Ferrari 599GTB fiorano!!!FUJIMI's new releasing!!!

[auw12]

Guys i feel very exciting to share with you this,FUJIMI is planning to release the new ferrari 599GTB fiorano!i hope it's not a repost.just check it out!http://www.geocities.jp/hobbyshows/j...oka/pla/06.htm

[Monster_20]

And there is a Porsche Cayman sitting next to the 599.

[Erik O.]

Originally Posted by auw12

Guys i feel very exciting to share with you this,FUJIMI is planning to release the new ferrari 599GTB fiorano!i hope it's not a repost.just check it out!http://www.geocities.jp/hobbyshows/j...oka/pla/06.htm

They're quick! But IMHO i think the 599 and 612 are so absolutely ugly I was a real Ferrari Enthusiast, but I like almost every Ferrari until the F430, after that, it went downhill with the design.... too bad.

But I notice also the Lamborghini Concept! I like that

[gasman03]

also the new MX-5 Miata kit is going to be full detail. notice the open hood and motor detail (hopefully its not a flat plate like the Golf kit)

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Yeah it's a repost but we're excited enough to let it slide

I didn't like the 599 much until I saw one w/Challenge-style rims in a color other than red. The pentagram rims are creepy...

I have some ideas to restyle it, sort of like I did w/the Scaglietti which is too boring for a Ferrari. If the ride height was lowered and the rear-facing side vent were removed it will look a lot cleaner. Most people hate the taillights; I love them. The car harkens back somewhat to the 275 GTB and Veyron wants to assassinate me every time he hears me say that I'll reserve final judgement on it until I see one in person.

F430's are a bit over-detailed; they're decent in some colors but in standard Ferrari red they look kind of cheap.

The Cayman is the biggest surprise. If one looks at a Tamiya Boxster and 996 or GT3 chassis, you see that they are basically the same, except the engines are mounted 180 degrees apart; the rear axles are in the same place, the wheelbase and basic suspension mounting points are the same. Fujimi has a chance to start with the Cayman and do the Boxster, and then insert the chassis mold to accept the rear engine/exhaust setup and do up some 911 variants. Anyone for a 997 Turbo, GT2 or GT3?? I hope they do a Tech Art Cayman, would be a natural. It's better to see Fujimi doing these cars, as Fujimi is known to get a lot of mileage out of kit variations, something Tamiya never exploited very well; why they never did 996 turbo and GT2 is baffling

[willimo]

They Cayman and the full detail MX-5 are super exciting. What's with the tiny models in front? I read they Lamborghini is going to be 1:43, but it looks like a 1:43 IS and one that's even smaller. Are these just proportion tests or test shots of actual kits/models?

[Monster_20]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

The Cayman is the biggest surprise. If one looks at a Tamiya Boxster and 996 or GT3 chassis, you see that they are basically the same, except the engines are mounted 180 degrees apart; the rear axles are in the same place, the wheelbase and basic suspension mounting points are the same.

Actually the wheelbase of Cayman/Boxster are longer than that of 997.

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

Fujimi has a chance to start with the Cayman and do the Boxster, and then insert the chassis mold to accept the rear engine/exhaust setup and do up some 911 variants. Anyone for a 997 Turbo, GT2 or GT3?? I hope they do a Tech Art Cayman, would be a natural. It's better to see Fujimi doing these cars, as Fujimi is known to get a lot of mileage out of kit variations, something Tamiya never exploited very well; why they never did 996 turbo and GT2 is baffling

Hopefully Fujimi will bring us back to Porsche Heaven, like they did in the 80-90 with a full line of 911. It has been very disappointing to be a Porsche model fan for a long time.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Wheelbase is indeed longer on Cayman; 95.1" vs. 92.5" on 996/997. They look identical on the Tamiya kits, but I checked w/calipers and the Boxster wheelbase is the proper length (3.96") and the GT3 was 3.9", slightly long but w/in assembly tolerance. So I was wrong Be that as it may, that's easy to deal with when designing a new kit from scratch, but it may not be necessary. If Fujimi thinks the Cayman is worth kitting, then they must be thinking higher than that as well. It's kinda sad that we're getting to the point of no longer needing nor thinking Tamiya Times have surely changed.

[willimo]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

It's kinda sad that we're getting to the point of no longer needing nor thinking Tamiya Times have surely changed.

I don't find it sad. As long as someone is kitting the cars I want to build, I am anything but sad. And Fujimi has been very impressive lately. Times have changed, but so have cars, models, and us

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by willimo

I don't find it sad. As long as someone is kitting the cars I want to build, I am anything but sad. And Fujimi has been very impressive lately. Times have changed, but so have cars, models, and us

I guess I won't bitch (you don't know how much I wanted to add a two-letter prefix starting with "M" to that word) too much if the models I really want that are traditionally associated with Tamiya are done by Fujimi; but I do miss the precision and attention to detail, and make no mistake-Fujimi is getting good but they're NOT Tamiya, not even close, they never were when they were kitting new Enthusiast kits either. There's that certain something that Tamiya does (did ) so well that nobody else has yet to achieve. I'm am certainly glad that the once moribund Fujimi is kickin' ass. I'm still shocked that Tamiya is now basically out of the sports car business. Anyone remember the time a few years back when Fujimi had done nothing for a looooong time, and it was speculated that they were going under. Then out of nowhere they did a new kit, the Toyota MR-S.

[hirofkd]

Originally Posted by gasman03

also the new MX-5 Miata kit is going to be full detail. notice the open hood and motor detail (hopefully its not a flat plate like the Golf kit)

I bet it's going to be similar to the engines in their Murcielago and Gallardo kits, but still it doesn't look so bad. (and the price is right too--by today's standard, that is.)
http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~artforce/shb/shb.htm

> ZoomZoomMX-5
As far as car kits are concerned, Tamiya's engravings are no way near as detailed as AMT or Revell (compare alternators or a/c compressors for example), and Tamiya bodies are usually inaccurate because they're deliberately exaggerated. So it's not that Tamiya is always better. What makes Tamiya so good is the fitting of parts, and that makes the construction easy, giving the impression that Tamiya is good. But that's one of the fundamental requirements that all manufacturers should meet, and if someone else can do it, I think it's okay to give Tamiya a little break, until they recover from the slump.

[Chuck Kourouklis]

I'm thrilled about the 599, and that Cayman's more than I would have hoped for.

Very kool...

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

I realize that Tamiya has it's faults, but honestly I simply don't have that glow of satisfaction upon completing any Fujimi kit that I'd get building nearly any Tamiya kit. There's always been something on the Fujimi kit to tell me that it clearly wasn't in Tamiya's league. Doesn't stop me from buying or enjoying the kit, but I'm spoiled by Tamiya's superior part quality and assembly ease. I don't mind the tradeoff for some engraving details when the kit simply fits as intended and I've spent much less time prepararing the parts for paint and assembly. No Revell, AMT or Fujimi engine yet has fallen together so perfectly as the ones in my Mercedes 600 or 360 Modena or any of the Tamiya motorcycles I've built. That Mercedes engine can be completely assembled dry without any glue while test-fitting, and boy does it fit.

[BVC500]

I don't think Tamiya's car bodies are exagerated! Compare the Fujimi SLK and Tamiya SLK. The Tamiya's body was spot on, while the Fujimi body was soft and bloated.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Getting back on track (this thread was about the 599 GTB at one time ), wonder how they'll accomplish parts of the 599 model. Will it have any engine detail? Will the airfoil/buttresses be in scale? They'll have to be made separate (they're separate on the 1:1) and they'll be fairly delicate to fit precisely. I hope they'll also kit an optional-parts version like the F430, with Challenge-style rims and the more aggressive sport seats.

Wonder if Revell is also planning this car?