Tamiya Nissan Skyline GTR R34 1/24

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So having built an array of Italeri, Heller and ancient Revell models, I thought I deserve a treat so I cracked open a 1999 vintage Tamiya kit. This should go together nicely!


I bought it from Hobbycraft for £21 when shops reopened in the Summer. This has been one of my favourite JDM cars ever since I first drove it (on Gran Turismo...)

Here's my unboxing!


Anyone else built it? Probably most of you!

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The body is nice and I have used the same metallic blue which I used on my Subaru.

I have also uploaded the first video for the underside.

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I'm making steady progress with this. The tooling is so good and it looks so much like the real thing.

I did the tail lights using red and yellow Sharpies. I found orange just looks red when I used it last.



Let me know if you're reading this because I'd love to know what people think.

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It's looking good. I like the blue and the taillights came out great

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It's looking good. I like the blue and the taillights came out great

Thanks a lot, Joe. Thanks for stopping by!

I had a go at wet sanding and polishing yesterday! I know I can do better in the future but at least I've not ruined it!

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The interior went together like a jigsaw - so well made by Tamiya.



I added a couple of different extras.


Let me know what you think!

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The car is now complete.



This is a brilliant kit, especially considering it is 21 years old. The tooling is very nice and it looks so much like the real thing.



Let me know what you think!

Cheers!

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Final video build is now up!

[BigWall]

It came out great! I really like that blue.

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It came out great! I really like that blue.

Thanks a lot, Joe. For me it was a no brainer to do it in blue.