What would you Recommend

[toyota00]

Which brand is the best in your opinion for a honda civic hatchback?(Year doesnt matter)

I am looking between Fujimi of Hasewaga(spelling ?)

Thanks

[gasman03]

Don't count of the Revell kit. its full detail got some nice options. although if its a stock Civic Hatchback the Revell kit can not be built stock.

[freakray]

Hasegawa kits are generally better.

[toyota00]

Ok thanks, I was thinking the Hasewaga kit, but just wanted to hear what you guys think. I have looked at the revell, but I would rather buy a box stock good quality model and modify it myself. Thanks anyways though.

[willimo]

Wait wait wait.

The Hasagawa Civic is 92-95 (EG).

The Fujimi Civic is 96-00 (EK).

The Revell Civic is also 96-00 (EK).

If you want an EG Civic, Hasagawa is the only way to go. If you're looking for an EK, you have some options. If you don't care, you can decide between the two.

Having built all three, here are my opinions.

The Hasagawa kit is excellent. Everything fits together great, except the glass. The glass in this kit is horrible, and can be very frustrating. Also, keep in mind that even though this kit allows you to build the Civic stock, the floor is stripped. If you paint it interior color, though, no one will probably notice through that horrible glass. The chassis plate is also flat, like a racecar, not lumpy like the stock 1:1. It also includes funky "rims," which are molded to look like the hubcaps over steel rims. Caveat emptor.

The Fujimi kit and the Revell kit each have their strengths and weaknesses. The Revell kit comes with a motor. The Revell kit comes with some custom parts - bumpers, rims, taillights, and stuff. The Revell kit can be built stock save the valve cover and rims (the valve cover looks like a B-series (or, perhaps, H-series) instead of the stock, USM, D-series that was put in the Civic DX, which was the only available trim for the hatch here (save the CX which we won't even go into) and the rims are all grossly oversized to be stock, and, well, aren't anyway). Close enough considering the number of swaps and custom rims out in the real world. There are various other, small flaws in the kit but they're all ok. The biggest thing to me is the body proportion looks off. It may scale out correctly, but it looks too narrow and too long to me.

The Fujimi kit has the body proportions spot on, in my opinion. It probably scales out too wide, but it looks right. There are also several variations of this kit that have been released by Fujimi, with different wheels, spoilers, seats, decals and the like (depending on whether or not it's a CTR or SiR or something, and depending on the box art). The drawbacks to this kit are that it's curbside (ok) and that it sits too high if you don't modify the chassis (also ok).

Now. My suggestion would be to go with the Fujimi kit, specifically, one of the Type R kits, so you can get the MaD tYtE jDm TyPe-R rims, that are so sought after in the 1:1 tuning world. These, I think, build up to be the best looking representations of an EK, and in fact, straight from the box, look better than the Hasagawa car, to me.

This is just my humble opinion.

[toyota00]

Wow that is very helpful, thanks for writing all of that. So do the Fujimi kits come with an engine or not? I am going to order from modelexpress.net.

Either one of these??
http://www.modelexpress.net/cgi-bin/.../FUJ_3439.html
http://www.modelexpress.net/cgi-bin/.../FUJ_4041.html
http://www.modelexpress.net/cgi-bin/.../HAS_CD06.html

[Jimmy_N]

Neither the Hasegawa, or the Fujimi Civics have engines. They are curbside models.

[toyota00]

O, thanks...

Where do I get an engine, or am I supposed to scratchbuild the whole thing?

[Jimmy_N]

Well, you have many choices: 1. Scratchbuild, 2. Ask someone if they have a spare motor lying around, or 3. Buy both Fujimi and the Revell kit. In my opinion, I would go with the latter. You can use the strengths of both kits to build one bad ass model. I saw earlier postings of a Kit-bashed Fujimi\Revell CRX. The modeller used the front clip\engine from the Revell kit, and the Body of the Fujimi kit.

[toyota00]

Originally Posted by Jimmy_N

Well, you have many choices: 1. Scratchbuild, 2. Ask someone if they have a spare motor lying around, or 3. Buy both Fujimi and the Revell kit. In my opinion, I would go with the latter. You can use the strengths of both kits to build one bad ass model. I saw earlier postings of a Kit-bashed Fujimi\Revell CRX. The modeller used the front clip\engine from the Revell kit, and the Body of the Fujimi kit.

Sounds like a good idea. I just might do that... Thanks

[Jimmy_N]

Sorry I didn't take the time to do some research first. Here is some links for the type of swap I am talking about.

Jimmy

Forgot the links: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=491061
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=521945

[tonioseven]

Hi Jimmy! Great to see you posting!!

[freakmech]

Actually the best option is to NOT build a Honda at all and build a cool kit.... which would be anything but a Honda.... sorry, i just love to piss off Willimo

Subaru's are great...as are Ferrari's, Porsche's, Lambo's, hmmmm, race cars are especially fun to build.....but Honda's??? yawn, unless you want 100 replies in 2 minutes keep away from Honda's.... beer 8..... LOL