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Thank you very much! It is indeed in a case with all of my others. Carney Display cases are the best!

Thank you!! Thank you. One of my favorite colors on an r34! Thanks man!

Thank you. I decided it was a must to throw carbon on this color. It works so well together. Thanks man!! Thank you!!

Thanks man! Not too bad for iphone shots, lol.

Thanks man!

Thank you very much! Thanks!! Thank you! Thank you sir! This color is one of my favorites on the R34 Thank you!

Thank you for the kind words!! The hood was the hardest to do all in one single piece. Thanks man!! This was my favorite in Gran Turismo too Thank you!

Thank you very much!

I haven't ran into a bad Tamiya kit yet, lol. I have heard some old old ones are not up to par, but the kits I have built all have been great.

Thanks Anton! These are some really great kits to build!

Thank you very much David. Skylines are definitely a wicked car...it's a shame now that they're becoming legal to import to the States, that the prices are astronomical. Thank you!

Thank you Peter Thanks man 2k Clear is no joke, lol. When applied correctly, it is like glass and has awesome depth. Thank you for the kind words!

Thank you Peter

Thank you very much! Thanks! This was my first dual build. I have always been afraid I would not give each model the level of detail they needed if I ever did a dual build. It seems to be very easy if they're two of the same kit, lol. Thank you!

Thank you! Thank you very much. Splash killed it on the color! Thank you Splash Paints never disappoints Thank you.

I didn’t post any work in progress pictures on the forum, as it was all on my Instagram. This has always been one of my favorite kits to build, and I would build 2 more in a heartbeat ?. This one was painted using Splash Paints Millennium Jade and topped off with Splash Paints 2k clear coat. I decided to make this one a V-Spec II Nür edition, with the R-Tune decals. If this were a real car, it would be ultra rare lol. The body has no modifications at all, it is right out of the box, minus mold line clean up and scribing of course. The decals used are the Tamiya Detail up set R-Tune decals, and all emblems used are the metal Hobby Design decals. The front lip, b-pillars, and rear spoiler upper are Scale Motorsports carbon fiber. All of the bumper mesh is photo etch from the Tamiya detail set. The front end needed some added detail, so I made some intercooler piping out of solder, and the couplers are heat shrink with BMF for the clamps. The interior was sprayed using a combo of Splash Paints and some Tamiya acrylics. I wanted to add a little more detail, so I used some Eduard photo etch Sparco harnesses and some embossing powder for carpet. The suspension was lowered some, and the wheels are 3D printed by myself, and are Volk TE37s. They are finished in the just released Splash Paints TE Bronze. They have RB Motion valve stems, and Hobby Design Volk Decals. The brakes are photo etched rotors from the Tamiya detail set, and the calipers were sprayed in a custom mix from Splash Paints to replicate the Orange calipers that were optional on these cars/R35s. The exhaust is a catback made from styrene tubing with a ZoomOn Model HKS style metal muffler. Thanks for checking out the build!

I didn’t post any work in progress pics since all of it was posted on my Instagram. This has always been one of my favorite kits to build, and I would build 2 more in a heartbeat ?. This one was painted using Splash Paints Midnight Purple 3 and topped off with Splash Paints 2k clear coat. I decided to make this one a Z-Tune, with a lot of carbon pieces. The body has no modifications at all, it is right out of the box, minus mold line clean up and scribing of course. The emblems used are the metal Hobby Design decals. The front lip, hood, trunk, lower side skirts/rear bumper extensions, b-pillars, and rear spoiler upper are Scale Motorsports carbon fiber. All of the bumper mesh is photo etch from the Tamiya detail set. The front end needed some added detail, so I made some intercooler piping out of solder, and the couplers are heat shrink with BMF for the clamps. The interior was sprayed using a combo of Splash Paints and some Tamiya acrylics. I wanted to add a little more detail, so I used some Eduard photo etch Sparco harnesses and some embossing powder for carpet. The suspension was lowered. The wheels are 3D printed by myself, and are Volk TE37s. They are finished in the just released Splash Paints TE Bronze. They have RB Motion valve stems, and Hobby Design Volk Decals. The brakes are photo etched rotors from the Tamiya detail set, and the calipers were sprayed in a custom mix from Splash Paints to replicate the Orange calipers that were optional on these cars/R35s. The exhaust is a catback made from styrene tubing with a ZoomOn Model HKS style metal muffler. Thanks for checking out the build!

Splash Paints has some awesome colors, and quality of paint. Their clear coat is extremely easy to use and super nice and if sprayed correctly, lay down smooth with no wet sanding/polishing needed. Their paints are solvent based as stated, and are base coat clear coat. They can also mix custom colors if you provide a color code. The flakes in metallic paints are scaled very fine and don't look oversized unlike some other makers. Here are some of my builds using splash color and clear...as well as some of them on Splash's website.

I really enjoyed following this build over on instagram. Again, amazing work man!

This is such a cool build! Love the shorty stuff.

Thanks Steve!

Thanks Charles. I've always loved the weathered look but never took a shot at doing one until this build!

Thank you!! I really enjoyed this build and style of build. Thanks Dan

Thanks Jim! Glad to see an IG follower on here! Thanks Bruce! Thanks Mike! It was nice to try something out of the normal for a change. Thanks Bob!! The safari windows are a must on a sweet old school VW! Can't wait to bring this one to ACME this year! Thanks Chris!

Thank you!! Thanks David! It was a really fun build!