I want to begin by thanking all the incredible modelers who have built this specific kit and all the other Skylines. I blame you all ;-)>

This is of course the Aoshima 1:24th NISMO Skyline R34 GTR in Z-tune (and that's a mouthfull!). Tamiya TS-17 over Tamiya primer clearcoated in Nason 2-part automotive clear. The brakes were replaced with hand-cast copies of Tamiya brakes.

Not sure if I'm going to put the wing on it or not...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-06.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-07.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-08.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-09.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/bviasv650s/nismo/nismo-11.jpg

Anyways, thanks for looking!

Bill

w0w, i like it!

Wow! Thats one hella nice paint! What camera are you using! Seems like its a good one, I'm thinking of replacing my junk :biggrin:

very smooth and clean! Be careful about leaving the masking tape on the window for too long. I left my tamiya masking tape on my windshield overnight and some of it "ate through" the plastic. I had to shave it clean and fix it :(

real nice man i love it!
what happened to the vinyl on the left hand side??? Is it just fashion or what???

Wow, wingless is so sexy. I HAVE to build this kit.

That looks really good
IMO it could use a wing, but still looks good without

you have to leave it wingless!

A lip wing wouldnt hurt. very subtle, yet noticable not in a flashy way, and actually has a reason in performance!

2. where ARE the vinyls for the other side

3. side view mirrors?


anyway looks sick! i really like the nismo

A lip wing wouldnt hurt. very subtle, yet noticable not in a flashy way, and actually has a reason in performance!

2. where ARE the vinyls for the other side

3. side view mirrors?


anyway looks sick! i really like the nismo

Its still InProgress..

Very Clean so far :sunglasse

Nice progress. Nice and shiny. :)

Darn nice so far.
Been trying to get hold of one of these kits for a while now and they always seem to be sold out :disappoin

Anybody got a spare one sitting around :naughty:

Nice progress so far. Gotta love Skylines.

Anybody got a spare one sitting around :naughty:

My friends shop has them in stock. Check your PM. :)

Very cool looking R34, Paint work is Flawless :)

Can I offer you a small tip on the photography ?
Your photos are really good, but if you set the camera to manual focus
and focus on the area I have indicated in red, you will then have the front and back of the model in focus, not just the front 3/4. I hope I have not offended you.
http://img134.exs.cx/img134/6433/00004jo.jpg
Hopefully you will then get a result like this
http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/i/calsonic-gtr-2003-010.jpg

Very nice indeed!

This is a very clean example! Good job!

Very nice progress.Looks better wingless.

Beautiful..... I like seeing how mine would have looked with a silver hood and rims!!!

Flawless !!!

Very very clean build and awsome paint work 2 thumbs up !

Beautiful paint, decals, and execution. Are those rims painted or did they come like that, cause they are off the chain.

Thanks for that photography advice Hiroboy, I've always wondered how the pros do it.

Wow! Thats one hella nice paint! What camera are you using! Seems like its a good one, I'm thinking of replacing my junk :biggrin:

ImolaEK,
I use a Nikon Coolpix 995. 3+ mgpl and one of the best macro modes around!

Thanks for the kind words,
Bill

Can I offer you a small tip on the photography ?
Your photos are really good, but if you set the camera to manual focus
and focus on the area I have indicated in red, you will then have the front and back of the model in focus, not just the front 3/4. I hope I have not offended you.

Hopefully you will then get a result like this


Steve,
paintwork isn't flawless, but I hid the imperfection pretty well when I resprayed the panel...;-)>

Yeah, I knew I was off on the focus. I simply let the camera autofocus (Nikon 995) and used the timer for the pics. I generally use a center-weighted AF and focus on the middle, but I can also use the 6-point AF and that will allow me to get the entire model in focus, once I take the final shots. The manual focus mode on the 995 is a rather strange affair, because it uses distance as opposed to TTL...The only complaint I have about the camera....

and with pics like yours (and models) any tips are more than welcome!

Thanks for the kind words,
Bill

very smooth and clean! Be careful about leaving the masking tape on the window for too long. I left my tamiya masking tape on my windshield overnight and some of it "ate through" the plastic. I had to shave it clean and fix it :(

YIKES! Thanks for the warning James. I just checked and my windows are fine. Must have been some strange reaction you had!

and thanks for the kind words,
Bill

Everyone,
thanks for the kind words, comments, tips and warnings!

They are greatly appreciated!

Bill

Very nice jobb! But leav it as it is, with out the wing. Keep it up!

Another masterpiece on the works, keep us posted!

Very nice!!