1/24 Ford GT40 Mk.I Deluxe Upgrade Pack for Fujimi kits

[Robyn]

Hi all,

I recently bought this conversion thinking I had a Mk I but turns out I have a MkII (black box art car). Can someone tell me which kit is this is supposed to work with, box art or kit number would be great as everything I see is listed anywhere is the MKII.

Thank you,

Robyn

 

Borrowed from the internet pictures:

 

 

[Jhedir6]

Fujimi/Revell MkII is the Black car, its the same kit as the MKI's other than the rear deck and the wheels. The MKI's will be the Gulf cars. 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/122209-fujimi-12131-ford-gt40-p1075-68-le-mans

 

 

Edited February 12, 2018 by Jhedir6

[GlueTube]

Nice kit, who handles KA in North America?

Regards

Brian Kroon

[Jhedir6]

Chris at Upscale Hobbies carries KA. I thought he had a GT40 set but I dont see it listed. He just got them in last week so might not be on the site yet. Contact him to see. Great guy to deal with.

https://upscalehobbies.com/

[Bill J]

The GT40 MkI has a small block Ford engine, the later Gulf cars have a small block Ford with Gurney-Weslake heads. The engine represented in the kit is pretty far from accurate in shape and features. The small blocks did run 4 Weber carbs. The Ford GT40 MKII ran a Ford big block (FE) 427 engine with a single Holley 4 barrel. The MKII's ran in 1967 used the 427 with 2-4 barrel carbs. They refer to these as MKIIB models. So, while many of the parts would work on a MKII Fujimi kit, some of the main components would be all wrong for a MKII GT 40.

Nice looking detail set but for that sort of money it should be more accurate in it's depiction of components.

[afx]

Fujimi offers several version of the MKI both in wide and narrow rear body work.  Chose which everyone you like.

Edited February 13, 2018 by afx

[vamach1]

Ouch on that price.  The photo etch looks nice though.

[socal76]

You would think at that price, for the kit or the super detail upgrade they would have fixed the noticeable gap between the manifold and heads. Or maybe they just figured nobody will notice?

[Bill J]

One thing that most all the detail up kits for the GT40's lack is the duct work that goes into the rear body panel. All those scoops need some proper ducting. The only place I have seen the ducting is in the detail up kit for the 1:12 scale kit and the LeMans Miniatures full 1:24 kit has a nice representation of the ducting.

The engine in that KA Models kit looks nothing like either a Ford Windsor, a Ford with Weslake heads or a Ford FE big block. There is some nice looking photo etch in the kit.

[OutaFocus]

And on top of this kit, you would really need Harold Bradford's GT-40 engine kit to look more correct

[aurfalien]

1 minute ago, OutaFocus said:

And on top of this kit, you would really need Harold Bradford's GT-40 engine kit to look more correct

And his wheels to touch off the kit over all.  I think Harold has the best stuff all around. 

[Len Woodruff]

That is a really nice upgrade kit. I paid that much for the 1/12 Trumpeter Mk II upgrade.

[afx]

HRM MkI wheel set.

Edited February 13, 2018 by afx