rastta Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) Found this online and decided to give Fujimi a try. Maybe it's just me but I was less than impressed with the kit overall. It was an odd mix of extremely detailed castings, along with lack of detail on other aspects of the kit - like the wheels - which also didn't fit correctly. Also the attachment points on the parts to the tree were odd and resulted in a lot of mangled parts just trying to get them trimmed correctly. Lastly - the overall fit of the body was just bad. I trimmed, sanded, trimmed etc. and nothing I could do could get it to fit correctly. There is near 3mm gap on the hood. I also tried MCW finishes Lacquer paint in Grand Prix white. Liked the paint and will most likely use it again. I'm included a picture of a RS restoration which I based the model on. Had a little bit of fun along with the frustration. Picture of restoration parts. Undercarriage layout of the model parts Edited December 5, 2019 by rastta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Well it looks good from here. I have the 356 Fujimi kit and kinda scared to build it for all the reasons you mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Looks fantastic, may have been an old mould that meant some lack of details on some parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Looks Great to me!!...curious though, these Porsche Enthusiast kits usually go together great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Looks great to me.. when I built mine. I had to do a lot of work to get the stance right and the wheels tucked in the wheel wells. took lots of work. did not have a issue putting the body on.. you must have something interfering with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rich Chernosky Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Good looking model, I have built several of these and did not encounter all the problems you did. I fixed the wheel problem by bolting them on with jeweler screws. Glue didn't seem to hold them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Looks great to me! It is a complex kit to put together, but worth the hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Looking good, I built the cabriolet kit a few years ago, apart from getting the stance correct i didn't have the problems you mentioned, but took a lot of work to get it from looking like a 4x4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 14 hours ago, drodg said: Well it looks good from here. I have the 356 Fujimi kit and kinda scared to build it for all the reasons you mention. I built one a few years ago, much better kit to put together than the 911, you'll have no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Nice work. I've built this kit and they do take effort but I like the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 3 hours ago, GeeBee said: I built one a few years ago, much better kit to put together than the 911, you'll have no problems. Thanks! Maybe after I finish the EZ Snap Revell 356 1:16 I could get busy on that Fujimi! i am being a bit sarcastic on the EZ Snap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 NICE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastta Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Thanks for all the kind words. Maybe I am being a bit harsh - but the whole hood not fitting no matter what I did just made me mad. 17 hours ago, Scalper said: Looks great to me.. when I built mine. I had to do a lot of work to get the stance right and the wheels tucked in the wheel wells. took lots of work. did not have a issue putting the body on.. you must have something interfering with it Yeah that's what I kept thinking. I took that body on and off maybe a dozen times, but couldn't find what might have been interfering. Not a huge deal, I was just disappointed as the "pre-fit" I did seemed to be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, rastta said: Thanks for all the kind words. Maybe I am being a bit harsh - but the whole hood not fitting no matter what I did just made me mad. Yeah that's what I kept thinking. I took that body on and off maybe a dozen times, but couldn't find what might have been interfering. Not a huge deal, I was just disappointed as the "pre-fit" I did seemed to be ok. When I build these kits I attach both the front and rear bumpers to the body before painting. I find that helps align everything and produces a good fit. Edited December 6, 2019 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I really enjoyed your set of photos. Very interesting to see all the separate parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Great build Joe, looks really good. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkzwolf Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Looks great. Fujimi Enthusiast kits are nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Great looking Porsche!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I have the rally version of this kit. Same tires I think. I hope mine comes out as nice as yours. I've had it for years and work on it every 2 or 3 years for a while. I think the last hold up is painting the body. I was living in a place where I couldn't spray. Time to get it out again come spring maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Very nice build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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