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| SUV of the Day: August 29, 2015; Kyosho '11 Toyota FJ Cruiser | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 29 2015, 12:48 AM (809 Views) | |
| Dean-o-mite | Aug 29 2015, 12:48 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Kyosho's 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Toyota FJ Cruiser ![]() ![]() I learned something new while getting this submission ready for today. I knew the FJ Cruiser had been a North American model, but didn't know that it had later been introduced into the Japan lineup, as well. For years, I had wanted the FJ Cruiser in small-scale, and believed it was a vehicle unique enough to be worthy of being replicated, but -likely due to the North American exclusive thing- nobody made it in 1/64 during its first few years. Jada had a pre-pro tooled up, but it never made it to production (Jada did release the FJ in 1/24). Majorette finally covered the FJ, but they are not easy to come by (I've only got the yellow Majorette, despite asking my regular trade partners to keep an eye out for others). Tian Du also made an FJ, but they have proven impossible for me to acquire. Then, in 2011, Tomica released their casting of the FJ. I thought it was an odd choice for them, as a North American Toyota, but Tomica had been branching out with non-Japanese market cars, such as the Euro Civic hatchback, so it made sense in that light. Then Kyosho also released their FJ. Well, now that I've read the Wikipedia article that the FJ was finally brought to the Japanese market in 2011, the Tomica and Kyosho models are no-brainers. I can't believe I didn't know that before! ![]()
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| pjedsel | Aug 29 2015, 07:56 AM Post #2 |
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Always nice to see the models from Kyosho. It is not a brand I have in my collection but do like what I see from the various models that are shared on the board. This is a winner and thank you Dean for the background information on the real model - that is always a bonus to our collecting of little cars - to learn more about the real ones.
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 29 2015, 11:49 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks for looking, John! It appears this one is pretty much regarded as a dud by everyone else. |
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| 250 TR | Aug 30 2015, 12:21 AM Post #4 |
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Not by me! This one will likely get my vote for the week. It ticks just about every box on things I like. The real FJ Cruiser is a capable off-roader, a great design, and a throwback to one of my all time favorite vehicles, the original FJ40. And the Kyosho is a great model of it, nice detail, the color choices were perfect for it and it's something just a little out of the ordinary for them since they haven't done but a handful of SUV's. As popular as the real vehicle is, I'm surprised Hot Wheels or Matchbox never tackled this one. |
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| 250 TR | Aug 30 2015, 12:28 AM Post #5 |
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It's also the vehicle that made me hold onto hope for Toyota as a brand. The vast majority of their modern cars I'm not a fan of, as they are too bland and boring, and I feel they rested on their laurels of having such a devoted customer base to not stay as competitive as they could have been. When this came out, it was the only thing on their lot that had a hint of enthusiast appeal. The Supra's were gone, the MR2's were gone, just Camry's and Corolla's. As a brand, they have rekindled my interest with cars like the FT-86, Lexus LFA, etc. and so I will always like the FJ Cruiser for that fact. |
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| JeepXJLover | Aug 30 2015, 02:58 AM Post #6 |
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Actually looks better than the real thing IMHO. |
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| Hobie-wan | Aug 30 2015, 03:51 AM Post #7 |
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Indeed, especially since we got the Vehicross from HW in 3 colors. |
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| corvairjim | Aug 31 2015, 12:36 AM Post #8 |
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I'm generally not into SUVs, but the FJ Cruiser is an interesting sort of vehicle. I think Toyota did a great job in giving it a mix of old and modern design cues. You'd never mistake one for the other, but the family resemblance is definitely there. To top it off, the model is very accurate to the 1:1 FJ. Nice job, Kyosho! |
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| Stampede | Aug 31 2015, 01:54 AM Post #9 |
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Love this model and it's real life counterpart!Definitely a model to grab in the future; thanks for the pictures and write-up! |
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| toyotageek | Aug 31 2015, 11:14 AM Post #10 |
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Been a busy weekend so I'm just seeing this now. Love this model, and have several color variations. Dean, who's calling this a dud? I wanna have a talk with them! I agree with 250TR's comments about Toyota being bland - yes, I did say that. As much as I love the brand, they really need to kick it up a notch. And the crazy thing is, even as popular as the FJ Cruiser is (was), it's being discontinued. WHY!? Why, oh why would they discontinue this cool SUV. I hope they have something else (just as nice) in the works. |
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Always nice to see the models from Kyosho. It is not a brand I have in my collection but do like what I see from the various models that are shared on the board. This is a winner and thank you Dean for the background information on the real model - that is always a bonus to our collecting of little cars - to learn more about the real ones.


Love this model and it's real life counterpart!
2:33 PM Jul 11