Fujimi r35 gt-r

[Chuck Kourouklis]

Well, I done had me a quick search, and while I found Hiro's awesome WIP thread, I didn't see any Fujimi GT-R's in the completed forum. So here's mine. I came to my own conclusions, but you'll see they reinforce Hiro's observations.

Had to do this to a deadline, and a few building mistakes crept through. Still, the general idea should come across why I think Fujimi's is the R35 to beat...



These two 3/4 shots show that Fujimi's kit has the best stance right out of the box; Tamiya slams it a bit too low, and Aoshima's rather-too-small rolling stock ruins the effect. This model is also pimping bits from the KA/Fujimi upgrade kit, most notably the spun exhaust tips (incorrectly pointed here), the photoetched rotor surfaces, the metal transfer crests for the wheels, and the "GT-R" photoetched plates which just scream with some simple paint detailing and highlight-scraping.



You don't have to squish the wheels in as far as they did on the prototype on Fujimi's website. And you can see here that once you finesse it, the window unit snaps in much more decisively than Fujimi's display model would lead you to believe.



And here, we see far and away the best undercarriage treatment. The interfaces between the chassis plate and the rocker panels, air dam, and rear diffuser are much more convincing in this kit, with none of the gaps that Tamiya's kit has or the oversimplification that characterizes the Aoshima kit. There's no conspicuous split in the exhaust system, and the transaxle engraving and suspension detail blow the other two clean away.

We're pretty much at a stalemate right now, even with Fujimi's curbside disadvantage. If there's a decent engine in the upcoming version, fuggeddabouddit. Game over.

[janositamas]

Very nice build, I like the body color, nice and clean job!

[Chuck Kourouklis]

Thanks, jano!

This was a rush job for a review, so your response is especially nice to see. When the one with the engine comes out, I'ma take my sweet time widdit.

[tonioseven]

Oh yeah, you nailed it!

[Entau]

nice built, im planning to get the fujimi gt-r with engine too

here's some pics, it a whole engine, not 1/2 engine like the tamiya
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10084193