New project, r34 GTR

I just bought one at my hobby store, looks great!! started inteiror and chassis today...

Im putting supra and stealth on hold for a month or so... they're way to complicated.. (Putty, sand, putty sand, etc.)


iM excited

ill get pics later

pics asap :D

Do anything to it I don't care.

Just don't put a gay body kit on it like street racer 1's body kit and try no to paint it blue. :D

Get pics going, you don't want me to put the smilies that say " this thread is useless without pics do you? j/k ;)

Originally posted by bah humbug
Do anything to it I don't care.

Just don't put a gay body kit on it like street racer 1's body kit and try no to paint it blue. :D

Get pics going, you don't want me to put the smilies that say " this thread is useless without pics do you? j/k ;)

Don't hate on Street Racer's "dare to be different" attitude. At least he did'nt pay attention to the critism and just did whatever looked good to him. I think more people should be like that.

Integra, yea, dont paint it blue, Do it Mica Red, with chrome wheels.. Tight!..

PS, Bah Humbug, Im not starting a fight, just my .02 cents.. Please dont take it personally

Point taken, I hate when I don't watch what I say. :o

its gonna be black, with black rims;..

ALSO: HOW DO U glue bumpers on... cause last time i fuked mine up...


can i use Testors "red" glue stuff.. and just put the bumpers on, and smear the glue at the joints..?

put the testors glue on a tooth pic, and put a LITTLE on the part used to connect them, and put it on

id use zap a gap CA, or the liquid testors stuff u brush on. or both ;)

If you mess up with gluing the bumper on, yo can sand away the glue that got on the outside of the body. The primer will cover up the sanding scratches real good too.

Use liquid cement works great aswell./

how long does enamel take to dry...

update: if almosot finished interior, and suspension


glue/primer body tmw,

paint on wed

finish by next sunday

I'm waiting on my order from HLJ to arrive. Aoshima R33 GT-S Drift Machine, Junction Type III Muffler, and Tamiya Pearl White spray.

Have you considered black with white rims? This is a very nice combination. Anyway pics, pics, pics ;)

Originally posted by BOOSTD
Have you considered black with white rims? This is a very nice combination.


DITTO :cool:

still no pics?? we LOVE pics here:D

heres two.. because the interior is soo simple.. its hard to get pics of it!+


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i just put the body together and glued, now how long shoud i wait b4 primer? i am gonna paint at 6 i think.. or is that too early

Those rims look great! How did u paint it without getting any on the lip?:)

steady hand..

i gotta question..

should i pain thte center cap Red, silver, or leave black


what bout lugs?

I would leave the ceter black.
Pick out the lugs with chrome silver paint.

I wish I had those rims for my Extreme Firebird Project.;)

End of Day 2!

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r34 primered

suspension 90%
Interior 95%
Paint 25%

lets see some MORE pics asap

Originally posted by Integra14
steady hand..

i gotta question..

should i pain thte center cap Red, silver, or leave black


what bout lugs?

Hmm.... still debating i dont know if it will looks good with a silver center cap??hmmmmmmmm.......... Dont know hard question,lol.:p But so far every thing looks great man!

yeah i think silver is better

questin bout masking that comes with the kit

for window masking


i wet the decals (inside window) then place, then wai ttill they dry, then spray, then how do i get the decals off?

Originally posted by Integra14
questin bout masking that comes with the kit

for window masking


i wet the decals (inside window) then place, then wai ttill they dry, then spray, then how do i get the decals off?

The window masks for my skyline are peel offs, not water slide

Hm....... Thats wierd, u guys both have the same skyline too,hm... maybe the new production of skylines have water decals and the ones u have camber are peel offs.:)

Originally posted by Integra14
for window masking

i wet the decals (inside window) then place, then wai ttill they dry, then spray, then how do i get the decals off? The window masks are like tape. Don't wet them...

Originally posted by Shorty4859
Hm....... Thats wierd, u guys both have the same skyline too,hm... maybe the new production of skylines have water decals and the ones u have camber are peel offs.:)

I dont understand how its possible to have water slides for them, how the hell would you get them off? Perhaps integra doesnt know theyre peel offs?

hey, i didn't know they were peal offs.. but annways, once theyre on the windows, after i paint, how do i get them off

That's a tought one. :rolleyes: j/k

Take it off with a torch. If the clear plastic is melting that's a good sign.

It means that It's about to come off. There is another method.

You can take it off with a gun or sword, just be careful not to hurt yourself. :bloated:

Or you can always take it off with your hands, maybe fingernail?

I have always found that hands work best. :finger:

I think you've benn inhaling that paint too often, first it was sanding now it's how to take of masking. :p

I mean no offense, its just weird how you can ask that.

I used my first Tamiya made masking on my S2K and did well .

All you have to do is lift it carefully with a fingernail or tooth pick.
Make sure not to scrape off the paint.

ya ive been stressed out..
anyways heres the body painted,... no orangpeal, but not that smooth, ig uess il try to compound it out,,, but if not, ill have to sand with 2000Grit

heres a pic

its black, but looks purple.. wierd!!

Hey i was wondering, did u have to put the side skirts on? Or were they already on?

Originally posted by Shorty4859
Hey i was wondering, did u have to put the side skirts on? Or were they already on?

Everything on the model is seperate except of course the hood since it is curbside. :mad:

OMG did you paint that metallic black. I just painted my C-west skyline metallic black. :D

looking good

Looks good, but I would have liked to see the use of something other than black on the inside. Too dark really.

too lazy recently, just started sanding th ebody, cause it was horrible plaint job, and this is waht i did today..

glossy:frog:

heres the b4

compund and wax?

Much better paintjob than before. Tell those kids to get out of the pictures next time! :D

nah, just a new paintjob, it was bad b4

i gotta wait liek till ? to clearcoat, then another week to polish etc.

hey Evan, where do u spray??

I always get dust in mine.

looking awsome cant wait to see it all togather :)

nice work

i spray right outside.. showwn in pic, in nice hot weather !! hehehe

progress:>.... WAITING!

more progres..
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no pollishing done yet.. very dull and wierd...

tryin to decide if i should clear cote.. it hink i will

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Sinister!!!:devil:

Sinister!!!

Yeah, that is just pure evil.......LOVE it!!!

Looks very stealthy. I'd clear it if i were you. You might want to polish it a bit more before you clear it.

It's dull because The paint is shrinking and curing!

Clearing it won't help that orange peel.
Trust me that's orange peel It happens to all my models.

That is what my SAS 350Z looked like.
With a lot of patience and caution it can be taken care of.

With my Z I sanded with 3m 2000 grit being careful not to rub through paint. After the orange peel is gone and whole paintjob looks dull.
I polished it all out with meguiars automotive wax and I recieved a shine.

If your gonna do this make sure you have enough paint on so that you don't rub through it. I put about three wet coats or 2 I forgot.

I'm paranoid of rubbing though paint, better safe than sorry. :uhoh:

And when putting a lot of paint you have to make sure you don't put too much or it will run. :uhoh:

theres no orangepeal.. at all.... its just, it looks GRANULAR, no bumps.. its copmletly smooth almost...


anyways... i can sand with 2000 after i clearcoat..

well i always use tamiya ts colours, and have never needed to polish them before, i always spray a "dust" coat, just enuf to give a thin finnish, leave 5 mins to get tacky, then spray a wet coat on nice and shiny, 30 mins more, another wet coat, 30 mins another wet coat then just keep spraying till its covered and shiny. leave for 2 days or more. the most i ever do is use an "oaklys sunglasses polish cloth" on ot, its so fine but makes a great shine.

i guess no clear coat, cause i don't feel like waiting.. heres some pics of JUST THE HOOD COMPOUNDED AND waxed...


it looks bad, but my 2000 grit sand paaper would Destroy it more, if i sanded..
its 3m, and it feels like 800 grit.

hellllllllllllllllllllllllllp!

sand or no sand.. ahh im scared to sand..

maybe i should just leave it.. its not that hororible

sand, you got plenty of peel

clear coat it first, to see what it will look like

no clear coat, ill just have to accept, that its not perfect.. i don't mind, cause its only my 4th model!

heres some ore

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