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The top car is actually the early version (zenki) and the bottom car is the mid version (chuki). Tamiya and Fujimi both did the zenki. Fujimi then cut out the front bumper of the mold and tooled up a very ugly bumper half for the chuki. A zenki bumper half was added back later and you can still get the zenki/chuki 2 in 1 kit from Fujimi with the expensive variable chassis today. A much better 3D printed chuki bumper can be found on Yahoo Japan auctions from time to time, along with various bodykits. They would not work on the Aoshima body as the Fujimi body is considerably wider. I am surprised Aoshima did not tool up the optional OEM side skirts for the chuki. Maybe it will come out as a special edition down the road.

The Formula is the best of the bunch. Proper suspension and proper body shape.

Long expected and long overdue. As usual they will release the zenki under regular series number and the Iron Mask that everyone wanted as special release afterwards, probably six months later. There should also be a couple of Group A cars and a few custom versions that suspiciously resemble the lead cars in a certain police show down the road.

Cabin is not done yet but it won't be sellable outside of Japan. There are also still some Razo and Motul variations not done yet. Idemitsu and Jaccs will be a given, repeats be damned. I wonder with all the Civic Hasegawa is doing, if they will finally undust the EK they have shown in the 1996 All Japan Model and Hobby Show and shelved when Fujimi beat them to it out of a sudden. A new Wonder Civic to replace the long discontinued Tamiya one will also be nice, that one also has a lot of racing variations.

I buy from TaoBao, the local version of AliExpress, all the time. Never had any serious issue with my purchases, on a few purchases of really rare items they failed to find them and refunded promptly. Choose stores that are in business for at least 5 years with customer score of at least 4.8/5.0, read their customer reviews and you should be fine. With the volume they sell it is very hard to fake ratings and they will get kicked out if there are too many negative feedbacks.

This has nothing to do with online banking. It has everything to do with your lazy service providers and regulators allowing SIM porting over the phone with laughable verification methods involving information that is easily obtainable. I have worked in this industry for over 20 years and I have never seen SIM swapping scam happened. Our regulations do not allow porting over SIM without in person verification with actual ID.

You will need to trim the inside of this edge to fit as well. Just place the headlight cone to the body and trace the hood hinge extension piece around the edge, and cut out the excess.

To be released in November. http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/hc63/

Best to e-mail Norm, he scaled down his operation quite a bit after his surgery.

Entirely new tool. Not BTTF. Coming out in August. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YBzDgkX5SRySBWt/?mibextid=oFDknk

I have been waiting for this since I was a kid in the 80's. Completely new tool. Can't wait for it to come out.

It has created quite a sensation among Japanese modellers as the 2by2 widely outsold the 2-seater in Japan, and they can now recreate the car they or their relatives owned back then. I can already foresee standard version of zenki/chuki/zenki, and the Fuji Speedway safety car. Substituting the wheels in the chuki kit with the kouki BBS would yield the BBS edition. The Tochigi prefecture highway patrol car is also possible. Then there are the resin wing and front lip special editions, as well as the various decal special editions.

In Japanese publications and web sites they are defined as follow: 1989-1993 zenki: original model 1993-1998 chuki: new rear wing, HICAS changed from hydraulic to electric, brake calipers changed from aluminium to steel, boost gauge eliminated for the TT model, 2-seater model lost the T-bar roof 1998-2000 kouki: new bumper and aero, xenon headlights, return of the boost gauge, stiffened body, new sport suspension for the Version R

Nice, but I will probably wait for the kouki.

Hopefully Aoshima will retool a new chassis with proper wheelbase for the 180SX, I will still get a few even if they reuse the S15 chassis again. Can't wait for the Rover SD1 to go with the Volvo 240.