Fujimi Nissan 180SX Type-X

[galaxyg]

Background:

The 180SX is one of my top 20 Japanese sports cars, and Fujimi's kit of the Type-X version is the best/only option currently in production. Fortunatly it's a good one. Purple seems to suit a lot of Nissan sports cars, and there are (as yet) no other purple cars on my shelf.

Pros:

The body is incredibly cleanly moulded, with no seam lines, no flash or anything to clean up. The rest of the kit is reasonably simple but plenty good enough, and it all fits together perfectly. The moulded-in Type-X bodykit makes the car look better than the base model (Tamiya's out-of-production kit is the base model). Choice of LHD and RHD dashboards.

Cons:

No engine. The suspension is a little simplified. There are inexplicably two windscreens in the kit, one on the main sprue which is a little foggy, the other crystal clear. Perhaps an engineering/moulding problem with the former? The boxed wheels are not especially great and the tyres on them are not as low-profile as the box art would have you believe.

Verdict:

In this case I think the photos speak for the kit as a whole. It looks like a 180SX, builds easily and can give a great result without wrangling the kit. I've not built Tamiya's kit but I think this Fujimi one is comparable in the quality of the end result.

Build notes:

Built over 3 weeks in April/May 2022. Extras to the kit are: Aoshima Wedssport SA70 wheels, texture on the parcel shelf, an intercooler and mounting, and a Nissan emblem on the front of the bonnet. The car is painted in Hycote rattle-can Rover Amaranth purple, clearcoated with Mr Hobby Premium gloss.

 

[mustang1989]

Incredible work and photography. Paint finish is spot on. 

What did you use for the back ground? Looks like black poster board but it's got a matte finish. Looks great!!! 

[galaxyg]

43 minutes ago, mustang1989 said:

Incredible work and photography. Paint finish is spot on. 

What did you use for the back ground? Looks like black poster board but it's got a matte finish. Looks great!!! 

Thanks. It's a big A2 sheet of black paper, made by a company called "Canson", from the local art shop.

[mustang1989]

24 minutes ago, galaxyg said:

Thanks. It's a big A2 sheet of black paper, made by a company called "Canson", from the local art shop.

Thank YOU!! I'm gonna have to give this a shot for the background on some of mine.

[stitchdup]

Nice looking nissan, I would love to see some pics in the sun as the paint you used really pops and has a nice flip to a pretty bright blue. I had a metro that colour about 20-25 years ago and i only bought it cos of the colour

[espo]

The color looks good and with the clean detailing, it's a shame they didn't offer a drive train as well. 

[Roger U]

A very nice cleanly built model. The paint is beautiful.  

[Spottedlaurel]

Very nice Michael.

Also good to know about another purple paint option, as Ford Purple Velvet won't be so easy to find nowadays....

[kelson]

Very sharp looking color,looks like a 1:1 in some pics.

[slusher]

Beautifully Done!!

[70 Sting]

Another great one! 

[Hotrod 97]

Nice little Nissan. Looks good in that color. 

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[happy grumpy]

Beautiful build and top notch photography.