fujimi gt-40

[johnfin]

Have any of you guys built the fujimi gt-40. Doesnt look like the rear opens up to show the engine. I had a revell gt-40 back in the 60's that opened up in the front and rear.

[Mattilacken]

Hi. Yes I have. They are both molded separately but no hinges are in the kit and there is nothing in the kit to display under the front or rear hatches. So you need to scratch build stuf to have anything to display, and stuf a 427 under there. The kit only have exhaust collectors and a shelf underneath the intake trumpets.

[vamach1]

Search on GT40 in the forum.  There are many threads on the Fujumi kits and trans kits and conversions done with the base MKI or MKII kit.  It’s the best kit in terms of accuracy of the body but unfortunately nothing opens on it.  The MENG kit looks interesting kit since it will have an engine..  All the other kits from the 1960’s have their good points and bad.

[cobraman]

Cool garage scene.

[vamach1]

10 minutes ago, cobraman said:

Cool garage scene.

Thanks to Gramps46 for letting me use the backdrop.

[johnfin]

Those are some very impressive GT-40 models. I am glad I found this forum. I have been building cars for 40 years, still have most of them.

[Force]

On 4/22/2021 at 8:23 AM, Mattilacken said:

Hi. Yes I have. They are both molded separately but no hinges are in the kit and there is nothing in the kit to display under the front or rear hatches. So you need to scratch build stuf to have anything to display, and stuf a 427 under there. The kit only have exhaust collectors and a shelf underneath the intake trumpets.

The Fujimi GT40 Mk I has separate back section but not much under it, the reason for that is that they do a couple of versions based on the same tooling with different back sections and front hatch for different years.
The Fujimi GT40 Mk II wich also has been reboxed and issued by Revell is a one piece body...same here, not much under the rear cover, all of the Mk II are the same except for decals, so no Mk IIB wich is a slightly different configuration and used in 1967 together with the Mk IV.
Just remember the Mk II, Mk IIB and Mk IV are the only GT40's with the 7 litre FE 427, the GT Prototypes and Mk I only had small block engines starting in 1964, after the 1966 and 1967 LeMans wins with the Mk II and Mk IV FIA changed the engine displacement rules for the 1968 season to maximum 5 litres.
So for 1968 and 1969 they went back to the Mk I with 302's (Gulf livery), but that didn't stop the GT40 wich won anyway, both years with the same chassis (P/1075) but with different drivers and starting numbers (No 9 1968 and No 6 1969), of course there were Mk I's in 1966 and 1967 LeMans races too but the winning cars were Mk II and Mk IV.
I have 4 of the Fujimi tooling GT40's, the Mk I Chassis P/1017 1966 Spa-Francorchamps car, the Mk II P/1015 No 1 and P/1046 No 2 from 1966 LeMans 1 2 3 win and the Mk I P/1075 No 6 Gulf wich won the 1969 LeMans race, I also have one Revell GT Prototype and one each of the Testors issues of the IMC Mk I, Mk II and Mk IV and the MPC Mk IV...but no J-car so far.

Edited April 24, 2021 by Force

[johnfin]

Here is the one iam going to build. I did have a gt-40 in the late 60's. That hsd function hoods. Think it was molded in maroon.

[Force]

That's the 7 litre 427 Mk II P/1047 entered by Shelby American at Le Mans 24 Hours 1966 and sister car to the winner P/1046 but retired from the race, it also entered the Daytona 24 Hours the same year and did not finish that race either.
This car was later upgraded to Mk IIB configuration painted blue and entered Le Mans 24 Hours again 1967 by Shelby American and retired from the race, later Ford France entered the car in the Trofeo Frescobaldi Mugello race the same year wich it also retired from, and a couple of other races like the 12 Hour Reims race wich it won.

This kit has a one piece body like all of the other Fujimi Mk II kits, the rear section can be opened but there is not much under there, the transaxle, rear suspension and the rear part of the exhaust are there but no engine and other stuff.

Edited April 24, 2021 by Force

[Dave Ambrose]

I recently built the Fujimi kit. It goes together reasonably well, but there's no engine. The rest of it looks great. 

[Venom]

This is a Fujimi I built recently, but it’s an old kit from the 80’s. It is an all one piece body, but the front (hood) opens, though there’s nothing to see in there. No engine with the kit. It went together well, but putting the body onto the floor pan was freaky because of the extremely tight fit.

Rex... love your blue MkI !!!

John, I just noticed your post of the one you’re going to build... it’ll be just like mine.

***Here’s the link to the rest of the photos of it:  http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/158102-1966-le-mans-gt40-sotheby’s-auction/

 

Edited January 27, 2022 by Venom

[vamach1]

Some my older builds of two Fujumi MKII’s, a Mini Exotics and THunder Valley with Fujumi chassis, and the Aurora/Revell MKI and a IMC MKII.  The Thunder Valley transkit kit was long before any other transkits or engines from HRM.

[Gramps46]

Excellent display Rex. 

[cobraman]

Ditto.

[Venom]

Awesome seeing em all lined up like that👍

[johnfin]

Does anyone make the kin miles decals (#1 with white stripes) for the 1:24 gt-40?

[vamach1]

1 hour ago, johnfin said:

Does anyone make the kin miles decals (#1 with white stripes) for the 1:24 gt-40?

Indycals.net

[johnfin]

Perfect, now that you are on a roll, what is a blue paint, can or jar, that is a close match available in most hobby stores?