Fd3s

Ok, so I'm waiting for the paint for my Impreza to dry.... got bored, everything else for it is pretty much done...

So I went ahead and started a kit that I can build box stock.

I went and attacked the FD3S A-spec Initial D edition by Fujimi.

1st thing i noticed... this thing NEEDS a MAJOR lowering job.
So much for box stock :rolleyes:

2nd thing... the lowering is more then a pain in the *** then I'd expect... the suspensions are of such strange *** angles that lowering the entire lower linkage assembly will totally mess up the geometry of the suspensions. Gee... this is going to be fun. :rolleyes:

real time progress report:

ok, after hacking away A LOT of plastic.. I got the back 2 wheels lowered...

now i gota attack the front. :D

after cutting this... much plastic, the car has been lowered. now i'm going to go prime things :)

I guess I'm NOT going to buy this kit after all:D
Or atleast let me get over what I had to fix for the FC first..LOL

Fujimi and their special model kits..hahahaha

Having fun Phil?

:rolleyes: fun fun fun...

oh man, so much for box stock.. I want to make the headlights pop up, but I just noticed that the kit doesn't come with anything to make them pop up.. and neither does the Tamiya FD kit... so I guess i'm going to head the putty direction again :o

there is a resin kit to make the head lights pop up on HLJ, but that kit costs $30US... crazy... I'm not about to spent $50Cdn on a pair of pop up headlights, so I'm going to just spent some time to make them pop up i guess...

POP UP LIGHTS!
Now that's gonna be hard. I guess you can use the ones on the FC as reference.

I have the same kit, waiting to be started. It might be interesting to post a double in-progress messages, so that I won't be so lazy.
So far, I've only examined the kit, and I did a test fit of the body, chassis, suspension and interior. Since the front sits way too high, I'm going to cut the ribs of the part below.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/824565aspec11.jpg

Hey man, that sounds like a cool idea, but i'm really busy trying to get my Impreza done 1st, but I'll post pictures and stuff as soon as I get a chance on how my lowering job went :)

ok, impreza is done... but since i want to make the headlights pop up.. more putty work will be required on this kit, therefore I'm going to have to stall it for now.. no time for putty work this few weeks.

So... in the mean time, I'm itching to finish up another "ready to be finished" car.. :p

I have a Civic Type-R, a Mugen ITR, a Spoon ITR, a Golf, and a gen 4 Prelude... hmm.. decisions decisions....:grey:

How about the Prelude? I've never seen a finish model of one before :angel:

I'll put my vote in for the Civic Type-R. I've heard your ITR is getting lonely. :(

I still can't decide :D

but turmio, the golf is a Fujimi made Golf III :cool: