Nissan Skyline GT-R
Why the ejection pins have to be in the most visible areas, when they could have been at the other side (where they are not visible), is really annoying.....
Hate this holes in the pieces, just to save a tiny bit of plastic.....
Started covering this gap too.....even if it will not be visible later....
Almost there.... also changed the lever for a piece of metal
Ready for the BBQ....
Alclad primer the way I like it
Same airbrush session, same bottle, quite different results.... crap
I thought I had this ejection pin marks corrected.....
Primer looks grainy, but only because of the macro.
Primer looks grainy, but only because of the macro.
Nice detail but.....
Now is gone, you see the "ghost" of it after it has been sanded totally....
Nice detail too, but it has to go to be replaced by metal decal....
Ghost still there, it will not be visible under primer....
Better now, but not shiny.....grrr
Tried to apply the alclad color I was given in the challenge..... spat a big drop that eat primer and even plastic.... this is how it looks after cleaning all the primer, crap
And the plastic broke in the process....
Alclad small spill... almost melted this part away, but I think I can save it. Fortunately it was not the body or other important/delicate parts....
Changed my mind.... I will use the zero paint I had for the Porsche 911,I like blue. So Zero white primer it is. Not really convinced with results....
Ghosts vanished.
Most disappointing experience with airbrush, can not even get a decent even coverage, tried thinning, different pressures.... not the result I was hopping for
No, certainly no. I will give it another go again tonight....
Far from perfect but at least today airbrushing was a lot more enjoyable
It needs some sanding and lots of polishing, but maybe I can make a decent skyline out of it after all 🙂
Another layer of 2k today, one step closer to the desired result. I will leave it alone for a few days, then very light sanding to get rid of some dust particles, then, polishing
Dry fit seems good, needs some paint before I glue it to the hood
Lower part, this is not what i was trying to achieve....
This is more what i want (still need to correct some scratches)
So it goes into a bath with IPA
Long bath, but with some work and old toothbrush, all is gone (primer, paint and 2k clear)
No clear yet, but this is much better than before. Added some thinner to both primer and paint, and results are much better.
Boring detail, they did not put anything on the doors, ridiculous....
Let's start the butchery, I mean surgery
A bit of detail, quite some work still to make it look decent....
IPA bath, blue almost gone, primer still holding.....I will let it soak a while longer.....
Paint and primer removed almost totally
But column has been broken in two pieces..... since this may be hard to fix, there is not much to loose so....
Let's start the butchery......
Biggest piece of broken column, small channel made to make room for metal reinforcement
First piece in place
From inside
Second piece added, adjusting needed....
Some repairs still needed
Door open means cutting transparent part. I may not use the part that I removed
Reworked the cushioning of the seats, i may have gone a bit too far, but, it is done and milliput will be hard to sand down 😛. Also added openings for the safety belts. more work to be done in the front seats, detail in the sides have nothing to do with reality...
Not yet finished, but going in the right direction, I hope. more interesting than pic 33, that is for sure
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28 27 June 2023, 07:44
Dominik Weitzerlooks like you have a "good run" there. keep it up! it is worth the work 😉
27 June 2023, 12:52
SpanjaardI gave it a quick polish (3M Extra fine plus). It was looking a bit better, but i was still not really happy with it... but when I put it under the tap to clean the polishing product i had a glimpse of what i am after! it was when it was covered with water, i could see a totally different thing. Much closer to what I want to get with this model 🙂. i still need to give some paint touches, polish again probably, and then, clear. fingers crossed 🙂
28 June 2023, 14:24
SpanjaardI will leave it curing during the weekend before I start sanding and polishing
30 June 2023, 08:58
SpanjaardNew layer of 2k clear and now in a closed box for a few days. Time to return to the rest of the parts.
3 July 2023, 22:38
SpanjaardThanks Dominik and Villiers, far from flawless, but at least getting something I am starting to like 🙂
4 July 2023, 07:29
Spanjaardnew goodies arrived, so first goal in this build, OOB, goes out the window 😛
11 July 2023, 22:08
Spanjaardthanks Saeed! it is getting slower and slower, i have decided to add details in the interior... maybe I am procrastinating because i do not like the sanding and polishing of the body 😛 i am also stripping the paint of the lower part, i really did not like it. more pictures to come soon....
14 July 2023, 19:23
CasModelerDid you use Mr Hobby Leveling Thinner? It helps a lot to achieve smooth surface because of retarder. Every stage of body preparing needs sand to 8000 grit paper. Air pressure should be 15 PSI paint to thinner ratio 1:1,5-2,0. It works good for me at the moment.
15 July 2023, 07:24
SpanjaardThanks, I used tinner but I guess not enough, it was pretty warm those days. Sanding and polishing up to 12000 in progress now.
15 July 2023, 07:56
CasModeler60% thinner to paint is minimum...and thinner with retarder from mr hobby. 2 of 3 coats must be heavy wet. Its extremely important.
15 July 2023, 08:16
SpanjaardCase modeller, heavy were costs with zero paints may result in models melting.
18 July 2023, 13:31
DennisTry 2k Primer. Prevents the Zeros/Number 5s/Street Blisters from eating up plastics.
19 July 2023, 12:56
SpanjaardThat is the one I am using. But I did not apply it correctly, or the paint was not done correctly (orboth)...., and after getting much better results in the second attempt on the lower part, I am stripping 2k, paint and primer. I was also tired of sanding and polishing, without seeing the light at the end of the tunnel....
19 July 2023, 20:38
SpanjaardAs Chris Taylor said.....I think, looking back, that we did not fought the enemy, we fought ourselves, and the enemy was in us....
In other words, it is a good kit, and I have made a ton of mistakes, making it more difficult to myself at every turn.... but I am going to finish it even if it means buying a new body.....
25 July 2023, 13:50
Scott SI am hoping the Skyline can be saved. When a paint job goes bad it's so hard to get it back to a good state. Some of these newer scale model auto paints are just too volatile for plastic, imo. Hopefully it can be recovered here, good luck.
26 July 2023, 18:57
SpanjaardThsnks, Dcott S, with the IPA bath, clear 2k, paint and primer are gine. Surgery on the broken column seems to be ok. Do it opened successfully, so it seems the patient may survive to endure new layer of paint. But I still need to work on the internal details, and pen the second part of the door
26 July 2023, 20:00
SpanjaardDeadline for the group build was wnd of July (after it was extended from end of june), but I ha e to finish it, right?
1 August 2023, 22:40
Spanjaardof course Martin. thanks Bobby for dropping by, even if this is an skyline and not an skyrice 😄 😄
2 August 2023, 09:37
Bobby ThumbsSkyrice is an Australian slang/term to describe the JDM culture in Australia. Most modded Skylines are usually driven by JDM boy racers and usually asian - therefore Skyrice - to be clear I am asian and I do not get offended by this name. Some may get offended but to me its just a name. I had a skyline back in the day and my friends called it a "Skyrice" - just australians being australian
3 August 2023, 02:44
SpanjaardThanks for the interesting info!! I really had no idea, and thought it was a type also I did not got anything when googled skyrice Google certainly doesn't know it all 🙂
3 August 2023, 12:49
BozzerNice attitude there, Bobby. When I was over in Oz, I took some flak off the locals, for what my government was doing, here in the UK. I told them, I didn't make the decisions, the politicians did? They still busted my nuts about it though. Like you said, just Aussies being Aussie. To me, it seems like we all get along together, it's just the government types, who stir up the pot? And of course, they get richer doing it! Bet none of them, make models though? 😉
3 August 2023, 17:36
Project info
Group Build
Nissan Skyline GT-R
1. Enero hasta 31. Julio 2023
1. Enero hasta 31. Julio 2023