Gr.N castrol RB skyline

hello.
this is my firts wip here. I tought it would be nice to share build of this car that isnt made very often
I picked up this project again as I started it with more ambitions but left it. want to built it engineless just to have some nice skyline in cupboard.(its group N so no chassis mods are needed) maybe engine will be displayed next to the car. I finally manage to cast redone bumper. there are newly done headlights and air intakes. those in kit were terribly fat. it is roughly sanded and dry fitted. I am pretty content with this one. I am not sure about exhaust and few things in interrior coz there are no pics of this car. I have just few of falken one
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6937/snmek001h.jpg
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practice practice practice:lol2:
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:wave:

hahaha, lots of practice.. wanna sell me a bumper??

R32's are my fav. i've have a small collection of R32's in my stash. :)

The copies look really good. Can you share a picture or two of the molds? Good luck and welcome to AF.

thanx for comments

heres that molds and with master

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/476/img1088d.jpg

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@rollin80s: no problem mate. if its ok for u to pay 4 euros for one:)

hello. small update.hardest part is behind us. bumper is fitted and panel lines are rescribed(few touch ups will follow offcourse) now I need to clean the rest of it and take it to the primer stage. I also checked the stance. its ok but those wheels are too big for 16 inch. I think I cant achieve stance like on real car but lowering can help maybe. I will add pics of real car later coz they are in other computer.

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new towhook

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from pattern to enslick:)

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/3974/img1105t.jpg

thanx for watching and have a nice eve

Looking good so far.

Your resin bumpers look very good. So practice does make perfect indeed !

hi I am not sleeping:smokin:

still playing with bumper. theres always something to fill and sand. also match the shape of blinkers is time consuming. maybe nothing to watch but theres lot of work in it. front tow hook is also made. I took inspiration from hpi racing model kit. one thing is still tortures my head. was there only one version of this car in 1992 or can somewhere be seen earlier version like I assume tamiya representing? if somebody can help with this i would appriciate it, oh yes and I browsed some video and there is seen different type of exhaust tip. doesnt looked like N1 muffler but like weldina one. maybe some owner of hpi kit can help?

heres pics

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2585/img1120j.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7103/img1119vm.jpg

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drilled the holes for killswitch

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4537/img1117e.jpg

interrior for now

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/776/img1121s.jpg

hope u like and have a nice modelling

just for better sleep

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Iam pleased with result

Great work keep it up

good start, I love the trunk latches

thank you for replys guys. here it is... final primer before paint goes on. I will polish it tomorrow(my first attempt with polishing primerBTW) and spray it with automotive paint. lechler is the brand and it is choosen from nissan paint guide but I dont remember code(it was mixed year ago and I had to add a lot of thinner to make it usable:rofl:) this shade is just what I wanted to achieve. the one in instructions is too bright comparing to pics of real car

sample
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http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2162/img1126r.jpg
I think that flakes in this paint are ok. nothing out of scale...
pics dont do it justice.maybe wrong background
:licka:

Great detailing so far, looks great, the colour looks right but maybe a photo outside will reveal the colour a little more. Its a great kit that one & im stoked that Tamiya is re-releasing the Taisan one, Ive got the Falken Group N at home & thats a great model, ill be watching for inspriation!!

yup I am looking forward to taisan. but release date is not fixed:/ if it will be just re-release it will be crap like other skyline kits

hi there. mr. skyline is decaled. after paint has been applied I sprayed window trims and headlights with black. then it got shot of 2k. I made panel lines with dark green polish some imperfections under decals and finally decals went on. they are 18 years old but working with them was very easy.they stick to curvy surface very well even without using setting solutions. now the body will recieve coat of matt clear and then 2K again

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enjoy:licka:

Nice colour looks great!!!

Very very nice approach !!! Me too, I love the trunk latches.

R :)

Colour looks sweet, are you selling the bumpers?

thanx for such a nice comments. yep I can cast bumpers for sale. 4 euros per piece is my price:smokin:

Looks good so far. I like so much the color and decals job.

hello my dear modeling friends 8)
body is cleared.4 layers of clear were aplyed.gona leave it to dry for couple fo days and polish. I will see how it will come out and then I will start other parts

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4011/img0018uf.jpg

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enjoy

This is looking really good. How are you going to tackle the headlights? Just apply the lenses or do you put a small piece of foil in the backing to replicate that metallic headlight look? I am always keen how people model the headlights on their Tamiya kits.

hello my friends 8) hello ajrichar. heres answer

body is polished and lights are painted alclad chrome. I am very pleased with result. I managed to burn trough on 3 places while polishing but nothing that smart hand cant do :-P
enjoy
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thanx for support :worship:

Looking good!! Great Lights!

hello guys. thanx for support :worship:
headlights are done. it was fight to fit glasses in but finaly its there. its not perfect but I like it.
so theres only chassis and interrior left and it will be done. hope soon

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rear

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have a nice day 8)

You've done a great job on those headlights - first class. It gives them extra depth that straight OOB builds don't seem to convey.

I can't wait to see this one finished.

hello. so the green one is finished. I am posting some pics of unfisnished car because u will see the rest here: http://www.paddockmag.com/ (http://www.paddockmag.com/) its free mag created by modelers for modelers so download an issue and enjoy. even if its only in czech and slovak pics are very interesting.

so here it is

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Very nice job brother.. loved the way that the car is shining.. and the work on the front lights make the car very realistic..the only thing is regarding to the buckle belt, they must be aligned since it have that same size.

good job..

thank you. yes its mistake but I can live with it. next time I will try harder

My favourite thing about this build is the way everything seems to fit soo well and the overall build is just really clean... panels line up, no odd bits etc.

great build! :)

This looks great. Those headlights came up extremely well - a very discrete black rim around them works well. Great finish on the car, great detailing underneath. Very well done.

thank you for positive feedback:)

wow this is gorgeous. great color too. My question is... how did you make so many copies of the bumper???