Aoshima "1997" Honda Accord Wagon (JDM)

[1991MN12]

I bought this kit to build a tribute to my beloved 1:1 1997 Honda Accord I owned. Mine was green and it was a sedan. I sadly could not get the shade of Green in Duplicolor so I settled for this Honda Bordeaux Red. I also could not find a USDM sedan kit so I settled for the Wagon, I do love wagons. 

I tried to build this car as stock and american looking as I could without needing to do a left hand drive conversion. I also built it up to be a 1997. 

This kit was a challenge for me because I can barely follow English instructions let alone Japanese instructions. I also found that the plastics were very brittle and my Round 2 Revell fingers really had to tone it down as this kit would not forgive my building ways. 

This was also one of my Duplicolor ventures that went south. I think I messed up the primer so the Duplicolor crazed the kit on the rear bumper and over all the fenders. Next time I need to either seal the primer or use Duplicolor primer. The kit also came cracked out of the box on one of the fenders and the glass cracked on installation. 

Overall the car looks alright, I went to town polishing out the orange peel and crazing.

I look forward to my Tamiya Nissans I have lined up to build. 

[ncbuckeye67]

Very cool! I love wagons too.

[Jim B]

Nice looking Honda.  Well done.

[karbuildr]

I like it. Too bad about the issues with the kit, but you stuck with it and it turned out good. Well done.

[slusher]

Great looking wagon!