Tamiya Nissan Skyline GT-R Drift Missile Sleeper

[Technics]

 

Started 2006 

Completed motor + interior 2020

Aim to finish 2026 

 

Backstory 

Bought in Tokyo while living and on internship at Toyota design. Age 21, no smart phones, minimal internet, at least compared to today. Life forming experience, Forever grateful.

 

Inspiration 

During study, work, play, I consume countless hours of YouTube media. One of which for a number years was from  drifter and vlogger named Nori Yaro. I decided to use him and his beer can Nissan skyline as the theme for inspiration.

 

Progress

I worked on (de)forming the body, began opening the front grill, rear lamp area, holes on the body. This project was first green, then primer for 20 years. It had a 06 sticker applied on the side to date stamp it 2006 which I left on and misted primer over and then removed. There’s a residue and a colour difference which I kinda dig.

I will likely be painting it the classic skyline colour with some metal or rust spots. A learning canvas of a reliably available kit but has been with me for half a lifetime. 

When I re started this kit but stopped in 2020 I bought a secondary skyline to replace some of the parts that have gone missing. I am unsure if I will use it as doner or not. It could be a perfectly nice build of its own. Just want to finish what I started here and am brave enough to try this time around. On the interior I tried to have it mimick leather in no particularly special way but the scheen of the paint, and make it tidy as possible. 

[meechum68]

Ohhh I love this take on this car!!   Gonna be crazy awesome!