Fujimi Enthusiast 85 911 Carrera, project "Sally"

Hey guys,
I've gone nuts over air cooled 911's recently and went on a spending spree of Fujimi Enthusiast Porsche kits, this is the first one i'm working on as a sort of dry run to see how they build and to build something cool for my daughter(gotta get her on my side so one day I can own a real 911..lol).

This one is a sort of "what if" Sally Carrera from Cars was based off the older air cooled models from the 80's. Mods so far have been removing the nasty impact bumper moldings, and cutting
some air cooling vents into the rear reflector area. I also modded the exhaust from side exit to a center exit design.

The paint is my first time using nail polish and for it to not be cleared I think it looks ok. My wife hooked me up with some old colors she wasn't going to use anymore and I started out with a pale blue, and promptly ran out of it (these paints are thin). I also planned on an over coat that had purple pearl in it...so I sprayed it on....car looked ok, but I could see thin spots. I found another bottle close to the original blue and added some pearl ex powder interference blue to it. Then the paint looked good, but still was missing the "Sally" look. I shot some HOK sg100 intercoat clear with some pearl ex duo blue/green, interference blue, and a small amount of interference violet in it and shot that and its where it is now which you can pick out some of the green and blue in the flash(i'll have outside pics when she's finished). I've got some hok clear mixed up and one day this week she'll get cleared. Stance and wheels will be box stock, but the wheels will be finished differently.

The motor is stock with aluminum plate and stainless steel metalizer, and some tamiya comp. orange for some contrast to the blue body color. I"ll add some blue "carrera" side stripes and Sally's tattoo on the back, and some cf on the front bumper lip spoiler. These fujimi kits are fun to build, not easy but challenging in a good way(plus i'm finding out about all the fit problems before I get geared up for the other 5 kits i've got to build). Anyway comments and critiques are always welcome.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/Fujimi%20Enthusiast%20911%20Carrera%20-%20Sally/sally1.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/Fujimi%20Enthusiast%20911%20Carrera%20-%20Sally/sally2.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/Fujimi%20Enthusiast%20911%20Carrera%20-%20Sally/sally3.jpg

p.s I just noticed the paint looks kinda thin in the front trunk area..most of that will be covered with gas tank and some detail painting(plus a possible wash)

Thanks
Gray

Awsome looking so far! Color is beautiful! Thanks Mrs. Stryfe!

Yeah, I've got a pile of Fujimi's Enthu 911's too. I love air cooled Porsches (but I haven't built one yet! :uhoh:). We don't see alot of these kits built up here, so I'll certainly watch with interest.

Engine looks terrific, and nice color on the body.

cool an enthusiast porsche kit, havent seen these on here before. Looking forward to this, keep it up!

Good start.
I'm looking fwd to more as well.

Damn man, really informative text, but just a little reminder making it less of a PITA to read, could you use paragraphs? it would make it more enjoyable to follow...

Otherwise, as said before I m looking very much forward seeing it done. Guess cars is an inspiration to us all.

won't you consider doing "cars" eyes? It's pretty easy to do, not to whore or anything (but what the hell) I just did an interpretation of it and it worked out easily.

Oli

Damn man, really informative text, but just a little reminder making it less of a PITA to read, could you use paragraphs? it would make it more enjoyable to follow...

Otherwise, as said before I m looking very much forward seeing it done. Guess cars is an inspiration to us all.

won't you consider doing "cars" eyes? It's pretty easy to do, not to whore or anything (but what the hell) I just did an interpretation of it and it worked out easily.

Oli

I understand totally, I've been told i'm a bit long winded...I redid the above post to paragraphs.

So far as adding some eyes...I may do that, hadn't really though about it but it would be easy. I'll think about it as I get closer to the end of the build.

To everyone, thanks for all the comments thus far, I'm looking forward to seeing this one on the shelf. I'll document more along the way.

Gray

Very nice! I really like that colour ! I'm another one with a stack of Fujimi 911's to do ( 23 at the last count & another on the way!) I've only built one so far - an '85 Turbo Cabriolet - and the only problem with that was the wheels weren't quite central in the arches. May be worth checking for, but as there are a number of different moulds for this range of models, it may not affect yours.

looking forward to seeing this one done!

Cheers
keith

I envy you for having a "bunch" of Enthusiast 911 kits!! If I had the money (which I certainly don't), I would also buy a collection of Enthusiast 911's, as well as Ferraris and BMW's. The Enthusiast 911 Flatnose turbo is the best model I have ever built. The fit was extremely good (despite what I've heard about Fujimi kits), and even though I was an amateur at the time, the kit came out looking extremely detailed just because of the excellent parts. I especially liked the parking brake lever (yours should be the same), and of course the engine is just ridiculously detailed. Once I graduate from college and get steady employment, Enthusiast kits will be my primary objective. I can't wait :lol:

Man, I was moving some stuff around and the body and kit was in its box, and it fell, face first on the floor...opened up the box and the body had shattered, way beyond any hope of repair, the front and rear bumpers are ok, but the body is toast...if anyone has a spare body or kit on the cheap..let me know. i'll get pics of the carnage eventually...man i'm upset

now I gotta see if I can match that color again......darn

Gray

Damn, that's a shame. Unfortunately that seems to be a weakness with these kits - at least 3 of the ones I've bought through e-bay have come through the post with the roof squashed, so unfortunately I can't help you with a spare body. I'm going to try resin casting soon so hope I can learn the techniques well enough to learn how to cast up Fujimi 911 roof sections to repair my damaged ones!

Hope you can get it fixed
All the best

keith

I read your post about this at MCM forums and that is a shame. Sometimes the modeling gremlins are real bastards!!!

No worries about the body. Fujimi has recently had in production a number of their 911 Enthu kits, and they do all share the same body. Which essentially means that getting a spare body should be no real trick.

Go to HLJ and read over their replacement parts service policy (http://www.hlj.com/faq/q41.html). Then order yourself a new body. You'll have it in a few weeks. Easy.

You're on your own about matching the nailpolish color.

No worries about the body. Fujimi has recently had in production a number of their 911 Enthu kits, and they do all share the same body. Which essentially means that getting a spare body should be no real trick.

Go to HLJ and read over their replacement parts service policy (http://www.hlj.com/faq/q41.html). Then order yourself a new body. You'll have it in a few weeks. Easy.

You're on your own about matching the nailpolish color.


Oh i'm not that worried about the body, theres a cheapie testors kit on the bay right now that i'm going to try to bid on, and the color I think i've got enough left of the original stuff, the color actually was more of the pearl ex powders than anything else...at least this gives me the opportunity of fixing some small things that were wrong with the body.

Gray

small update, no pics though.... Stripped the paint off the remaining parts..realized my body work on the back bumper really sucked, and the front bumper was really plain...so I re-did them. Back bumper is smoother now, front bumper has been modded to include an RSR style oil cooler inlet. Also I've got a new Carrera on its was to me from evilbay, and went out shopping for nail polish and found another color thats pretty close to my original base coat since the color on the body above was more pearls than paint. I'll have pics up soon...lots of work ahead!

Gray

okay guys time for an update..

I got the body done, decided against the modded front bumper(I actually did it, but my skills aren't up to par yet for that). I did smooth out the back bumper some, and I put the vents in the back like I did on the previous body. The paint came out pretty good, and close to the original, it was more of the color I mixed up from the pearlex powders than the nail polish that made the color what it was. It has been cleared with HOK clear from Black Gold. I'll do some polish work on it in a few days and bring the shine out some more. I plan to apply some blue "carrera" logos on the side as well.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/Fujimi%20Enthusiast%20911%20Carrera%20-%20Sally/DSC02528.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/Fujimi%20Enthusiast%20911%20Carrera%20-%20Sally/DSC02529.jpg


The engine is pretty much done, all thats left is to install the various exhaust parts and its fini'. The exhaust is my first attempt at heat staining and using spaz stix chrome airbrush paint(which is AWESOME!!!!!) I did the staining with a coat of chrome, then some metalizers, and finally with some tamiya clear red, blue, and smoke...its a bit heavy on the blue, but it looks good against the motor.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/Fujimi%20Enthusiast%20911%20Carrera%20-%20Sally/DSC02535.jpg
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The interior is done, all thats left is to glue it to the chassis pan. I sprayed some texture paint on the lower parts of the door, and onto the chassis pan to simulate the carpet. I then airbrushed testors flat sea blue over it and let it dry.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/Fujimi%20Enthusiast%20911%20Carrera%20-%20Sally/DSC02534.jpg

Sorry about the crappy pics, my wife is gone for the week, and she took our good camera with her, and left me with the crappy one, so once she gets back i'll get some better pics of the parts before I do final assembly. All in all I've had fun with this kit, but the next one I do, i'm going a bit simple on it...no front trunk, basic motor pant detailing, plus i'm going to apply some of the building changes I've learned so far with this one to eliminate the "tolerance stack" that these kits have(as stated by someone on another board). I'll post some more in the finished thread once I get done with the kit...thanks for looking and as always comments and critiques are welcome.!!

Gray

That's looking really nice again! Paint looks great, & that engine is excellent. 911 engines usually look really boring, but that colour makes it really stand out! Good work on the exhaust & interior too. I hadn't thought of using textured paint for carpet - good idea that! I really like the sound of the blue Carrera decals on a blue car as well!!

Looking forward to seeing this one finished :grinyes:

keith

Well guys she is done....
but all you get is the blurry teaser photo in the build thread to hold you over till our good camera comes back home, and I can take some proper pics of this one. I'll post a full thread then, hope you like the teaser!

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n225/grayelysemakalya/Models/Fujimi%20Enthusiast%20911%20Carrera%20-%20Sally/craptastic.jpg

I'll post a full thread then, hope you like the teaser!


Well, I for one one certainly like it - & can't wait to see the better pics! The colour combination looks great, & I really like the work you did on the impact bumpers - I'm surprised no-ones done that on a 1:1 car!!The stance looks perfect too - did you change the kits ride height at all (sorry if you mentioned it, but I've had a quick look back through the thread & can't see if you did!) Possibly the only thing I'd have done differently is to colour code (or paint black) the wheel centres, but I've certainly got a lot of inspiration out of your build for at least 1 of my Fujimi kits!

Lovely looking 911 :grinyes:

keith

That's beautiful. I really like the color--it's very 1985. The only thing I would have done differently is color-match the wheel centers to the body. But anyway, it looks very authentic.

I love it!!:)

simply clean, i like!