We have all done it. You buy a beautifully detailed 1:64 scale die-cast car, hold it up to the light, and squint through the microscopic windows like a detective hoping to catch a glimpse of a dashboard that may or may not exist. That era is officially over. Tomica has decided that instead of asking fans to imagine the interior of Takumi Fujiwara’s AE86, it would simply hand you the dashboard.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Initial D, Tomica has released the Premium Unlimited Steering View Initial D Set, a concept that feels equal parts ridiculous and brilliant. Rather than focusing only on the car from the outside, this set recreates the driver’s point of view, scaled up and presented front and center. You are not just looking at the AE86 Trueno anymore. You are sitting inside it, staring at that famously brown dashboard, complete with the legendary cup of water calmly resting in the cupholder.
The Steering View Initial D AE86 Trueno (Volume 1) set [JP] includes a 1:64 scale die-cast AE86, a detailed dashboard display, and a clear presentation case with a metal plaque engraved with Takumi Fujiwara. The dashboard is large enough to appreciate individual details that normally vanish at this scale, turning a once imaginary interior into a physical display piece. It is nostalgia, but oddly specific nostalgia.
This Steering View concept also comes in an FD3S RX-7 (Volume 1) version [JP], representing Keisuke Takahashi’s machine, and it fits right into Tomica’s Premium Unlimited line that targets adults who grew up with these cars and now have shelf space instead of toy boxes.
Rounding out the lineup are two additional releases that flesh out the Initial D world. There is the Initial D Fujiwara Tofu Shop, complete with the building itself, a Fujiwara Bunta figure, and road base plates to set the scene properly. There is also Koichiro Ikeya’s Nissan Silvia S13, recreated with custom details such as bucket seats, wheels, exhaust, and team markings that fans will immediately recognize.
All four products are designed to work together, allowing collectors to recreate key early scenes from the series. The focus here is not speed or action poses. It is atmosphere. Driver perspective. Quiet moments before a downhill run that ruined an entire generation’s tire budgets.
The Tomica Premium Unlimited Steering View Initial D sets are scheduled for release in December 2025 across Japan and multiple regions in Asia.
Pricing, if you must know, is as follows.
Steering View AE86 Trueno and FD3S RX-7 are listed at 4,730 yen each.
Fujiwara Tofu Shop is listed at 5,280 yen [JP].
Nissan Silvia S13 is listed at 1,430 yen [JP].
Images: Takara Tomy [JP].
