Hasegawa 1990 Honda Civic SiR (EF9)

[martinfan5]

New from Hasegawa, Honda Civic SiR (EF9), coming late March

[niteowl7710]

[Mark C.]

That’s cool.  I wish they would offer a left hand drive option, though. 

[niteowl7710]

I'm guessing there will be an EF3 (Earlier 4th Gen than 1990) version to come along with a few years worth of racing kits out of this one.

For those who are like - Ooo another Civic - Whoopie! - I can't help that exactly, but for JDM/Tuner folks there's (for whatever reason) never been a factory stock kit of a 4th Gen Civic.  Beemax/NuNu have released about a half dozen racing kits of the EF3 & EF9, but you're only bet for making one into a street car was a lot of resin or 3D printing with some kitbashing mixed in there.  This should be a strong seller, especially if they don't double up on the previous race versions already done.  The 4th Gen Civics ran from the 1988 Season through the 1991 Season and were the most popular and successful JTCC Group 3 car, there's dozens of choices beyond the ones already done.

[Mike Slapattack]

Am I wrong in saying this is the first street stock EF Civic kit? If I remember correctly there have been touring car kits for a while but never a stock one.

[niteowl7710]

12 hours ago, Mike Slapattack said:

Am I wrong in saying this is the first street stock EF Civic kit? If I remember correctly there have been touring car kits for a while but never a stock one.

Correct.

[fumi]

On 12/26/2024 at 11:46 PM, niteowl7710 said:

This should be a strong seller, especially if they don't double up on the previous race versions already done.

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.

[niteowl7710]

8 hours ago, fumi said:

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 just mean there are a lot of EF3 & EF9 Civics that ran stuff like Spa (which they did both R31 & R32s for), Macau, and more than the "famous 4" that were in JTCC. Hasegawa does love to release nearly every version of something no matter how obscure (see the AE92 & 101 Levins). Not sure they could do the Cabin one period as that's a eeeevil Tobacco livery. 

Interestingly the Fujimi EK they just reissued in Late Version boxing actually has a newly tooled body in it. But I'd still take a current "look" Hasegawa version of one. Not so sure about a 1996 version given how basic the EG Civics are (in comparison to the newer stuff). Also definitely a vote for a 3rd Gen Civic to "replace" the Tamiya kit and plug holes in early JTCC collections.

[Mark C.]

I would just like to have some stock models in 1:24 or 1:25 of KC/KA spec Honda vehicles from the 1990s and 2000s (and up) to replicate the vehicles that I saw and drove (and continue to drive) around here during that time.  Civics/CRXs, Accords (not JDM or Euro), Acura TL, TLX, Integra, etc.

I know people like the tuned/modified or race versions, but it seems adding stock parts shouldn’t be too much of a stretch and would open up the market to people who want to model what most people drove in North America.  LHD parts shouldn’t break the bank either, IMHO.  I also know that I don’t have a hope in heck of seeing them, but I’ve been bottling it up for a while and it had to come out eventually… 😁