2000 GTR Skyline

Something simpler to tinker on while I wait for stuff to dry on other projects. I have a basic plan…
Mostly I've just been cleaning up the parts and shooting some of them when I'm painting the same colors on other parts. But since I had the body prepped I went ahead and shot it TS-56 Cheeze Wiz.
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Most of the engine has been assembled.
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I spent more time painting the belt and pulleys than any other part on the engine.
I had to use the factory Sky Blue for the one pulley.
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I love this car and this kit. It looks great in that color.

Thanks!

The chassis is coming along.
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The bottom of the chassis is done. At least for now…
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I didn't like the connection of the header to the exhaust. So I "welded" them together.
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The engine bay is pretty much done.
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Flocking/carpet didn't seem to fit the theme so the floor of the interior was sprayed with textured dark gray to simulate a rubberized coating.
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The rest of the parts were painted as called out in the instructions, sort of… I swapped Medium Gray for the Black inserts. The silver and gray are brush painted.
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The dash is done too. I used the same painting technique for the wood grain as I did on the console.
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Real nice work so far.

Thank you!

The shoulder harnesses are shown in the instructions to be attached to the bottom of the front seats, but I decided to attach them more like I did on my real car and anchor them by the back seat.
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Test fitting the body…
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Note to self. Install the delicate tie rod after installing the body for the final time. I drilled the ends of the part and will fix with a steel pin.
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I'm good with this repair. I had to sand just a little bit after cementing the pin in. Then I brush repainted the center section.
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So much for painting the body early and letting it dry for a while… I was happy with both the color and the finish of the Bright (Cheez Whiz) Orange, but after working on the tug I decided I liked the Camel Yellow even more for it. It also fits the inspiration for this project better, the BRE BrockBuster 510.
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The grille and taillights are done…
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I planned to use both the front spoiler and the oil cooler, but upon reading the instructions I saw they were either one or the other. Since I'm keeping this one out-of-the-box I bent up the PE oil cooler bracket to move the cooler up and forward. Still OOB and I get to do it the way I had envisioned.
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I started painting the window trim satin black, but decided a dead flat sheen better provided the high contrast look I wanted. The panel lines were done with Tamiya Accent.
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I printed some plates to work with the PE parts that come in the kit.
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Ready to mount the body to the chassis. I had to tape the hood closed to keep it from getting damaged from flopping around.
The glass fits very well in this kit, especially the windshield and back light.
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