Fujimi R35 GT-R (with engine)

Hi guys,
I have finally decided to start my R35, i know some of you are thinking "not another R35" cause there has been a few on here, but this is my first one but hopefully not the last. It will be a slow project as i dont get much time to model and i have to be in the mood to do it lol.

Anyway this is the kit.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/r35.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/r351.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/r352.jpg

And these are the extras i hope to add.
Fujimi PE set.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/r354.jpg
KA models flocking. I never used flocking before so it will be a learning curve.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/r355.jpg

I dont have any started pics at the moment, all ive done is mock up the body.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/r353.jpg

Thanks for looking, and hope you like my project.
Nathan

I don't mind seeing too many of the same car. I can't wait to see progress!

Hi,
Thanks for the comment. Spent awhile today doing some decaling on and off. Ive looked at lots of r35's on this forum and havent noticed any with the skirts around the bumpers done in carbon (i could be wrong though), so i thought id give it a go. I first tried the rear one as that would be the hardest and if it came out alright id do the rest. Well it came out ok so i carried on.

This is a pic of the back bit done and the rest waiting to be done.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/003.jpg

This is how i get the pattern on to carbon decal (just tamiya tape used as template).
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/008.jpg

This is the pic of them all decaled, ill let it completely dry over night and give it a coat of smoke tomorrow.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/011.jpg

I know its now where near as good as some other peoples decaling but its good enough for me.

I also had a little accident.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/005.jpg

The bumper didnt fit properly so i thought id just give it a little bend, and then snap and a few profanitys. :D Lucky it snaped quite clean so just glued it back together and a bit of putty applied. Hopefully should turn out alright.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/007.jpg

Hope you like my work.
Thank you

WOW thats where mine broke when trying to strip the paint. Maybe its a brittle plastic thats the problem and not the ELO :eek:

Havent seen the GTR with engine built yet, Nice work so far, ill be watching

Just a small update. I havent had much time lately to do much painting.

I gave the carbon bits a coat of tamiya smoke just to darken them up abit.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/carbon.jpg

Also received my flocking the other day. Still waiting for the p/e parts.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/flock.jpg

The body is currently in primer and hopefully have some colour in the next few days.

Thanks for looking at my build.

Put some colour on it this afternoon. It is Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red. I think it came out quite nice. Pics are a little different colour because of the light that was on. This is only sprayed, no clear or polish for about a week to let it set properly.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body1-1.jpg

I couldnt help myself and have a little look with one of the carbon skirts on. :D
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body-1.jpg

Thanks. Hope you are liking my build.
Nathan

Can't wait to see the finished product.

Looking good. :sunglasse

Hi guys thanks for the comments. Not much of an update, just thought id take a few pics outside in the natural light. :D

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body-2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body1-2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body2-1.jpg

I have also painted some of the chassis and the wheels. Should have some more updates tomorrow hopefully.

Thanks
Nathan

That picture outside makes the body look like it was molded in Red plastic, exceptional finish!

Hi thanks guys for watching my build.

Just a little update. Ive finished painting all the molded chassis. Came out ok.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/a-1.jpg

Fujimi has some good details but they are quite hard to paint all molded as one.

Heres a pic of a few chassis parts drying.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/ab.jpg

And a very average pic of the wheels. Painted in tamiya gun metal with some little details from the p/e set.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/abc.jpg

Hope you like my work. :D
Nathan

Looking good. Better than my first one for sure. I hope I can do better with my second one. Your GT-R is clean.

Hi, another little update. (sorry if i am boring you with the updates).

Here is a pic of the brakes in progress. Left to right:
Part just off sprew, part with p/e disk, and finished with caliper and paint.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/111.jpg

Picture of all the brakes finished. These would be the best kit brakes (even without p/e) that ive seen in a kit. They are made so that the disk actually spins with the wheel. :bigthumb: :bigthumb:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/1111.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/11-4.jpg

Next ive got some pictures of the front and rear subframes. And an overall picture of the chassis.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/11111.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/111111.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/1-5.jpg

Last picture is the 90% done exhaust. My first attempt at trying titanium staining, i know its not perfect but its not as easy with a brush as an airbrush. :D
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/1111111.jpg

Hope you like my work, im putting alot more care into this model to make it my best yet. Thanks
Nathan

Not bad at all, i like the progress. Keep it up>.

"Hope you like my work, im putting alot more care into this model to make it my best yet. Thanks"

I just came accross this progress thread and I love it! I think you were cutting your abilitities a little short inthe beggining about not being good at decaling etc, the Carbon Fiber job turned out amazing. The paint turned out really good and I wish I was putting down paint like that. I also love the undercarriage and the exhaust details. Also the breaks look fantastic and I the extra care you are putting into this is really paying off, I cant wait to see your start the engine. Keep it up Nathan

Hi guys,
Thanks for watching my thread.
Havent been at the table much lately but i have 99% finished the body, just have some decals and the licence plates to go on. Yes i know there is some orange peel but im still practising doing polishing, as i dont wet sand the paint incase i muck it up. Im quite happy how it has turned out. Body is tamiya ts colour with no clear and polished and waxed with tamiya products. This was also my first time at trying to do panel lines properly.
I also used the p/e mesh instead of the plastic kit stuff and painted it black. I added some mesh to the side intakes and also painted the bit s above them silver instead of the chrome.
Anyway enough chat heres a few pics, let me know what you think.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body-3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body1-3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body2-2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/body3-1.jpg

Thanks for looking
ps- sorry about the pics its been raining all day here and cant get any good out door pics.

It's looking cool. Could I suggest using a fine line pen for the body lines/doors/boot

Nice work on the body the paint and detaing look great

Very nice and detailed work, it's going to be a great build! :)

Nice work so far, Just brought that kit the other day, its a great kit, the Engine is ok I'm not too happy with the large plastic engine bay chassis. Cant wait to see what you do with it. Nice colour choice

i can see some orange peel on the paint, it looks good, maybe you could work on the paint polishing trying to remove this look that it´s not so nice.

Hi guys been awhile between updates. Ive finished the interior, here are a few pictures. I must thank Tami for the decal for the screen on the dash as it doesnt come with the fujimi kit. Interior is painted in different types of black and ive added some p/e parts. I made some seatbelts to add that little bit of realism. I also flocked the floor and rear parcel shelf (my first attempt at that). The dash is also painted different blacks but doesnt show to good in the pics. I hope you guys like it im quite happy.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/interior4.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/interior3.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/interior2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/interior1-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/interior-1.jpg

Thanks for looking. :D

ps: sorry about the dust just noticed it. :D

Interior Looks good!!! Youve done a great job considering the woe-full instructions for interior painting

Great job so far! Seriously, all the details and everything, it's amazing.

Beatiful car, and nice building!

You are great with details!

Hi guys,
Thanks for all the comments. Just a little update with pics of the engine.

This is a pic of all the engine parts on the sprew.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/engine-1.jpg

The next few of all the main parts painted. Theres no detail in the turbos and stuff but you cant see them anyway, but you can always make your own.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/engine1-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/engine2-1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/engine3-1.jpg

And the last pic all finished with the piping and ready to attach to model.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/91p10nizmo/engine4-1.jpg

Overall i think it looks good and will finish the model off nicely. I quite happy how my attempt turned out. 8)
Thanks

This is one sick ass engine dude!!

Nice work on the engine, I was disapointed to see the belts are molded to a backing, did you use the supplied plastic wires or use your own?

did you hand-painted the engine?

did you hand-painted the engine?

Hi,
Yes its all hand painted. I dont have an airbrush so all my stuff is hand painted except the body which i use tamiya spray cans for.

Thanks

u sure have steady hands bro!

Holy S#&% Dude! Outstanding work!!! 5 Stars For Shore!!!!!!!