
1961 Toyota Publica UP10
1961 Datsun Bluebird 1200
1962 Mazda Carol
1963 Honda T-360 Roof Type (green on the box, but all T360s were May Blue)
1964 Prince Gloria Super 6
1966 Hino Contessa 1300
1969 Suzuki Fronte SS
1971 Honda Z GSS
1984 Daihatsu Mira Walk-Through Van (Awful, toy-like model)
Isuzu BXD-30 Bonnet Bus

I don't intend to get many more of them, maybe the Subaru 360 and maybe bigger three-wheel truck.

I never realised before, but all of the Godzilla (showa era) films as well as other Japanese SF of the 50s and 60s are a gold mine of reference material.  Fashion, street scenes and general look of 50s and 60s Japan really inspire me to keep these models going.

I also have a few Airfix 1/32 modern cars, and by comparison they have not weathered the decades too well. I have the Ford Escort and the Triumph Herald.  The Escort's moulds are clearly aging fast, with flash on quite a lot of the smaller parts.  The surface detail is also becoming softer as the moulds wear.  The Herald is in a much better state, with clean mouldings and sharp detail.  Sad then that the Escort is the only family car currently available from Airfix.
The Herald was available as part of a 3-car set around 6 years ago, while the Vauxhall Viva was available last year... and has vanished.  It too was in a set, but I can't remember which one.

From a Japanese car perspective the Airfix Hillman Minx would be a good addition, since Isuzu built this car under licence in Japan.  So it would easily fit into my Showa car collection.  But finding one...