Featured Modeller: An Awesome red R33 GTR

another masterpiece from karl, this time a gorgeous red R33. I will admit I'm not really a fan of R33s, but hot damn, this R33 changed my mind. Awesome as always from Karl.


Kit: Tamiya
Colour: Nissan AH3 Red Pearl Metallic with 2K clear
Modifications: 
- Hobby Design HD02-0146 photo-etched set
- Modified lower part of front bumper 
- Custom front splitter and new side-skirt lips
- Custom built rear bumper 
- Exhaust modified to a single turbo with a new stainless-steel tip
- Tamiya Nissan Skyline RB26 engine from an R32 GT-R kit 
- Scratch-built engine bay
- Scratch-built intercooler pipes, turbo, strut brace and air cleaner
- Model Scientists Bride Vorga seats and Tamiya Nismo Steering wheel
- Scratch-built harness bar behind front seats
- Aber photo-etched seat belt accessories with Tuner Model green harness
- Detailed Tamiya Nismo LMGT-4 rims with Tuner Model air valves
- Tamiya Bridgestone tires from a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R
- Scale Motorsport carbon fibre decal applied to spoilers and window pillars
- Japanese tax disc and parking sticker from an Aoshima decal sheet


After 8 months in the making, it was about time to take it out of the garage! 

1/24 Boro Nissan skyline KPGC10 GTR by fujimi

This is one of my favorite builds, a Boro-boro build. what is a Boro car? a Boro is basically a japanese equivalent of a rat rod. rusting body, broken panels, beat up body with an immaculate and perfect running engine and drivetrain. Boro are different from "missile cars", whereareas missiles are practice cars for drift. Boro can be in conjunction with the bosozoku culture, and with the shakotan, or a mix of all four. most Boro cars are usually 80s and older.

It is unlikely to find a Boro KPGC10 as these skylines are rare classics. i wanted to do it, as most kpgc builds i see are the smooth and shiny versions. i wanted to be different. this is a two week build and i had a lot of fun building this. this is also a practice on weathering techniques.

I wanted to have a rotting dirty body, with rust holes and dents. and make it look like the owner took the hood and door from a white skyline, so they have mismatched panels. also there are bare metal panels where the owner probably covered some holes. there is also an exposed oil cooler for the engine oil to..duh..cool down while running at the track.

i will soon be opening the hood of this model and scratchbuild an enginebay with RB26DETT transplant. :D

exterior:

-rusted, dented and broken.

-mismatched hood and door

-tin panels

interior:

-busted upholstery

-dominoe's pizza box

wheel and tires

-AMG rims for the rear

-SSR fins for the front

1/24 Nissan Skyline R32 GTR by Fujimi

This is Fujimi's Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R from the Fujimi 345 series of kits. the 345 kits are kits with additional wide body fender flares with ultra wide rims, thus 345 series (345mm tire width in real life).

this is one of my longer term projects. took at least 18 months before completion. And most of the work was done on the body, attaching the horribly fitting Fujimi parts, puttying, sanding, and more puttying and sanding, and endless puttying and sanding. I actually used to R32 kits for this build. the second kit is where i got the stripped interior for a time attack-ish look. i know it lacks the large rear wing, but hey, its my model. and i like wingless skylines.

The result is what you see here. 18 moths of build time. and i am satisfied with the result.

Modifications:

exterior:
-345 tuning fender kit for R32 GTR, modified liking
-rear diffuser from a Tamiya NSX GT
-scratchbuilt muffler
-aero mirrors
-new intercooler
-honda blue paint (resembles the bayside blue skylines are using)
-turbo vent in bumper

wheels:
-OZ racing wheels

interior
-interior tub from a Gr. A fujimi R32 GTR
-yellow rollcage
-modified bucket seat with yellow harnesses
-gauges

build time: 18 months



















and two pictures with a temporary spoiler from a Tamiya +ings set. i It does look more Time attack but i still prefer it wingless. :D