Rich Chernosky Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) Found this one in the stash while looking to complete my 911th model. Gotta luv the Fujimi Enthusiast Series. So much detail. This one was sprayed Humbrol Purple way back in 2000. Clear coated with Testors Model Master then decalled and polished to a high shine. Don't know why I waited so long to finish this but I have a lot of kits like this and they kinda get lost in the stash. Not much to modify but I did add some extra detail I thought was worthy. Specific details are in the picture captions. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. The engine in these kits is a model all by itself. Careful painting with a variety of metallics and blacks really makes this shiine. This is Porsches 3.0 litre flat six with fuel injection. Engine stand came with the kit. Another veiw of the engine showing off the drilled distributor and plug wirres. Fuel lines are the twisted wire centers stripped out of some very fine wire. Coil eventually had to be moved to allow the engine cover to fit. Instructions were not very specific about the location of the coil. Finished car on its wheels. Decals were buried under clear and the wheels painted to match. The tail light lense was accidentally dropped on the floor and stepped on a long time ago. A few coats of clear red and orange (both sides) filled in most of the scratches and gluing the two pieces in place was the rest of the cure. Can't tell now. License plate is out of the stash and is from Washington DC. Looks like some politician owns this car but don't know what party he is affiliated with. I really like the Enthusiast series but these kits are not for the faint of heart. They DO go together and look well. Two points of contention on this are the way the wheels attach (which is not very secure) and getting the body to snap in place. There were other fit problems but most were easily overcome. Thanks for looking. Edited January 29 by Rich Chernosky 10
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Very, very nice 911. I have a few of the Fujimi 911 kits to build and the parts count and instruction sheet are daunting!
happy grumpy Posted January 30 Posted January 30 My all time favorite Porsche. You did a really good job on it Rich. Good thing you decided to finish it. I had a Honda NSX from Tamiya that I started in 1996, finished it 2 years ago and I have yet to post it. It's safe to say that the paint has cured! 🙂
Steamboat Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Very nice! I think the Fujimi 911 kits are often underrated. They build up into a nice model and yours is a great example.
karbuildr Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Very nice Porsche, I like the color, nicely detailed engine.
Rich Chernosky Posted January 31 Author Posted January 31 On 1/29/2025 at 6:33 PM, PappyD340 said: Real nice Porsche! Thank you Larry On 1/30/2025 at 1:45 AM, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Very, very nice 911. I have a few of the Fujimi 911 kits to build and the parts count and instruction sheet are daunting! Thanks. Don't be intimidated. I cut all the trees apart (leave the number tags only) and do lots of sub-assemblies. Once that is done I sort them into painting piles. Doesn't look like there is that much after all. Build em..you will enjoy. On 1/30/2025 at 2:59 AM, ChrisR said: Looking good! Thanks 20 hours ago, happy grumpy said: My all time favorite Porsche. You did a really good job on it Rich. Good thing you decided to finish it. I had a Honda NSX from Tamiya that I started in 1996, finished it 2 years ago and I have yet to post it. It's safe to say that the paint has cured! 🙂 Mario...I have a lot of paint curing..some older than that. Thanks for the compliment 20 hours ago, Steamboat said: Very nice! I think the Fujimi 911 kits are often underrated. They build up into a nice model and yours is a great example. Thanks...I couldn't agree more. 16 hours ago, Jim B said: Very nice Porsche, Rich. Well done. Thank you Jim 8 hours ago, RACINE ISHRAQUR RAZA said: Nicely built! Thank you kindly
Rich Chernosky Posted January 31 Author Posted January 31 16 hours ago, karbuildr said: Very nice Porsche, I like the color, nicely detailed engine. Thanks David...couldn't resist adding some extra detail to that engine. Humbrol airtbrushes very nice with the right thinner.
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