geetee66 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) I built this as a departure from my usual vintage iron. I picked it up cheap in Singapore after a day-long search of the city for a model shop that sold something other than RC or military kits. My previous build was a 59 Caddy, with tons of chrome, so I thought it was going to be a quick blast, being kerbside. But the carbon fibre decals were a real trial, the kit decals were also some of the most fragile I've ever used. The large decals for the door broke up, despite my extreme care. I had to leave it alone for a few weeks, as I was getting too angry about it... However, apart from the Revell 49 Merc I built a few years ago, this is one of the newest-tooling kits I've built. The fit and condition of the parts was excellent and required minimal cleanup. It has functional steering and suspension. The brake rotors were bright chrome, but a rotational rub with very fine grit polishing cloth gave them a much more realistic appearance. I added red buttons to the steering-wheel (Gran Turismo 5 was quite good source material!) Apart from that, it's totally box stock. The engine and exhaust are moulded-in. I used silly putty to mask the surrounding bodywork while I sprayed on the silver: The tyres are the best I've seen on a kit. I used a 10x lens and could read the size on the tyre wall! Paint is from rattle-cans, polished, buffed and waxed Thanks for looking Edited August 24, 2014 by geetee66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 That is really sharp!! Very nice work Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxicoop Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 that is a very sweet lookin' Skyline GT R !!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Sharp Skyline...I don't have any of the Aoshima R34s, have the Tamiya ones..thinking about getting the NUR edition one from Aoshima.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Great looking model.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Very tidy build, good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 really sharp! I don't believe I have ever seen that kit before, with those front splitters like that. great job and looks kool in white. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 very nice! never saw a real mines (gran turismo only) lol but i saw plenty of R34 skylines when i was stationed in Japan!! sweet ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 A fine looking model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarana-X Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 That came out great! I believe I have that car in GT4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannyp1980 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 That looks really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonioseven Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Terrific build!! I still have the Scale Auto Style version to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508boricua Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Super nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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