Aoshima,Fujimi,Hasegawa

[micaman68]

We all know that Tamiya is #1 but of the other three what is your pick for the money? Do any of them come with pe parts? have not seen any reviews on the Aoshima kits.

[SchuberT]

Aoshima is pretty good, I haven't touched Hasegawa, though, so I couldn't compare.

[freakray]

Hasegawa is my #2 after Tamiya, not only that but some of their kits come with P/E PARTS.
Fujimi also has some kits with P/E parts.

[Technoman]

Nearly all the Hasegawa kits I have built have been excellent quality. Not quite as good a fit and finish as Tamiya but very good nonethless. I mostly build cars from their rally lineup and they also normally include a nice PE fret, seatbelt material and mudflap material too. In my opinion they also have great decals.
The only Fujimi kits I have made are a couple of their Enthusiast series Porsches and for the most part these are the equal of Tamiya. The bodies don't seem as crisp as Tamiya's but general fit and finish is excellent.

[micaman68]

Originally Posted by Technoman

Nearly all the Hasegawa kits I have built have been excellent quality. Not quite as good a fit and finish as Tamiya but very good nonethless. I mostly build cars from their rally lineup and they also normally include a nice PE fret, seatbelt material and mudflap material too. In my opinion they also have great decals.
The only Fujimi kits I have made are a couple of their Enthusiast series Porsches and for the most part these are the equal of Tamiya. The bodies don't seem as crisp as Tamiya's but general fit and finish is excellent.

I built a rally car from hasegawa many many years ago and did not like the p/e parts they were to stiff. like the brass better.

[willimo]

I am becoming more and more impressed with Aoshima's efforts of late. their kits are becoming more and more well engineered and good looking. Aoshima has my vote for #2, tied with Revell (sorry that's not on your choices) then Fujimi. Sorry Hasagawa, I don't have much experience with you guys,.

[nis.k.a.]

IMO

Aoshima
Hasegawa
Fujimi

[micaman68]

Originally Posted by willimo

I am becoming more and more impressed with Aoshima's efforts of late. their kits are becoming more and more well engineered and good looking. Aoshima has my vote for #2, tied with Revell (sorry that's not on your choices) then Fujimi. Sorry Hasagawa, I don't have much experience with you guys,.

I have done a lot of revell street rods and other subjects. might try my hand at a revell tuner.

[Jay!]

IMO:

Hasegawa
Aoshima
Fujimi

[RallyRaider]

A good Hasegawa or Fujimi kit can be pretty much the equal of a Tamiya. Trouble is there is quite a difference in quality so each company have issued some stinkers. For instance the Hasegawa Lancer Evo V Group A car is terrible. But other kits, like their Evo IV or Stratos are fantastic. Even Tamiya have a few kits that are not quite up to their normal standards in one way or another. In many ways I prefer Hasegawa and Fujimi even to Tamiya. They are both releasing far more interesting cars to me lately. You just have to be careful sometimes. That is where this forum can be a great help. Post a thread asking for opinions on a particular kit before you buy it, hopefully somebody will be able to give you a good idea.

[Hiroboy]

IMO:

Aoshima
Hasegawa
Fujimi

[mike united]

It's no secret that i love Aoshima, especially their range of VIP kits, and as willimo says.......their stuff of late is excellent. I've only ever set my eyes on 1 Hasegawa kit & thats the VW van i've got hoarded, quality of it looks great. Fujimi, well.......they give us stuff like Veilside kits, BMW Schnitzer & the F355 Berlinetta etc, which we all want regardless of the quality.

Aoshima
Fujimi
Hasegawa

[Layla's Keeper]

Well, if you read my review of Hasegawa's pair of LanEvo VI kits, you'd know I have some skepticisms about them, but generally find their kits to be decent offerings.

That was before I picked up their street Stratos kit (review pending).

Quite honestly, the Hasegawa Lancia Stratos HF Stradale kit is quite possibly the best curbside kit I've put my mitts on. Its detail is superb and for all my references it looks to be right on the money. The fit is great and it's just a very pleasing car to build no matter how you view it.

Aoshima I've not had as much experience with, but recently they've shown a commitment to accuracy that's really commendable. They're also fairly cheaper than the Hasegawa or Tamiya kits and offer more road cars.

Fujimi is so hit and miss it's no longer funny. They're trying honestly to catch up (redoing the body on their woeful RX-8 kit is a good start) but their catalog is drowning in miserable kits like their S15 Silvia. Though their recent releases, their classic sports cars, and the Enthusiast Series are good kits, their main line is often times a "well, I can't get it from anyone else" affair.

[primera man]

Hasegawa
Aoshima
Fujimi

But IMO at the end of the day, if you want the kit bad enough you will get it no matter who builds it.

[Alien]

Hasegawa makes some real good rally kits, I think Fujimi is the asian Revell.