Sport Suburban Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Here is a quick build of a Fujimi GT40 MKII. This is of course the LE Mans Winning 66 car. I plan to build all three from that race and have the kits. The Fujimi kits decals are really bad so I used decals from Renessance Models and they are great but expensive. I messed up my first paint job and had to strip it and start again. I know it is way to shiny for a race car but I just love it. I did finish a second GT40 this last year and will post that one soon as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhedir6 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Love it, you have me at GT40.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top.Secret Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Beautiful I like the additional silver fern there. Edit #2 I'm a clueless nut. Did some looking up, from the book GT40 "The car was done up in the NZ sporting colors of black and silver and the crew had even painted a fern and the initials NZ on the side of the car." - Chris Amon It's not 'additional' after all. Learned somethin new I guess. Edited January 31, 2018 by Top.Secret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 That's a beauty! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Very nice Raoul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Raoul, Very smooth build. Congratulations. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Back when NZ ruled the race tracks AND the rugby fields of the world! Beautiful job Raoul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 9 hours ago, Top.Secret said: Beautiful I like the additional silver fern there. Edit #2 I'm a clueless nut. Did some looking up, from the book GT40 "The car was done up in the NZ sporting colors of black and silver and the crew had even painted a fern and the initials NZ on the side of the car." - Chris Amon It's not 'additional' after all. Learned somethin new I guess. So did I, It was on the new decal sheet but not on any others that I had seen. In some of the old photos it is hard to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) This is the restored car (for what it's worth) showing the silver fern. And the car at the end of the race. Edited January 31, 2018 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Louis Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestoModGuy Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Wow! That's stunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Caballo Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 What a great job. I used to see the "en-zed" on people's cars when I was living in Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Beautiful GT-40. In my opinion this one was the nicest looking of the '66 LeMans cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Even though I'm not that much of a Circle Track guy, these old Ford GT40s are cool cars. And your build is definitely one of the cleanest that I've seen. My hat is off for that flawless black paint job, and overall a very nice and clean work...As always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Super nice looking build , well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Fantastic work. I have some of their decals for future projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark IV Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Note that the car (1048) does NOT have a "Gurney bubble" on the RH door in 1966, but does later. 1046 was used again in 1967 and had numerous changes done after the LeMans win. very nice model, well done! And Fujimi did miss the "NZ Fern Leaf" on the decal sheet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Wow great build. The fern is a really nice touch. I’m working on another version of this kit myself, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) I found these guides from Marsh models to be useful. Edited February 1, 2018 by vamach1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 24 minutes ago, vamach1 said: I found these guides from Marsh models to be useful. Thanks Rex, that is useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Very nice GT-40 and fantastic replication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlueTube Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Great work! Just got pe and correct decals from Spot Model to start mine. Its the next in line on my bench. Yours serves as great inspiration! Regards Brian Kroon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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