Post by Ben_B on Aug 19, 2022 3:02:17 GMT -8
I just finished this one yesterday. I've always like the 240SX and I considered buying a gray '91 back in 1999. I ended up deciding on a '96 Mazda MX-6 because it was faster, handled just as well, and made great V6 sounds. The 240SX's engine was pretty agricultural and didn't like to rev like the Mazda. I still regret selling that Mazda! Finding a real 240SX that that hasn't been molested by the Fast & Furious and drifting crowd is difficult these days and they are priced accordingly.
This kit would have been a weekend "slammer," but it must have spent time in a hot attic because the body looked like it had been in a rollover accident, which took some work to fix but it still caused problems with the clear parts. I also kept getting debris in the paint on the hood when I clear-coated it. Had to redo it four times! I just used whatever paint I had in the stash, so the interior is a couple of Tamiya grays and the exterior is a 50/50 mix of Tamiya LP-19 Gun Metal and LP-61 Metallic Gray. I've since popped the body off and removed that fiber from a Q-tip that's on the inside of the windshield.
These Fujimi kits remind me of the old Monogram 1/24 car kits from the late '70s and early '80s, like the TR7, 635 CSI, and Ferrari 308 GTB. It was simple, with not too many parts, but decent enough detail to look good when finished.
Ben
This kit would have been a weekend "slammer," but it must have spent time in a hot attic because the body looked like it had been in a rollover accident, which took some work to fix but it still caused problems with the clear parts. I also kept getting debris in the paint on the hood when I clear-coated it. Had to redo it four times! I just used whatever paint I had in the stash, so the interior is a couple of Tamiya grays and the exterior is a 50/50 mix of Tamiya LP-19 Gun Metal and LP-61 Metallic Gray. I've since popped the body off and removed that fiber from a Q-tip that's on the inside of the windshield.
These Fujimi kits remind me of the old Monogram 1/24 car kits from the late '70s and early '80s, like the TR7, 635 CSI, and Ferrari 308 GTB. It was simple, with not too many parts, but decent enough detail to look good when finished.
Ben
