Intmd8r Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) Calling this one done: Tamiya's Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R Hardtop inspired by the car Paul Walker drove in Fast Five. Though it had limited screen time, I feel like it is the best looking Japanese car to make it on screen in the series. It has a wired engine, wood grain interior trim, BMF exterior trim, flocked interior, and addition of Fujimi Watanabe wheels. I could have started with the Tamiya Street Custom kit, but I liked the deep offset of the Fujimi wheels and I had both on hand. The wheels were painted with Alclad II Jet Exhaust for the bronze look, everything else was done in acrylic paint. The body is craft paint from the dollar store, thinned and shot through an airbrush with AK Interactive Ultra Gloss. Edited October 16, 2021 by Intmd8r 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Nice work Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Nice looking Nissan Steve. That black looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbuilder1950 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I love the look of this "beast", of yours. The look to me is just great, and all your nice detailing really make your model "POP". I love the color and engine detail especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 VERY NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Beautiful looking paint and great detailing on the engine. I like the look with the wheels and tires sticking out just a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Beautiful model and a very clean build! Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/16/2021 at 5:30 PM, afx said: Nice work Steve. Thank you On 10/16/2021 at 5:46 PM, Zippi said: Nice looking Nissan Steve. That black looks good. Thank you - first attempt at using craft paints through the airbrush. I'm happy with the results and by far a much cheaper alternative. On 10/16/2021 at 6:00 PM, carbuilder1950 said: I love the look of this "beast", of yours. The look to me is just great, and all your nice detailing really make your model "POP". I love the color and engine detail especially. Thank you - I had some struggles with some of the details, so I'm glad you appreciate them On 10/17/2021 at 4:32 AM, ChrisR said: VERY NICE! Thank you On 10/17/2021 at 6:23 AM, PappyD340 said: Looks great! Thank you 22 hours ago, Mattilacken said: Beautiful work! Thank you 21 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking paint and great detailing on the engine. I like the look with the wheels and tires sticking out just a little. That's exactly the look I was going for - glad you appreciate it 3 hours ago, slusher said: Beautiful model and a very clean build! Thanks for posting! Thanks - clean and shinny builds are a challenge for me. Your compliment means alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Very sharp build, nicely done. You have nowhere to hide with the black paint! I built the more basic Fujimi version earlier in the year, still got the Tamiya to do someday. Looks like it justifies a bit of attention to detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandboarder Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Awesome build!!! The black paint job looks great but my favourite is how you’ve detailed and the paint choice for the engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 15 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Very sharp build, nicely done. You have nowhere to hide with the black paint! I built the more basic Fujimi version earlier in the year, still got the Tamiya to do someday. Looks like it justifies a bit of attention to detail. Thank you - I have a couple of the Fujimi variants in my collection as well. Plan on building something a little more wild with them in the future. 4 hours ago, Sandboarder said: Awesome build!!! The black paint job looks great but my favourite is how you’ve detailed and the paint choice for the engine bay. Thanks for the high praise! All the colors in the engine bay were chosen to match the reference pictures I found online. The only thing I deviated from the instructions is the use of dull aluminum, bronze and pale burnt metal for some visual texture. The Red air cleaner certainly pops against the black though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I came back for a second look. I really admire your model…". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Very nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Looking good, great work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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