My first Fujimi!-Civic Type R progress

rhmatt · #1 05-13-2003, 09:07 PM

Just cracked this one open today. This is my first Fujimi and so far it is about what I expected. Will be finished in chrome yellow with black interior. The wheels will be a shade of aluminum, unless I can buy some "aftermarkets" for it.

The few parts it has seem very good, but there isn't a whole lot to see!

The wheels are pretty whimpy, but I knew they would be from what everyone says about Fujimi. Anyone have a nice set of wheels to offer up for this project?

Overall fit of the body panels seems decent. However the rear peice will need filling. Any tips on this best way to fill this gap?

The other side is the same:

Throw me some ideas on taking care of this fit problem. I have Testors red putty and a tube of "bondo" glazing putty and I have never been very pleased with either. Think it'll be ok to just "pack" the gap and sand/file the details back out?

More pics to follow in the days to come!

-Rick

Veyron · #2 05-13-2003, 09:24 PM

I had to fill and sand the ends of the rear skirt and side skirts on mine. It looks better if you do that whether the fit is bad or not anyway. Also you'll notice the rear side windows aren't marked for black trim on the inside but are suppose to have it. Make sure the holes are drilled at the base of the wndshield for the wipers, mine weren't

KOFFEE-BLACK · #3 05-13-2003, 09:24 PM

Yeah! I opened my IS200/Altezza Fujimi kit yesterday, the wheels are CRAP! I was hoping to use the wheels for my Tamiya Supra kit, but the Tamiya wheels are much beefier!

rhmatt · #4 05-13-2003, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by Veyron
Also you'll notice the rear side windows aren't marked for black trim on the inside but are suppose to have it. Make sure the holes are drilled at the base of the wndshield for the wipers, mine weren't

Crap, I hadn't noticed the the missing trim around the windows. That'll give me fits, I'll take a look at yours to get an idea on the shape/size and go from there.

As for the wipers...there are no holes in mine either. For some reason I seem to leave them off my models anyway. Kinda like the show cars that have them removed and the "nubs" plugged.

Thanks for the response!

-Rick

integra818 · #5 05-14-2003, 12:17 AM

Here's an idea for you... the 30th anniversary Civic Type-R. It's red, I think it's the first time a Type-R Honda has ever been offered in red, someone correct me if I'm wrong. This car looks great in red.

. Although chrome yellow sounds very nice as well, your choice.

rhmatt · #6 05-14-2003, 12:36 AM

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Originally posted by integra818
Here's an idea for you... the 30th anniversary Civic Type-R. It's red, I think it's the first time a Type-R Honda has ever been offered in red, someone correct me if I'm wrong. This car looks great in red. . Although chrome yellow sounds very nice as well, your choice.

Man, I have a brand new can of TS-8 Italian Red that I'm saving for my Enzo, if I ever get brave enought to start it!

I think I'm pretty set on the chrome yellow. But, do I still do the front seats in red?!?

-Rick

integra818 · #7 05-14-2003, 12:38 AM

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Originally posted by rhmatt

Man, I have a brand new can of TS-8 Italian Red that I'm saving for my Enzo, if I ever get brave enought o start it!

I think I'm pretty set on the chrome yellow. But, do I still do the front seats in red?!?

-Rick

Buy a can of Mica Red

The front seats are red in stock form, but heck... you can do them in pink if you like, on second thought, please don't

I think red seats would look wierd in a yellow car, I'd do yellow to match.

Veyron · #8 05-14-2003, 12:23 PM

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Crap, I hadn't noticed the the missing trim around the windows. That'll give me fits, I'll take a look at yours to get an idea on the shape/size and go from there.

You can make your own window masking by putting some masking tape, sticky side down, on a clean surface, lay the winow on it and trace around the outside of the window with a pen. Remove the window and draw a line about 3/16" inside the one you traced and cut it out, stick it on the inside of your window, mask the outside, and spray on your black trim. It's easier and cleaner that way.

rhmatt · #9 05-14-2003, 12:35 PM

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Originally posted by Veyron

You can make your own window masking by putting some masking tape, sticky side down, on a clean surface, lay the winow on it and trace around the outside of the window with a pen. Remove the window and draw a line about 3/16" inside the one you traced and cut it out, stick it on the inside of your window, mask the outside, and spray on your black trim. It's easier and cleaner that way.

That is pure genious! I will do exactly that, much better than my idea that envolved scotch tape!

Integra818- I was thinking the same thing, yellow seats to match.

-Rick

Midnight Racer · #10 05-14-2003, 12:39 PM

Not many parts.Hope to see progress soon.

Jay! · #11 05-14-2003, 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by integra818
It's red, I think it's the first time a Type-R Honda has ever been offered in red, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

You did ask for it...

And New Formula Red is listed as a color option for the NSX-R, too, though I've never seen one.

rhmatt · #12 05-15-2003, 02:15 PM

Progress is pretty slow (seems to be the only speed I build at) and I have most everything sanded and ready to prime/paint. The gap was easy to fill around the rear and flash/mold lines were not too bad either.

Wheel/tire delima seems to be solved, I picked these up today at lunch:

Tell me what you think about the selection. There isn't a lot to offer localy and I thought these would do the trick. Comes with larger brake rotors also. Will try to get some pics of the actual wheel set under the car later this week.

-Rick

Veyron · #13 05-15-2003, 02:25 PM

Those will look great! You leaving them silver, black, gunmetal?

rhmatt · #14 05-15-2003, 02:36 PM

Thanks for the positive reply!

They'll stay aluminum. I had originaly intended to repaint them but, after looking closely at the finish I have decided to leave them the way they are.

The "lug" holes are a high gloss chrome, which looks rather catchy. You can't see it in the pic from their website, I'll try to get some real pics soon so everyone can see what I mean.

-Rick

bigfrit · #15 05-15-2003, 04:26 PM

Wow! missed this tread before!

great selection of colour , I think the chrome yellow would really look good and give the little details some texture.

As for the rims, well, you made a great choice!
the 17ers should look just nice under it, and you will probably see it's a joy to lower these suspentions, I had a blast doing my ITR's , they aer just so easy and look really realistic.

As for the seats, whatever you do; Do not make them gloss!

Olivier

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