Five axis limited retro
 

This could be a possible hoax. I haven't been able to find it on the five axis site yet, but it looks pretty sweet either way.

The story is Scion and Five Axis are making a limited ammount of these.

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FIVE:AD is working on development for a limited run of Five Axis Edition "Retro*Series" Scion FR-S vehicles. Influenced by the classic AE86 "High Tech Two-Tone" color scheme, this old school retro concept perfectly enhances the natural horizontal break line defined by the FIVE:AD Scion FR-S aero kit.FIVE:AD initially plans to offer this two-tone look in a gunmetal metallic color in combination with either Whiteout (white) or Firestorm (red) exterior colors complimented with FIVE:AD gunmetal colored wheels. Tell us what you think!

Ok i do kind of like that. Still not a fan of the kit overall though.

Cool! Although, I'm sure it would be pretty easy to get it done yourself...

Its probably not real. Still looks kinda cool tho.

Best way is ask Five AD.... iirc we had a member that work at Five AD.

Oh! SN is ekset

if they are trying to pull off the initial-d ae86 paint scheme. they failed horribly

five axis posted it on their fb...

Panda paint is not Initial D's idea.

There was a time I scoured craigslist for old '80s cars (88-92 Corolla, Fiero, MkI MR2) for the sake of owning a 2-toner. Between the twins, WRB was my 1st choice and SWP was my 2nd but now this SWP retro ode to 2-tone is screwing up my resolve. Looks sorta tacky in this render and the red looks a bit more refined but then again it's just a render. I'd have to see it in painted metal.

My critique is that hard horizontal 2-tone lines worked so well on '80s cars because the sheet metal from that era were styled with hard, edgy lines. But the FR-S has modern curves and bulges that flow and abrupt/hard 2-tone lines would kinda interrupt that flow.

Its accents seem subtle to me... Doesn't really spark my interest. I might change my mind if I were to see it in person.

I spoke with Troy in person. This is real and going to happen soon. It's not supposed to be a carbon copy for you initial D fanboys, fyi, it's a modern interpretation of a japanese livery styled to accentuate the kit's lines with the car.

BTW, I wasn't a huge fan of the kit UNTIL I saw it in person today. Wow... just understand these are one of those times where "pics don't do it justice". I was drooling over the 5 Axis car the whole night practically. Doesn't hurt they have their prototype foglight kit on the car either!

Now I really gotta see it in person!

FYI: "High Tech Two Tone" was an appropriate official product catalog option name for the AE85/86's two-tone paint option in 1984-87 in Japan market Trueno and Levin coupes. :D Nice name choice Troy@FiveAxis!

I like the red one.. not so much the panda one.