Mattilacken Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) So for this years CBR I chose to start a Tamiya 635CSI, but I was not satisfied with the looks, some thing was of. So on a hunch I bought the Fujimi version of the M635CSi, and man I am impressed! The level of detail is Beyond anything that I have seen in 1/24! For the ones, like me not familiar with the kit I ad the sprues further down. my plan is to build a CBR entry for my birth year which is 1987. It will be almost built straight out of the box with some CBR changes. I am leaning to a turbo set up, just love that kind of setup on these bmw motors since they can handle allot! Side note, my friend ran a E34 turbo converted 3,5l with around 700 whp. I will also do som minor upgrades along the way. Like fuel cell for the long CBR. Seat belts, shifter and steering wheel I believe. I will most likely remove the spare tire location and ad a big fuel cell bellow the floor, and move the exhaust exit to the side, I am not a huge fan of center exhaust as these have. This also means that I will need to smothen out the lower part of the body work, more like a Alpina. (This is still OTB for me 🤪) The stock wheels are so good looking so I believe they will be used even though I have a hard time leaving stock wheels on a build. But I think I will leave the center caps of and maybe order some nuts to ad on the kit supplied studs. The plan is a deep dark metallic blue paint with. The bumpers will be painted to match and I will keep a minimum of chrome since I believe it does not fit that well on these. At the moment, the grill trim is the only chrome I will keep. Initial mock-up: Some detail shots of the beautiful parts. I attach pictures of the sprues, from Super-hobby.com they also have the Instructions’s. Here is one of the inspirations I have. And here is the side by side comparison with the Tamiya kit. The roof on the Tamiya is much taller which looks wrong in my eyes. First is Tamiya with same wheels and after is Fujimi. And as always! Comments, ideas, and any thoughts or suggestions are very welcome! //Anton Edited April 28, 2022 by Mattilacken Ades newer image with the grill on the Fujimi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Thank you for starting this thread..... this will be very cool to follow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 So i have been doing some test fitting to see what needs adjustment. And the chassi was a bit too much forward. The aligning pins in the front was not centered and so wasn’t the chassi according to the rocker either. So some sanding on the top part of the torpedo amd some sanding in the back moved everything backwards 1mm. Just hope to the gods that this was intended so the whole interior still fits.. 🤯😅 The suspension is a kit in it self.. 7 parts including the drive shaft just to assemble one side of the rear drivetrain with suspension! Just wanted to se if my move of the chassi affected the wheel placement and it seems to be working I also test fitted the grills. And one of them, the left one was really badly cast. Allot of flash in between the bars as well as a crocked lower bar. Some knitting and bending with the exato made it better but not perfect. I also sawed the hood and trunk of the sprues and fitted the hood bracing. The kit comes with 3 different options for trunk spoiler. I will go with the one that seems to be made for body color and having the biggest kick. I also removed the rear bumper chrome and glued the parts together.. will se what I do there. An other more complete mock-up with my planed wheels, I like the low stance they can give. O and the rocker panel is not there yet. And the wheels I had planed for the Tamiya. Sits to high in my opinion. And they are slammed in the front. What’s your thoughts on the wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) Been thinking about the wheels and tried with some other rubbers to see if it would fit better. Ended up grinding the wheel well in front and thinning the fender and overfender to get the wheel to sit more where I want it to. Now it’s looking better. Rear arches will see equal treatment to push the wheels outward. The part I like the least is the rear bumper, it’s to “low” or some thing. Need to think on it. Before front arch mod: And after arch mod: As said, it’s many parts! And that’s far from all the parts for the rear seat. Edited March 31, 2022 by Mattilacken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) Great project, and many thanks for the Tamiya vs. Fujimi comparisons. The 635 is the last of the BMWs I really like, a superb driver's car, but still relatively simple to work on. I've been wanting a model and your most excellent thread here has been very helpful already. Edited April 2, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy TYPO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 9 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Great project, and many thanks for the Tamiya vs. Fujimi comparisons. The 635 is the last of the BMWs I really like, a superb driver's car, but still relatively simple to work on. I've been wanting a model and your most excellent thread here has been very helpful already. Thanks for looking in! You are welcome. The Tamiya kit is much easier, and a typical Tamiya kit. But the looks for me is so much better on Fujimi. I can agree on the 635! I also like the E34 but after that it’s no more for me. I hope you look in later in the build as well and please feel free to comment 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuhkapelti2 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Very good looking kit you have there, great parts to work with. I use 635csi parts on my project 745i, but I don't know what manufacturer they are originally, some are Fujimi and some are Tamiya for sure. The low stance suits well on 635csi, and with no chrome it will look superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 18 hours ago, Reuhkapelti2 said: Very good looking kit you have there, great parts to work with. I use 635csi parts on my project 745i, but I don't know what manufacturer they are originally, some are Fujimi and some are Tamiya for sure. The low stance suits well on 635csi, and with no chrome it will look superb. yes the Fujimi kit is Beautifull! Tamiya probably have better fit on some parts but less detail 🙂 yes I saw that, looks like Tamiya parts mostly judging of what I have in my two kits 🙂 I think so two, not sure on wheels though… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 The wheels you're showing are the Fujimi ones, not Tamiya. Tamiya wheels do not have the lug bolt feature (at least none of the one's I've had/seen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Exotics_Builder said: The wheels you're showing are the Fujimi ones, not Tamiya. Tamiya wheels do not have the lug bolt feature (at least none of the one's I've had/seen) Absolutely correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Mattilacken said: Absolutely correct. Got these on the to do list, so interested in what you're doing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Exotics_Builder said: Got these on the to do list, so interested in what you're doing Nice! I will post as often as I have anything of interest 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 I did some minor modifications to the inside of the rear wheel arches. I used the Dremel and took out some plastic to thin it out, al this to get the wheel couple of mm further out. I also think I have made up my mind on the wheels. I also made some adjustments to some parts, no picture yet on them. Please give me your opinions on the wheels. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) Hum.. what to go for.. Edited April 5, 2022 by Mattilacken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkybritches Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I vote for the gold wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuhkapelti2 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I'd go this way, if I could. I don't have a full kit and this kind of wheels, so I can only dream... Maybe the gold tone wheels would be a good choise too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 While watching the F1 GP this morning I took out the Dremel and used it as a bench lathe. Turned the outside diameter of the stockers down from 18mm to 17 to fit a set of sleeves I have. Think this looks good now I just have to try to sort te suspension and wheel of set to work with this.. 😂😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 9:45 PM, stinkybritches said: I vote for the gold wheels Thanks for your input! I try an other thing with the stockers but other ways that’s my go to as well! On 4/6/2022 at 10:52 AM, Reuhkapelti2 said: I'd go this way, if I could. Tá da! Look in my last post above 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuhkapelti2 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Mattilacken said: Tá da! Look in my last post above 😉 Oh man, that's the way to do it! Could not have been made any better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Reuhkapelti2 said: Oh man, that's the way to do it! Could not have been made any better than that. Thanks! I did the rest of the wheels and did some adjustments to the offset. Not as nice but will look god when done with paint and all! now I think It’s time for painting the chassi and start smacking the muulti piece suspensions to getter.. will be interesting to try to adjust al play out of it and get it to sit where I want to… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Hello Anton !! I’ve been busy with home projects, so I’m trying to get caught up here. Progress looks great on this, and obviously I love the low stance. Very nice job on the wheels, those sleeves look perfect on them. The extra time spent on the inside of the fenders to move the wheels out was definitely time well spent. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Yep, stockers in sleeves! That looks the best...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 Made some nice progress. I test fitted the front struts with one of the disc assembly’s and hubs. I had to bring the wheel inward about 1mm to get the wheel where I like it to be. I took that out of the loose hub. The lowering in front is super easy since the strut have different holes, and thats suits me well, just to fixate in the perfect spot 😉 I also switched out the stock disc assembly for a custom part, believe they are Mr.model from Brazil. Also went with a thinner tire to make it sit lower and fit the wheel wells better. The sleeves are 20,5mm which would make them a ‘19 wheel so makes sense to have a thinner tire on this old ride. I have also noticed that the rear bumper sticks out far. I tried with the Tamiya bumper that fits like a glove, and is a bout 1mm thinner, which looks way better. I guess that’s all for to night. O and in these pics the front wheel is fixated on the strut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 6 hours ago, MeatMan said: Looking good! Thanks! Even better now I believe 😉 6 hours ago, Steve H said: Hello Anton !! I’ve been busy with home projects, so I’m trying to get caught up here. Progress looks great on this, and obviously I love the low stance. Very nice job on the wheels, those sleeves look perfect on them. The extra time spent on the inside of the fenders to move the wheels out was definitely time well spent. Cheers, Steve Thanks man for dropping by, always nice to hear from you! There is other projects from time to time that are more important, that’s for sure! Glad to se you back. yea I believe it’s time we’ll spent to get the right stance! As you know that’s all! 5 hours ago, JollySipper said: Yep, stockers in sleeves! That looks the best...... I could not agree more!! Thanks for your encouragement in the PM! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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