MR-2 Question~!

Does anyone know which one has T-Top?

I bought tohge it wasn't t-top......I wanted t-top~!:(

Fujimi probably doesn't use that MOLD anymore

i got TOHGE like a year or so ago and it was T-TOP...
bought it a few months ago and it was hardtop

tough luck, but MR2 is MR2 and it's great eitherr way

I bought the "New MR2 SW20" kit a while back and it had the correct SW20 body. I know Chris (FOTW) just bought the same kit and got the SW21 bodies in it. :(

Originally posted by jay@af
I bought the "New MR2 SW20" kit a while back and it had the correct SW20 body. I know Chris (FOTW) just bought the same kit and got the SW21 bodies in it. :(

Jay - should it be T-top coz on the box its hardtop? Is sw20 t-top and sw21 hardtop then?

Originally posted by flyonthewall
Jay - should it be T-top coz on the box its hardtop? Is sw20 t-top and sw21 hardtop then? I've been told that:
SW20 = turbo
SW21 = n/a

I also have come to understand that all SW20s came with t-tops, but t-tops were also available on SW21s.

The determining factor as far as body shape is the engine cover:
SW20 = raised vents
SW21 = flush vents

Fujimi has many versions:

Inch-Up - (three versions! :confused: ):

Never seen this box before, but it just came up on Ebay. Matches the Inch-Up #40 kit that I have. You can see it's the correct SW20 body.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/737976mr2fujimiIUopen.jpg

The standard Inch-Up box... This shows *NO* t-tops, and there is no view of the engine cover. This is the one you have, right?
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/412828mr2fujimiNEWnottop.jpg

Compare it to the one on file at HLJ and Hobby Search... Note that it's the same picture, except it now includes the t-tops
http://www.hlj.com/images/fuj/fuj03370box.gif
http://www.1999hobbysearch.com/dbimages/user/hobby/itbig/10000795.jpg
*This is what my box at home looks like!*

Tohge:
You can see the raised engine covers, but it really looks like there's no t-tops. That would make it an anachronism... :confused:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/867091mr2fujimitohgeEngineCovers.jpg

Young Town:
Another one I've never seen in person; obviously it's boasting t-tops, but again, no clear shot of the engine cover...
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/926903mr2fujimiYT.jpg

I guess there's also an Initial D version, and another Tohge version with a blue car on the front... Ain't seen neither of those... :(

So... do any of the hardtop bodies have raised-vent engine covers? :confused:

Originally posted by jay@af
I guess there's also an Initial D version, Found a pic. Looks like raised vents to me...http://us.st2.yimg.com/store6.yimg.com/I/matrixcollectibles_1701_16121680So... do any of the hardtop bodies have raised-vent engine covers? :confused: The pic from Hiroaki's SW20 build up... (Initial D ver. shown)
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xr2h-fkd/scalemodels/project/toyota/mr2sw20/sw20_01.jpg
Raised vents? :confused:

See also:
http://www.mr2.com/Models.html#plastic

then SUX~!:(

I should cut whole roof then......:D

THX guys~:p

Originally posted by jay@af

So... do any of the hardtop bodies have raised-vent engine covers? :confused:
T-Top and raised vent don't go together, so your only option is Operation 221, two kits to one model. :)
I think the easiest way is to cut the vent along the panel line, and graft it onto the T-Top body.

Originally posted by hirofkd
T-Top and raised vent don't go together, so your only option is Operation 221, two kits to one model. :)
I think the easiest way is to cut the vent along the panel line, and graft it onto the T-Top body. But that's not an issue, since all the t-toped bodies already have the correct engine cover. :rolleyes: Crazy Fuijmi!

Was that your pic of the Initial D kit? Does it in fact have the turbo engine cover on the hardtop body?

Originally posted by jay@af
I've been told that:
SW20 = turbo
SW21 = n/a

I also have come to understand that all SW20s came with t-tops, but t-tops were also available on SW21s.

The determining factor as far as body shape is the engine cover:
SW20 = raised vents
SW21 = flush vents


jay, you are right about SW20 and SW21.

If we are talking strictly about Fujimi Molds, then you will only get SW20 (TURBO) with t-tops and raised vents.

Otherwise u get SW21(non turbo), no raised engine vents and a hardtop.



Now on the otherhand, in real life, SW20's were available in T-Tops and Hardtop models, but the hardtops are ULTRA rare in the North American Market. Almost every MR2 in NA has t-tops in either turbo or non turbo models.

I was thinking the other way around, didn't I? What I meant was that using both bodies, you can have either T-top with flat vents, and hardtop with raised vents.

Add two new race versions to the list:

Luck elsport Toyota MR-2 (http://www.hlj.com/cgi-local/hljpage.cgi?FUJ18736)
Cockpit Kawagoe Toyota MR-2 (http://www.hlj.com/cgi-local/hljpage.cgi?FUJ18735)

Both appear to be hardtop cars, but who knows what'll be in the box... :rolleyes:

I was going to mention those Jay coz i have a theory...

Coz those two have been released, its the reason why the other current MR2 kits are hardtops. Fujimi therefore are currently able to sell 4 different kits with the one tooling. Make sense?:confused: