lanesteele240 Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 I was going to drop a chevy LS1 in this bigboy but i changed my mind and bought a Skyline R32 with a RB26DETT. Dont know how this got flipped upsidedown Here is the fender flairs They would be great for a kit bash because the car can be built with or without. I already cut the hood out wile watching a football game
camarofreak82_427 Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Cool kit def wish i had it cant wait to see it come together
surfjunke Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Great idea with the motor transplant. Very cool car. This should be very cool.
ll Brandon ll Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 You should have got Tamiya's R32. Fully detailed RB26.
lanesteele240 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Posted October 23, 2012 You should have got Tamiya's R32. Fully detailed RB26. Yes i know. Did not find out this was one of those fake 1/2 engins till i opened it. I have a plan though. The valve cover from the Rb will fit on the kit engine and all the other stuff will fit too. So it is just gonna look like a RB. I also have some resin turbos and intercooler on the way.
ll Brandon ll Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Sounds like a good plan, bro. I look forward to the results.
IMSANUT Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 If you have no use for the fender flares, let me know....I do!! Jim
Adam144 Posted October 23, 2012 Posted October 23, 2012 Great idea for a build! If you (by chance) don't have a use for the lower front chin spoiler (airdam) please let me know. I want to make a replica of my 1:1 G-nose Datsun and that airdam matches perfectly.
Intmd8r Posted October 24, 2012 Posted October 24, 2012 I was thinking aabout buying the same kit. Please keep us posted on how well this thing goes together. Good luck and have fun!
lanesteele240 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Posted October 29, 2012 loosly translated. it should say very advanced modeler. the fender flairs are super thin and hard to work with.
jbwelda Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 thats gonna be killer. you did the flares very well.
Intmd8r Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 loosly translated. it should say very advanced modeler. the fender flairs are super thin and hard to work with. I hear that! I bought a Fujimi universal fender flare kit and to say that they are hard to work with is an understatement. They are thin, full of flash, and need to be shapped/molded and custom fit to each aplication. I guess that is what custom building is all about . I'm a little surprised that the flares suplied with the kit were tempermental, but not really. As jbwelda pointed out, you nailed. Keep up the good work,it's looking good!
lanesteele240 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Posted November 3, 2012 i spent about an hour making this interior cover to go in the hatch area. i did not notice a tub goes over that area. duhhhhhhhhhhhhh. so i made another one for the right area. the first one was just for practice got the hood thing scratched out and installed
lanesteele240 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Posted November 4, 2012 made a front air cover started in on the radiator support area rad support with a strip added to the fire wall. made some more interior covers for the tunnel. kit bashed a master clyender and added some break and fule lines to a bland engine bay bottom of the car with lines made of evergreen rod
lanesteele240 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Posted November 4, 2012 you guys think i should stay with the kit decals or use some calsonic Decals like this one i did a year or so ago.
Duntov Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 This is very interesting.... should turn out pretty neat!!!!
lanesteele240 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Posted November 5, 2012 the kit wheels are boss. got the dash done and the engine is ready for paint. cant wait to get my turbos in from model miester. the are soon to be the hold up seats trimmed out with bmf.
Intmd8r Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 Great progress! If it were me, I would go with the kit decals or some aftermarket BRE decals. Never liked the Calsonic livery.
jbwelda Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 thats pretty interesting you made your brake lines from tiny plastruct rod. i will try that one of these days instead of the aluminum rod i typically use. as for decals i am partial to less is more...i would think some japanese safety stickers and maybe some small graphics or something...
jbwelda Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 though looking at it, that BRE color scheme on the first set of box art does look pretty kool.
lanesteele240 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Posted November 5, 2012 jb. i use the styrene rod because i HATE ca glue. i cant get metal or pe parts to work. i never get good results but always glue my fingers to something and make a huge mess that is hard to clean up. i am howevere good at cleaning up tamiya extra thin glue. a hair dryer works well to warm the rod so it wont break. open flame is bad becaue the glue would be a bomb
Roadkill2525 Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 The paint scheme is based of the Nissan works car, Peter Brock and Bob Sharp never ran the ZG nose on their 240Z.
Intmd8r Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 The paint scheme is based of the Nissan works car Cool! Neve knew this kit was based on a real car. With so many ficitonal Tunner car kits out there, I just assumed it was another one of those. Peter Brock and Bob Sharp never ran the ZG nose on their 240Z. But what if they did.......With RB26DETT POWER
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