NEW Fujimi Porsche 911 GT3R Type B

[Brendan]

Picked this up from MS Hobbies at a IPMS show this past weekend. Fujimi has two kits available...the Type A and the Type B. The only difference being the decals in the kit. Fujimi has incorrectly called this a GT3R and it's really a GT3R Cup Car. Excellently molded kit. Not the typical Fujimi race car. The interior is correct for a race version unlike their usual of taking a street car and turning it into a race car. The kit would be a good starting point to convert to a GT2 but the whole front of the car would have to be reworked as well as the rear engine intake. Would be nice to someone come out with a photoetch set and different decals. The Racers Group Porsches would be a good car to start with.

Here's what's in the box.

Decals are a little flashy for me. I'm an Anime fan, but not on race cars.

Will have this in the Workbench Section when I finish a couple of other kits.

[gasman]

looks good. might pick one up too build this car. TRG's 2011 24 hour Daytona GT3 class winning Porsche driven by Steve Bertheau, Brendan Gaughan, Andy Lally ,Spencer Pumpelly, and Wolf Henzler

[Peter Lombardo]

Mine came in the mail last evening....I also got the "B" version. I like the look of it so I will do it as the kit supplied decals call for. I am not a fan of Anime, but I love the way this looks with the bright colors and animation characters....after my Monster Energy Corvette, I guess I have a thing for cute girls on the hood of a race car. These are limited edition runs, and on Hobby Link Japan (HLJ.com) they show these as sold out and discontinued so these will not be on everyones shelves. My only two complaints with the kit is the lack of engine detail, which seems to be the norm with Japanese kits these days, and the lack of English on the instruction sheet. I will have to "wing it" on a few colors and way some of the decals are cut to fit......I think I can handle it though.

[cruz]

Looks awesome bro, thanks for sharing...

[Duntov]

Thanks for posting ths review Brendan....very well done.....the car looks really neat.....I might have to get one!!! The box art is .....how would you say...."interesting" )

Regards Bill (Duntov)

[Brendan]

Thanks for posting ths review Brendan....very well done.....the car looks really neat.....I might have to get one!!! The box art is .....how would you say...."interesting" )

Regards Bill (Duntov)

Hope you can still get it. As far as I know, all the sources that I go to are sold out.

[Bill Eh?]

Hope you can still get it. As far as I know, all the sources that I go to are sold out.

That means they will probably start showing up on eBay at a minimum of double triple the price :lol:

[The Junkman]

That means they will probably start showing up on eBay at a minimum of double triple the price :lol:

Mark of MS said on his front page that he has a few that he just received. Its gone now. Email to check stock.

http://www.mshobbies.com/servlet/Categories?category=PLASTIC+CAR+KITS

[Rob Hall]

Looks like Fujimi is doing a release of this kit soon apparently w/o any decals..

Edited April 11, 2011 by Rob Hall

[Drago]

Looks like Fujimi is doing a release of this kit soon apparently w/o any decals..

Yeah, you are right!

[horsepower]

Mine came in the mail last evening....I also got the "B" version. I like the look of it so I will do it as the kit supplied decals call for. I am not a fan of Anime, but I love the way this looks with the bright colors and animation characters....after my Monster Energy Corvette, I guess I have a thing for cute girls on the hood of a race car. These are limited edition runs, and on Hobby Link Japan (HLJ.com) they show these as sold out and discontinued so these will not be on everyones shelves. My only two complaints with the kit is the lack of engine detail, which seems to be the norm with Japanese kits these days, and the lack of English on the instruction sheet. I will have to "wing it" on a few colors and way some of the decals are cut to fit......I think I can handle it though.

But most of us that have a thing for cute girls on the hods of cars, don't want them painted there .

[yendorg66]

Sorry to correct you Brendan but this kit is titled correctly as the GT3 R and is not the CUP version as you stated.

The 911 CUP version differs to GT3 R in that it has LED Day Running lights below the headlights not the mesh air intake as on the GT3 R. There are also some minor body differences i.e. the front splitter is different on the CUP, the CUP has a different rear diffuser and the CUP doesn't have the mesh air ducts behind the rear wheels. Also the CUP also has a sligthly different interior to the one in this kit and is misssing the dry brake fuel fillers in the front hood.

However there is one error in this kit. The upper air intake below the headlight should be as per the box art and shouldn't have the vertical bar which is present on the moulded body supplied in the kit. Other than that it's most definitely a GT3 R.

Edited September 9, 2011 by yendorg66

[Dr. Cranky]

Wow, those decals are super cool. Looks like a nice kit too.

[johnnyb]

Any aftermarket decals for this yet?

JB

[kitbash1]

Any aftermarket decals for this yet?

JB

As a matter of fact, Yes ! Go to SpotModels website www.spotmodel.com and have alook at what they have from Studio27. I've ordered the Flying Lizards ALMS decals and the 911 Hybrid GT3R decals. and I think that there are more on the way as well.