Initial D S13

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has any finished pictures of the Initial D S13. Id like to know what the extra parts that come with it are, i know the other Initial D cars come with a lot extra. For example is there just stock bumpers or is there an aero kit too. Thanks

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well, mine isn't finished yet, but i'll try to cover all the extra parts.

the car pictured on the box has what is known as the "Aero bumper" on it. this bumper was a factory option on the S13 Silvia K's model (top of the line model). they're fairly rare today, and examples sold in America on eBay and such can easily bring in $600 US. the kit also comes with the stock K's bumper, with a hole off to the side for the SR20DET's SMIC (Side-Mount Intercooler). the instructions suggest that you mount the Aero bumper over-top of the stock one when assembling, since the stock one is the only one with mounting tabs, but for mine, i plan to make some tabs out of styrene sheet.
NOTE: the aero bumper that comes with the kit has the holes filled in with a fake mesh that doesn't even look like fake mesh. it's smooth. for mine, i carefully cut out the fake mesh so that i now have 3 large holes to make my FMIC visible. take care when cutting if you decide to do this, because on all of the Fujimi Aero bumpers that i've seen (and i've seen at least 4 or 5 from different kits), there is a mold line on the bottom lip, right in the middle of the big centre hole. when cutting my centre hole out, this mold line proved to be weaker then the rest of the bumper, and snapped. it was, however, a clean break, and a bit of glue will easily fix it, so if you happen to do the same, don't fret.

the wheels it comes with are Fujimi J-Wing's. not a bad wheel quality wise. fairly deep. the design, however, looks like something more befitting to a Mercedes then an S13.

the kit comes with a small metal cylinder, about a centimetre long, to be used as the exhaust tip. it's metal, and it's polished chrome.

as for decals, if you are in dire need of tuner decals, i highly suggest you pick up an Initial D S13, because it comes with a HUGE sheet of decals from all sorts of Japanese part manufactures. at least 50 decals are present in total, 4 of each tuner mostly. brands such as Advan, 5Zigen, D.Speed, Option Magazine, Solex, Weber, Trust, GReddy and many many others are covered.

all in all i'd definitley say it's a good buy. not as many extra parts as some, but more then some as well. as far as i know, the S13 and the 2 AE86's are the only cars in the Initial D series to come with the huge decal sheet.

Originally posted by S13_Iketani
well, mine isn't finished yet, but i'll try to cover all the extra parts.

the car pictured on the box has what is known as the "Aero bumper" on it. this bumper was a factory option on the S13 Silvia K's model (top of the line model). they're fairly rare today, and examples sold in America on eBay and such can easily bring in $600 US. the kit also comes with the stock K's bumper, with a hole off to the side for the SR20DET's SMIC (Side-Mount Intercooler). the instructions suggest that you mount the Aero bumper over-top of the stock one when assembling, since the stock one is the only one with mounting tabs, but for mine, i plan to make some tabs out of styrene sheet.
NOTE: the aero bumper that comes with the kit has the holes filled in with a fake mesh that doesn't even look like fake mesh. it's smooth. for mine, i carefully cut out the fake mesh so that i now have 3 large holes to make my FMIC visible. take care when cutting if you decide to do this, because on all of the Fujimi Aero bumpers that i've seen (and i've seen at least 4 or 5 from different kits), there is a mold line on the bottom lip, right in the middle of the big centre hole. when cutting my centre hole out, this mold line proved to be weaker then the rest of the bumper, and snapped. it was, however, a clean break, and a bit of glue will easily fix it, so if you happen to do the same, don't fret.

the wheels it comes with are Fujimi J-Wing's. not a bad wheel quality wise. fairly deep. the design, however, looks like something more befitting to a Mercedes then an S13.

the kit comes with a small metal cylinder, about a centimetre long, to be used as the exhaust tip. it's metal, and it's polished chrome.

as for decals, if you are in dire need of tuner decals, i highly suggest you pick up an Initial D S13, because it comes with a HUGE sheet of decals from all sorts of Japanese part manufactures. at least 50 decals are present in total, 4 of each tuner mostly. brands such as Advan, 5Zigen, D.Speed, Option Magazine, Solex, Weber, Trust, GReddy and many many others are covered.

all in all i'd definitley say it's a good buy. not as many extra parts as some, but more then some as well. as far as i know, the S13 and the 2 AE86's are the only cars in the Initial D series to come with the huge decal sheet.

is the sheet of extra decals in the S13 about the same size as the one with the orignal AE-86 ?..or is it bigger?

Originally posted by endlesskev86


is the sheet of extra decals in the S13 about the same size as the one with the orignal AE-86 ?..or is it bigger?

same exact sheet. i'm sure of it.:)