Just bought this Integra DC5 last week, also one of my favorite car :) , but once open the box... was quite dissapointed... cant complaint cause fujimi is the only one that produce DC5, not sure got others but never seen any. Overall is still ok, but the wheel & disc brake is a bit small, some fitting problem on the lamp and bumper, rear seat compartment is emtpy, no details at all

so i decided to do few modification, here's the pics,










the wheel is small and the tire not realistic


front lamp look abit different from original


behind compartment no details




decided to cut out the green part and rebuilt the blue part, all holes to cover with mesh, never tried mod, this is the 1st time, hope can get some inputs :D

Try to get after market wheels for your DC5....I have a TopFuel DC5 by FUJ also and it comes with Advan TCII wheels...looks ok to me. :)

All the best in the front grill mod to 'Mugen' type.... ;)

i hopes everything goes well too :ph43r:

any advised? i dint really want to mod it, but i find it very hard to paint the grill and will looks fake ;)

Well, since it's a Fujimi, so don't expect much on the details. Some models from them did have good details but others are just plain bad.

Looking at your picture of the tyre, apart from the small size, it is actually a track tyre, thus explaining the lack of tyre threads. The wheels needs to be replaced with a bigger ones as well as the disk brake.

Fujimi's model kit (like this one) is usually Fujimi's try to give "variations" on their models but as usual with lack of enthusiasm. They tend to just give the standard body, interior with rear seats (none should be there on the actual car), no rollcage but with racing decals. Apart from that, they just use the rims that "looks like the ones in the picture" without getting the right size.

As for the grille, you can use PcEvo's suggestion to make it into "Mugen" type which is simpler or if ou still wants to obtain the original grill, then you can carefully cut off the green part and carefully cut off but leaving some excess near the blue part. Then you can sand off the excess and still get the Honda emblem plus the plastic in the blue area without the need to scratchbuild anything. You just need to add some plastic at the back of the grill + emblem to strengthen the area when you glue back the parts.

Hope this helps. :D

yeah, the wheel is not up to the scale, and whole car is just a road car with racing decal

probably i will cut out the entire 'V' part then slowly sand till i get the emblem and the blue part as it will b quite difficult to cut around only the green part, if i fail maybe i will tried mugen type then, thanx for the tips B)

Bro, where did you get it from? what's the price? looks not too bad though..

get it from toy city sunway pyramid, rm99 discount 20%. i think still got 2 DC5 but diff model

except the wheel the rest is ok :)

I have a suggestion. Change your wheels to the suggestion below:

1) 18 inch VOLK Racing TE37
2) Yokohama AVS Model 5

You can get this wheels via HLJ though. Not sure if it's available locally.

thanx for the suggestion druid :)
but i've d order this yesterday, haha

1/24 18inch Impul NS-GTII

Cool car to build. As usual Fujimi kits lack details as what Druid says. It could be an interesting built if you do make some sort of scratch build and modfication. Keep up the good work there. Like the idea given by Druid on the grill part. give it a shot!

handsome,how's ur white DC-5?

some tiny update, interior painted almost 70%







underpanel


but the body still need lots of work :wacko:

how come the pic quality looked like handphone camera.. the red was not the real red i saw :o ?

the carpet and the bucket seat red is abit diffrent lah, i think u only see the bucket seat, u dint see the carpet coz i masked it :lol:

there's so much noise esp in the last pic..
that rili makes me a bit dissapointed with the darn nikon camera <_<

@Entau.
To take good shots, try going under direct sunlight. Handphone cams can work best like that. If you want to use indoor, set it to night mode, and use a tripod.

yeah.. but its just progress pics, so no need so nice lah :D

i only take outdoor pic like this when its done

Emmm entau what red did you use for both the carpet and seat?....the seat one's look brighter le :huh:

the seat is flat red + abit yellow, the carpet is flat red + abit white ^_^

almost complete...95% here's the pics

what a great shine you have there , Entau !

i think you should replace the steering wheel..... it looks bulky and like a toy <_<
sorry if i offended you

thanks cham ^_^

bout the steering wheel, i do change the wheel, coz got after market mah, but steering wheel got after market ar?

well,
i got alot of extra parts, if you wan, give me ur address, i will post to you....

i have many momo's stereng from evo series.......due to fujimi , you know lah... :lol:

icic, spare parts from other kit..but nvm lah, i very fed up wif this built d, lots of broken part, i dint show only :P , i will look for d next built, thanks anyway

currently starting a S2000, still thinking wana do OOB or moding(add gt wing, front lip for bumper, change stock wheel or change steering wheel, hehe), as i m quite careless, the more i mod the more repair i have to do <_< , end up use too much time for 1 kit

wow nice dc5.. B)
entau where u get the flat red?
r u using spray can or air brush??m

er.. i initially use acrylic Mr. Hobby Flat Red, but the paint chip easily, so i strip it after touch up also looks ugly and repaint using airbrush with Mr. Color Red(Gloss) mix with abit flat base, and the result is much smoother :D

entau..what white u use for that dc5? it is pure white..?

Good built there Entau! It has an amazing finishing shine too. Mind tell us what clear coat you use and share witht he people here how you acheive it?

i see him no use clear coat ler :P

but lotsa polish ^_^

i think he stil not reach office to read the feedback fr u guys :lol:

:D it is mr color 156 super white iv, no clear coat, just 3 mist & 3 wet coat as the color is gloss

i wetsand using 2000 grit sandpaper, follow by autosol, tamiya coarse, fine and finish compound, i do get the finishing i wanted, but i still make lotsa mistake


Finished, here:
http://z12.invisionfree.com/ScaleModelsMal...wtopic=3998&hl=