Tamiya Nismo R34 GT-R Z-Tune

[MrBowcat]

​Morning guys.

I decided I fancied a relatively simple build so pulled this from the stash. Will be built mostly OOB.




Made a start over the weekend by getting the body prepped and primed, and all the parts for the underside cleaned up. I'm not going to go mad on these as I doubt anyone will ever look at the underside, and I want to concentrate on the bodywork, which will be the star of the show. More on that later.






I decided I wanted to give some heat staining to the exhaust tip, so instead of painting the kit part I turned a replacement out of stainless. I applied some heat while it was still in the lathe (before parting off). I think it came out quite well.

[digger303]

very realistic heat staining.

[WordenB]

Doesn't get any more realistic than that Mr B, nice idea!

[MrBowcat]

Morning all.

I've been working on the paint for the last couple of days. As I mentioned before, the body is going to be the star of the show, and this won't be to everyone's taste. It came about a while ago when I needed a particular paint for a bike frame. I liked the result so much I knew I had to do a car body with it.

It took a fair bit of prep before the final colour. First the primed body got a gloss black coat.




Followed by Sparkling Silver.




Before the final colour, Kawasaki Green Candy.






Bright isn't it.

There's a couple of decals to go on, and some panel line wash, then I will get it glossed before finally painting the window rubbers in.

[ForeverPlasticKits]

Marvelous paint!

[MrBowcat]

Cheers dude.

[BigWall]

Wow! Sweet color!

[MrBowcat]

Cheers Joe.

Applied the decals and pin wash today so should be able to gloss at the weekend.

[Mpfiend]

Nice start so far, that colour choice on this car is inspired!

[MrBowcat]

Cheers Keith.

It's a strange way round as the colour chose the kit on this occasion. Originally I was looking at putting it on a Lambo or similar hypercar, but the Skyline seems to fit it well.

[MrBowcat]

Morning all.

Did a little bit over the weekend. Got the running gear, chassis and wheels painted. Didn't go mad on the underside but threw a couple of metallics at it for fun. Wheels are gunmetal, and brake callipers gold. they should both be black but I think this will look better against the green and adds a little interest.






I also got the the few decals applied to the body and a gloss coat on. I will leave that a few days to fully harden, then get it polished before spraying the window rubbers.

I also got the interior cleaned up and primed. There's only 10 parts to the interior and 4 colours, so should go together quickly.

Cheers,

B

[MrBowcat]

Morning all.

Finished the interior, as previously mentioned there weren't many parts or colours so didn't take long. I did decide to change the colour of the panels, I didn't think red would work with the body, so chose metallic orange instead. It's quite lairy, but so is the exterior.

[WordenB]

Lovely job Mr B, your GT-R is certainly going to stand out in the car park!

[MrBowcat]

Cheers dude. Yeah, even a blind man could spot it.

[digger303]

Very nice.

[MrBowcat]

Cheers Digger.

[MrBowcat]

Morning all.

Finished this one up yesterday. There wasn't much more to do, I gave the body a polish then masked and painted the window rubbers. After that it was just a case of fitting the lights and glass, adding the metallic decals and fitting the body to the chassis.

Pics here: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=30763

[digger303]