Fujimi Nissan 180SX Type-X

[galaxyg]

Background:

The 180SX is one of my top 20 Japanese sports cars, and Fujimi's kit of the Type-X version is the best/only option currently in production. Fortunatly it's a good one. Purple seems to suit a lot of Nissan sports cars, and there are (as yet) no other purple cars on my shelf.

 

Pros:

The body is incredibly cleanly moulded, with no seam lines, no flash or anything to clean up. The rest of the kit is reasonably simple but plenty good enough, and it all fits together perfectly. The moulded-in Type-X bodykit makes the car look better than the base model (Tamiya's out-of-production kit is the base model). Choice of LHD and RHD dashboards.

 

Cons:

No engine. The suspension is a little simplified. There are inexplicably two windscreens in the kit, one on the main sprue which is a little foggy, the other crystal clear. Perhaps an engineering/moulding problem with the former? The boxed wheels are not especially great and the tyres on them are not as low-profile as the box art would have you believe.

 

Verdict:

In this case I think the photos speak for the kit as a whole. It looks like a 180SX, builds easily and can give a great result without wrangling the kit. I've not built Tamiya's kit but I think this Fujimi one is comparable in the quality of the end result.

 

Build notes:

Built over 3 weeks in April/May 2022. Extras to the kit are: Aoshima Wedssport SA70 wheels, texture on the parcel shelf, an intercooler and mounting, and a Nissan emblem on the front of the bonnet. The car is painted in Hycote rattle-can Rover Amaranth purple, clearcoated with Mr Hobby Premium gloss.

 

[Andy J]

Great work once again and the colour suits this car perfectly 👌 👍 👏 

[Arthur_Dent]

That's gorgeous, in my opinion the 180 sx has got to be one of the best looking cars ever made. 

[Spiny]

Lovely build of a very pretty car. I've got to agree with you too that the purple really suits the car.

 

Not in any way aimed at your build, but to my eyes the base 'Tamiya' version is even prettier and your 'con' about the wheels not being low profile enough is a plus in my book - that was what put me off most about the box art on this!

[keefr22]

Lovely build - colour suits it perfectly - as do those wheels!

 

Top job!

 

Keith

[Ian]

Yep, Like Keith says wheels & body colour really suit the car. Nicely done, matey.

 

 

 

Ian.

[desert falcon]

Very nice 👍

[FunkyChiken]

I like this car too! Love the colour...