A new Kei Truck variant in the works
After my JDM Kei Truck V2, I got pretty hooked on the concept of turning it into a Kei Fire Trucks. My initial plan was to develop the Kei Fire Truck directly from the V2 platform, but the result just didn’t feel convincing enough for me to release, so I shelved it for a while.
After some time, I realized the concept would benefit more from a version with higher detail. That’s what led to the JDM Kei Truck V3: more refined, more detailed, and overall a better fit for what I had in mind.
Going into the fire truck version with V3, I thought it’d be a relatively easy job: swap the colors, rework the rear into a firefighting setup, done deal.
Yeah… not quite.
When I checked the estimated cost in Studio, something immediately felt off. Turns out the culprit was part 35789 (Mudguard) in red: super rare, sitting at around $20 per piece. Instant deal breaker.
So I went back to my parts bin. After a bunch of iterations, I finally landed on a solution that:
- Completely removes the need for the 35789 Mudguard
- Keeps the overall shape and proportions intact
- Stays reasonably affordable and buildable
Ended up being way more of a rabbit hole than I expected, but honestly that’s where the fun is. 😄