Initial D Pop-Up in Utsunomiya Puts a 1/18 AE86 Beside the Real Car
The shop turns a scale model into a comparison piece: a 3D-scanned Project D AE86 set next to the actual car, which is a harder sell than a photo and a direct test of whether the 30th-anniversary replica holds up in person.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime Anime.
A limited-time Initial D pop-up shop on the first floor of the FKD Interpark store in Utsunomiya, Tochigi runs until November 1. It displays and sells AUTOart's 1/18 scale Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86), made to mark 30 years since the manga's serialization began, alongside a real AE86. The model reproduces the Project D specification, and the shop also carries licensed goods, apparel, and car accessories.
The model on the shelf is the Project D specification, the fully tuned form of the AE86 from the later part of Shuichi Shigeno's manga, built at 1/18 scale.
AUTOart based the body on 3D scanning of a real car and reproduced the carbon bonnet, the lowered ride height, and the 8-spoke wide wheels. The retractable headlights, doors, and bonnet open and close, and the engine room and interior are detailed enough to inspect from several angles. A package with a metal plate is also offered.
The shop runs until November 1, and the model is sold online at CAMSHOP.JP for buyers who cannot make the trip.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime Anime 「頭文字D」AE86の実車と1/18スケールモデルが栃木・宇都宮に集結！本物と見比べよう