Well here it is my Skyline in progress. This is my first progress thread so help me out, but its not my first model. Im also currently working on a Fujimi Integra, which is my first model and is almost done (just needs painting and a little touch up). The reason you dont see any of the model actually put togeather is becuase I dont have any more glue :disappoin but since i got bored I started painting some parts :biggrin: Im still thinking of some colors I might want to paint it, so if you have any ideas dont hesitate to post em. Heres the pix:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7571/r334.JPG
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9407/r331.JPG
Seats are being painted soon
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2796/r332.JPG
Freshly painted chassis:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2774/r333.JPG

NOTE: This is only my second model so mistakes happen :lol:

Looking clean as can be so far pyro, Remember in ever build, you learn form your mistakes.

Looks pretty good. I suggest some bigger rims. They always suit a Skyline very well :iceslolan

Good work so far.......................

Later, Mike :smokin:

Yes it is looking very good, keep us posted on the progress!!!!

Looks excellent I'll follow this build,can't wait to start my skyline :icon16:

Lil'budman

man i've been wanting to grab this kit for so long... just cant find the place... looks like you're doing a great job so far, keep it up!

Thanx for the replies guys! Heres a small update:

Painted a few more things, still no glue tho :banghead:
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8831/r336.JPG

Also what would you guys think of a light blue-medium blue color on this kit?
Post some color suggestions!

i kinda like the rims the way they are

like brilliant blue (TS-44?) or (TS10) or (TS23) or (TS54) .... I dont really like the first two... its your choice... (i would pick something with metal flake)

Yea I want something shiny that'll stick out so metal flake would be good.

The rare Skyline color.......midnight purple.

The rare Skyline color.......midnight purple.

Yea that colour would be nice, I saw an R33 Midnight purple at Sema last weekend, if you need some pictures iM me Pyro. You might've seen them already though :lol:

Looks good so far. Just remember, no build is a complete failure, you always learn from your mistakes.

Blue always looks nice on a Skyline. It's not a very risky color, if done properly you already know it'll look nice. Midnight purple is the same thing. I like the exhaust btw. Does that come with the kit??? I think not...

No I scratch made it :)

Update:
Got the glue and did some work on it!
Rear axle and some other parts...
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4259/r337.JPG
Painted tranny and installed rear axle...
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9277/r338.JPG
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2266/r339.JPG
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6215/r3310.JPG
Exhaust system installed...
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5039/r3311.JPG
Springs installed in front(sorry for the bad pic)...
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5633/r3312.JPG

Well its 3:00 in the morning so I think I'll continue tommorow :disappoin

Don't stop!

Looks a very clean build up!

This gonna be good :-)

Olivier

Come on people reply, this is only my second model so I need all the motivition I can get :D

Update:
Front axle finished...
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6339/r3314.JPG
Chassis completed...
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/47/r3313.JPG
Body on chassis...
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7527/r3315.JPG
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/918/r3316.JPG
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7544/r3317.JPG
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/47/r3318.JPG

Almost finished, just need to paint body and two front seats

Looking very nice.

look nice

very very nice... i really wish i could find this kit somewhere local so i could build it... i guess i'll try online :(

looks very clean man. Awesome work soo far. Now its up to your exterior painting skills which im sure will be nice. :evillol:

looks very clean man. Awesome work soo far. Now its up to your exterior painting skills which im sure will be nice. :evillol:

Hopefully :lol:

I just primed the side view mirrors and the deck part of wing(the other part is glued on body already) I'll prime the body as soon as I sand off this last mold line.

something i forgot to ask, is that the stock ride height?

something i forgot to ask, is that the stock ride height?

yep

Looking forward into more progress. Keep it up!

looking good.!

looks great!

looks awesome keep up the good work! :smokin:

Small Update:
Mist shot of prime on the body
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2559/r3319.JPG
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2728/r3320.JPG

hell, you can leave it like that and i'd love it... looking good

Finally you work on the exterior, Good to see your taking the paint job step-by-step

can't wait to see more...

the chassis is definitely worth a praise. very clean n detailed. body? ill wait.... patiently... hehe. keep it up bro, ur not far away from me. my nxt project will b my 6th. so yea, practise do make perfect.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2728/r3320.JPG

I have that same ruler!

Looking terrific man! Cant wait to see the paint job finished :smile:

Finally you work on the exterior, Good to see your taking the paint job step-by-step

can't wait to see more...

Yea I want to take it as slow and carefully as possible since its my first paint job I want it as close to perfect as possible lol, I did the wet and final coat of primer. Here some pix for those of you who care
I think it went on pretty smooth for my first time..
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5310/r3321.JPG
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7239/r3322.JPG
Here is the method im using(just felt like posting it)
1. Sand w/ 600 grit
2. Primer (light coat)
3. Wet sand primer w/ 1000 grit
4. Primer (heavier coat)
5. Wet sand second primer w/ 2000 grit
6. 2 mist coats of paint
7. Wet sand paint w/ 2000 grit
8. 2-3 wet coats of paint
9. 2 shots of Clear coat
10. Polish

:feedback:

Yup, that's the way you should do this. Make sure the last time sanding is very smooth. It's important for the final smoothness of the paint.

Looking great!

looking good.

supa smooth!

Sweet. Still taking color suggestions? Sublime Lime Green with black wheels.

harrrr i tried spraying sublime green on my r34, it's not a lime green so much as it's a puke green...

Update:
Painted tranny and installed rear axle...
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9277/r338.JPG


It's amazing! How do you paint these molded-in parts. I'm having a whole bunch of problems doing it right! Brushed or masked and airbrushed?

Although it looks like this car will look just amazing when done. Keep up the good work ;)

Thanx all for the comments,

Renagade - For the molded in parts I brush them becuase there pretty small parts and since i dont have an airbrush :p I mask them off with some 3M painters tape becuase it sometimes bleeds if you aply to much

the primer looks supersmooth and ready for paint. Awesome so far, just make sure not to put too much paint and keep the panel lines nice and deep, don't clog them up.

I see. Tnx

Update:
Got the body shot with two mist coats of paint, waitin for tommorow to do the wet coats. I painted it DupliColor Light Blue Pearl or somthin(dont kno exactly, I'll look it up if anybody wants to kno) I kinda messed up since I didnt kno the color was gonna be this bright so I had dark grey primer but I really dont think it made a difference after looking at it, and also if it was any brighter it wouldnt look good.
Heres some pix (notice the pearl :naughty: )
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9604/r3323.jpg
Heres a pic with flash to show the pearl off better..
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5960/r3324.jpg

Tell me what you think!

Very Very Nice, I havent seen to many skylines in this color. :eek:
This is comming out very well man, keep it up!

Very Very Nice, I havent seen to many skylines in this color. :eek:
This is comming out very well man, keep it up!

I couldnt have said it better myself...

...actually I probably could have. :evillol:

i know for sure i could have...

great job thurr pyro, very clean!

nice job with the paint. Very different color. :evillol:

looks great. is that the laquer version of the spray or the engine enamel?

uhh its not the engine enamel but im not sure if its the other thing either cuz i dont kno wat that is :p

This is great. Looks better then mine.

Awesome color man!!! Really love it!

uhh its not the engine enamel but im not sure if its the other thing either cuz i dont kno wat that is :p
Ok, it's probably the lacquer type of paint.

thats a freakin "A" PyRo. But that color doesnt really give u the flake that u wanted, but everything came out excellant and the body is nice and smooth, u gonna detail the interior?

Great job homie!

Im not goin that far with the interior, I painted the front seats and thats mostly the biggest detail in it..heres a pic of it completed:
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6673/116_1606.jpg

Also I'm almost done with the blue so I was wondering if i should clear coat the car before or after I paint the lip black, and the window rubber things?

I recomend you do the Rubbers Last, If you clear it, you might run the risk of bubbling black paint.

Interior looks clean.

ok that colour is friggin gorgeous :eek2:

The color goes great on that car! Keep up the good work! :killbarne

dam looks nice bro

Looking good. You signature reminds me of something from GTP.

GTP? lol the only thing I can think of GTP is Gran Turismo Planet...Is that what your takin about?

Anyway about doin the clear before or after does that go the same for the front lip?

GTP is ImportFan.com I forget what it stands for...

I love the paint

Hey, great work so far. I was wondering, what kind of camera do you have? Your pics are very clear and very nice.

i like that color what brand is it and the pearl goes well
with the interior great job.

how did u make that exaughst tip?

Thanx for the comment guys..

Hey, great work so far. I was wondering, what kind of camera do you have? Your pics are very clear and very nice.
Thank You, I'm using a Canon Powershot S50

i like that color what brand is it and the pearl goes well
DupliColor

how did u make that exaughst tip?
Styrene tubing then painted it silver

I didnt get much progress in lately since I been busy with other things but I started up again and was wondering if I should wet sand the last wet coat of paint before I do the clear or should I follow what I had before because the sparkles in the paint bump out so would that make clear bumpy also? (<-- Also let me kno if that makes sense heh)
This is wat I was using b4:
1. Sand w/ 600 grit
2. Primer (light coat)
3. Wet sand primer w/ 1000 grit
4. Primer (heavier coat)
5. Wet sand second primer w/ 2000 grit
6. 2 mist coats of paint
7. Wet sand paint w/ 2000 grit
8. 2-3 wet coats of paint
9. 2 shots of Clear coat
10. Polish

Please let me know, Thnx

Nice way to do it. But forget the clear coat. It hasn't really got any use. If you gave it some good wet coats you can polish it right after that. I used clear coat before to, but I really hate that stuff now.

That color is hot. Keep us posted on the build.

try a purple metal flake which you can get a your local hobby shop or flea market (i used it on a 66 cevy nova super street it looks hot)

Thanx for the replies guys! Heres a small update:

Painted a few more things, still no glue tho :banghead:
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8831/r336.JPG

Also what would you guys think of a light blue-medium blue color on this kit?
Post some color suggestions!


what about finding acolour simular to the limited ed colour the car came in, there was an "LM" edition, it was a bright blue metallic, simular to Ford blueprint-blue...just better, because its a skyline:naughty:
other than that, mettalic lime green? with a carbon bonnet?

way to dig up an OLD thread, I'm pretty sure this one has been completed by now. the last post was 3 years ago!

I'm sure you are new to the forums, and I'll give you that, but really, you should pay attention to the post dates when doing a search for your items of interest. generally if the post is more than a couple months old. it is likely not a good idea to bring it back to life. you COULD private message the person you are making your comment to.