Mitsubishi Galant VR4 1/24 Hasegawa

[polybius]

This build recently wrapped up after some months of tinkering with it.  It's the early 1990s generation of the Mitsubishi Galant VR4 sedan.  This was essentially the same platform that spawned the popular first generation Diamond Star Motors (DSM) Eagle Talon, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Plymouth Laser.  I'd owned a '90 Galant GS 5-speed as a used car in the later 90s, and while it was adequate in that normally aspirated front wheel drive form, I'd lusted after the premium offerings like the Galant VR4 and Talon TSi with their turbo and all wheel drive setups.  My Galant GS met its fate by rolling out of the driveway one night and directly into the neighbor's tree.  It was bizarre but appropriate given its temperamental nature and annoying repair needs.

Hasegawa released this kit in the 90s, and it's essentially a curbside with no engine, basic chassis, and not much interior detail.  It was a quick build mostly for mojo and nostalgia.  The paint is actually a Nissan grey/green metallic, the same color as on a 1:1 '01 20th Anniversary Maxima SE that I'm trying to bring back to life.  It was a close match for some of the Mitsubishi colors offered on the Galant and I had some leftover.  It mostly went together easily, but the chassis needed some fiddling and seemed to have interference with the windows and interior tub.  Or perhaps the interior tub and the firewall area.  Otherwise, after making some adjustments it was close enough and found its place on the display shelf.  I'll get around to building another some day likely in one of the two-tone schemes.  For now, this will do.  Thanks, and enjoy!

Edited March 12, 2023 by polybius

[Spottedlaurel]

Very nicely done, looks good.

Haven't seen very many of this kit actually built. I'm guilty, I've had one sitting in the stash for far too long....

Edited March 12, 2023 by Spottedlaurel

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[slusher]

Outstanding!