jaymcminn Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 This model was built from an original '80s issue of the Fujimi/Testors 911 Carrera RS. The basic idea was to build it as an "outlaw" or "hot rod" 911- sort of a retro-style competition inspired machine like this one from 911 builder Magnus Walker: I started this project several months ago but it stalled mainly due to the terrible quality of the kit decals, which were not sharply printed and were badly registered. Hobby Design came to the rescue, however, when they released a set of beautiful Carrera stripes in different colors a couple of months ago. When I received my decals, I got back to work. The color scheme I picked was Tamiya Metallic Green with orange stripes and orange front and rear valances. It's a pretty striking treatment that has a great vintage vibe while not looking like anything else out there. To go with the whole road racer theme of the model, I kept the interior floorboards and rear seat area body color. I built a rollbar from styrene and painted it body color as well. I custom-mixed a brown for the interior that replicated natural leather and applied washes with the airbrush to give it a distressed appearance. The kit chrome was stripped and Alclad chrome was applied. Engine mods were pretty simple- ignition wires and fuel injection lines- but a fair amount of effort went into the suspension to get it to sit just right. I even raised the front suspension by a hair at the very end of the build to get it to sit a little bit better. This was a fantastic build overall- I highly recommend the Fujimi Enthusiast 911 kits for a builder looking to stretch his skills a little and try his first Enthusiast kit. They're a much easier build than the Ferrari Dino or Daytona while still being pretty challenging, and the results are pretty impressive. Here's the build thread...http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75594 Anyway... on to the pics!
jaymcminn Posted June 11, 2013 Author Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) And a few more... Eventually I'll add license plates- I'm torn between euro plates and 70s California plates at this point. As always, any questions or comments are welcome! Edited June 11, 2013 by jaymcminn
realgone58 Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 Clean build! Those colors actually look very good together on this one.
cruz Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 I think it looks great, the Fujimi Enthusiast kits are always challenging but they do look great when finished. I am not crazy about the lower part painted in a different color but it does give it a unique look. Congrats on a phenomenal build!!!
knarf Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 at first i'm like "green and orange????" then i saw it...WOW!!! that actually looks amazing and nicely built
empinut Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 Sweet tire/wheel tuck inside the fenders. Perfect! Excellent execution of a not so easy to build kit.
Zarana-X Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 That came out real nice.The color combo sounds weird but looks killer.
jaymcminn Posted June 15, 2013 Author Posted June 15, 2013 Thanks, guys. I'm glad the oddball color scheme on this car turned out as well as it did... it was a bit of a risk. Sweet tire/wheel tuck inside the fenders. Perfect! Excellent execution of a not so easy to build kit. Thanks, Bill. That stance took more time to get right than anything else on the model.
oldcarfan Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 I have checked the forum before and just now found your project. Nice job! I can attest to the Fujimi kit being challenging. I'm working on a couple of outlaw Porsches since seeing Magnus Walker's cars. Currently have the Fujimi 911 in paint and a Revell snap kit Boxter, just for something different.
iamsuperdan Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 That Magnus Walker Porsche you posted is one of the vehicles rotating through my computer's wallpaper right now.Green and orange definitely work. As a side note, Signer built a 911 in Signal Green with orange accents. Looks amazing.
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