Inspired by new release of MFH F40 GTE I've decided to make my own conversion, but in 1/24 scale.
Idea is to kit bash Fujimi F40LM and Tamiya F40. I plan to use full chassis and cockpit from Tamiya kit
and mate it with body, wheels and brakes from Fujimi kit. It will not be 100% correct and perfect, but I will
try to address as many differences with real car, as I am able to.
Here are some photos of the work so far. Mock up of Tamiya chassis. The design of this 38 years old kit is
typical Tamiya. Fit is good and amount of detail is pretty decent. Race car has bigger turbo intercoolers. Not
sure if I will be able to make them or will live with incorrect smaller ones, yet.
Fujimi body does not fit as is over that chassis. However with some modifications and added material, I think
I will be able to make it work.
For some reason Fujimi did not include channels behind rear windows. It's open space and looks strange. Current
thinking is to get those cut from Tamiya body and transplanted onto Fujimi's. Hopefully I will be able to do it.
Also plan to cut off street car's muffler and scratch make straight tail pipes.
Next things to do are modifications to front end of the chassis to get rid of street car's structures, adoption
of Fujimi's breaks and wheels to Tamiya's chassis, some mods of Fujimi's rear end lower body to accept radiators
from Tamiya. scratch making of racing diffuser and many other smaller mods.
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