Model Car Garage - The Hasegawa 1969 Nissan Bluebird 1600 / Datsun 510 Model Car Kit Unboxing Video
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 14/09/2023

The 1969 Datsun 510, or Nissan Bluebird, as it was known in Japan, was one of the most popular cars to be imported into the United States and Canada.

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The compact passenger sedan known as the Bluebird came to be on August 1, 1959. The Bluebird 310 quickly established itself as a very popular family car and was a hit in Japan as well as being widely exported. But perhaps the most famous of the Bluebird family of cars was the Bluebird 510 model, first seen in August of 1967. 

Slimming down its style from the large appearance of the 410 series that preceded it, the 510's design was derived from the image of a jet aircraft, and it was said to have "supersonic lines". 

The car was powered by a four cylinder OHC engine that displaced either 1300 cc in the single carburetor L13 family model, or the 1600 cc in the L16 1600 SSS (super sports sedan), SU twin carburetor model. A four-wheel independent suspension gave the car excellent handling and drive-ability. Aggressively participating in international rallies, a Bluebird 1600SSS was the winner of the Safari Rally in March of 1970, and also earned Datsun the team championship as well, proving the Bluebird's high-performance to the world once and for all. 

The Hasegawa 1969 Datsun 510 model kit originally came out in 1997 and has had five releases since then.  The kit was reboxed again in 2000, 2021 with a female figure and then twice in 2023, one being a yellow "Moon Racing" version and a new blue car stock version. 

Kit features an eight piece interior with an interior bucket, front and rear seat, floor shift lever, right hand drive dashboard, steering column and steering wheel. There are decals for the instrument panel, dashboard vents, steering wheel center and gear shift knob. 

The chassis and suspension consist of a chassis pan with engine/transmission/drive shaft molded to it as well as the exhaust system, McPhearson struts, strut mounting bracket, anti-sway bar, rack and pinion steering, lower A-arms, independent rear suspension, rear shocks, muffler and tail pipe. Wheels, tires and disc brakes are all held in place by neopreme bushings. 

The chrome on this kit is excellent and includes the grille, turn signal lenses, front and rear bumpers, wheels, tail lights and center molding, windshield wipers, mirrors, C-pillar emblems, antenna, and rocker panel moldings. A black wash would really bring out the grille.

The body is molded in red plastic and includes pre-drilled holes for mounting all the chrome components. The hood, doors and trunk are molded as a one-piece and there is no detail under the engine bay. This would make an idea body if you plan on making a slot car racer out of the kit.

The water-slide decal sheet includes all the dashboard gauges, script and emblems as well as "Bluebird" licence plates. 

This is a great kit that is fun to build and would make a good starting point for a beginner modeler. 

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