Fujimi detail

[primera man]

Better add my 2 cents worth here :finger:

Fujimi are not the best kits for detail. There underneath's are mostly molded as "blocks" and are not very well detailed. The inside is OK, but not what i would call great. Everything is there, just not molded in the same quailty as a Tamiya kit.
The body is the best though. They offer a big range of kits which, with a bit of easy work turn out really nice. Dont be fooled by alot of there box art though

[Jay!]

Better add my 2¢ worth here, too!

Originally posted by primera man
The inside is OK, but not what i would call great. Everything is there, just not molded in the same quailty as a Tamiya kit.

The interiors of some kits are ultra-simplified. The DC2 Integras Type R, for example...

[Jonno]

So far I have done 1 Fujimi kit. The R34 Nissan skyline Turbo. With a name with Turbo Included in it, I was kinda thinking that there would actually be a turbo in the kit (read: Engine). The interior had no detail what so ever and to tell you the truth, the body was the only half decent part of the kit.

So If you can get a tamiya chassis, interior and engine, and put it under the Fujimi body, it would turn out to be a good build.

I am considering buying a Fujimi Series 6 RX-7 (one of the custom ones), but I am looking for a Tamiya series 6 RX-7, one with an engine.

[hiver77]

I have to say that yes Fujimi's kits do need more work (especially those with extra body kits - Veilside S15 yuckk!!!!). However, more work = more love for the model
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hey thug, werent you the one who's going to get the Spirit R? Let me know if you ever get that one. Been curious about it for the longest time

[Mikke]

Originally posted by daggerlee


But those kits were made primarily in the 80s. Most probably by a different team of engineers, too. Comparing them with a 1990 and newer Fujimi kit is like comparing chocolate to shit. The Enthusiasts, were the kits that caused them almost to go bankrupt because of the insanely high developing costs. Now Fujimi is all about simplification, and using the same parts for as many kits as possible. It's a dangerous attitude, one that I can see rubbing off on Tamiya with Tamiya's new Impreza STi and 350Z molds being overtly simplified.

Now you're forgetting Fujimi's AC Cobra, that has engine detail and opening trunk.