randyc Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I bought this a looooong time ago. Pre internet so I was using the instruction paint guide. Started it when my skills were pretty basic. I thought I could do it. I was wrong. So it has been partially built and the taken apart to paint correctly. This time, I got it out and evaluated. Decided to just carry on with what I had started instead of trying to repaint the entire unibody. I was missing some rear suspension parts also. In the photos, I forgot the side mirror and exhaust tip. I'll do those later but this is pretty much it. It's ROUGH. But looks okay from a distance. Doesn't really for work my current collection, so not sure it will even get displayed for very long. If building an EM kit now, take advantage of the internet to get your paint correct. And take your time. Lots of parts that have to go together correctly for it to all work. Be patient. It's rough but it's done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Whoa, looks pretty darn good in the photos to me. It is a rally car after all and they would be rough, not a showroom queen. Knowing where you started it is a rally good finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Mine has been sitting in the box in the same condition yours was. Only difference is you got yours done and it turned out to be a decent model. Thanks for letting me know it can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Very nice Randy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 13 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Mine has been sitting in the box in the same condition yours was. Only difference is you got yours done and it turned out to be a decent model. Thanks for letting me know it can be done. Yep, I can FiNALLY say it is done. I really do like the EM kits, but they are not for the faint of heart and skills. I might have been better to leave the hood in place. The hood doesn't fit in the opening as nicely as it could. But all that detail begs to be accessible. But I'll never open it up after it is complete. You can see I had some issues with mating the body at the front. That could be because of the placement of the rear bumper, which I glued in when I worked on it first time? I did have to do some grinding with the moto tool to get it where it sits now. Scribe the panel lines deeper. I did, but then my paint bubbled up in the lines and I just wasn't willing to fool with it any more than I did. This is Rusto 2x white straight from the can. A little too heavy. I'll say it again - an EM kit has to be built carefully to get it to all work together. GEt your inspiration on and push to the finish line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) If you decide to take on another build of the Porsche EM kit I like to glue the front and rear bumpers to the body before I paint. I then trim the rear chassis pins just a little to allow me to stretch the body over the chassis and clip it in place. Edited May 26, 2020 by afx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Thanks for the tips guys. Appreciate it. This won't be my first trip around the block for a Fujimi EM Porsche. The problem with mine is the paint, a special mix of pearl and white, has flaked off in spots. When I get disgusted with a project it has a habit of sitting, in this case 20yrs. I know I will have to strip it sooner or later. But when i see a post like Randy's the inspiration to dig it our sooner sets in. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 7 hours ago, randyc said: Yep, I can FiNALLY say it is done. I really do like the EM kits, but they are not for the faint of heart and skills. I might have been better to leave the hood in place. The hood doesn't fit in the opening as nicely as it could. But all that detail begs to be accessible. But I'll never open it up after it is complete. You can see I had some issues with mating the body at the front. That could be because of the placement of the rear bumper, which I glued in when I worked on it first time? I did have to do some grinding with the moto tool to get it where it sits now. Scribe the panel lines deeper. I did, but then my paint bubbled up in the lines and I just wasn't willing to fool with it any more than I did. This is Rusto 2x white straight from the can. A little too heavy. I'll say it again - an EM kit has to be built carefully to get it to all work together. GEt your inspiration on and push to the finish line. thanks Randy and JC...see comment below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Great model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Fantastic build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Fujimi Enthusiast series is a favorite, and love this subject! Don't recall seeing the kit before. Huge hurdle for anyone is finishing. If you strategically "weather" it, can cover the rough spots, look for some pictures of the real car during the rally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 19 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Fujimi Enthusiast series is a favorite, and love this subject! Don't recall seeing the kit before. Huge hurdle for anyone is finishing. If you strategically "weather" it, can cover the rough spots, look for some pictures of the real car during the rally. I thought about doing that. I did a Rally Corolla (I think) years ago and weathered it up. Sold it last year for reasonable price. I thought about that for this one. But that can involve some handlining that I didn't want to do and increase my chances of undoing the work I put in to finish. My oldest son said he'd love to have it so I put it in a display case and it will go home with him soon. As for the kit, I bought it a LOOONG time ago. It has a sticker on the front of box from a US distributor I guess. But it's been around a while. I think the copyrights is around 1986, but I'm certain I probably bought it in the 90s when I had a real job and spent too much on models every week. Or might have found it on clearance at a hobby shop. I have no idea. It's been through a lot of moves. I would love to build another for someone else. I'd build any EM kit for someone else. They just don't fit with my collection for me to build on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Fujimi has recently re-issued most of the Porsche 911 EM kits but haven't seen the rally version come around again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 I thought about buying another to start fresh with, but they are around $90 on the bay before shipping. Can't justify that in any way. So this is where I ended up. I'd say that wasn't the most popular one they ever did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Great work. I have this kit in my stash. will start it some day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 21 hours ago, Scalper said: Great work. I have this kit in my stash. will start it some day Be careful of the decals. Mine did not want to release with just water. Age, I assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) Dakar Rally Porsche rollover crash ? Edited June 6, 2020 by NYLIBUD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Super 911 Randy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 9:12 PM, NYLIBUD said: Dakar Rally Porsche rollover crash ? Nice. I thought I might have to go that way with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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