In progress - Tamiya Skyline R34 V-Spec II

First bit of decent progress I've made in months. It's a Tamiya kit painted in Ford Silica Gold. It's a box-stock build, nothing fancy.

On overhead shot, give's an idea of the colour.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/889670Skyline2.jpg

A close-up of the underneath of the car. I decided to put some BMF on for the heat-shielding, gives a better shine than the X-11 indicated in the instructions. I also gave the exhaust a blackwash to pick out the detail.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/704100Skyline3.jpg

Here's a shot of the fantastic 2nd set of wheels that come with this kit, and my attempt at a Nismo logo :rolleyes:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/290773Skyline1.jpg

...and a close-up of those wheels.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/237003Skyline4.jpg

I've yet to start on the interior, and the front, rear and sideskirts are currently waiting for their clearcoat to dry.

The spoiler may have some CF decals, and I'm wondering about doing some on parts of the dash. I'll see how it goes.

Great job so far!:bigthumb:

I should've picked the V-spec 2 instead of the V-spec.

Wow, Another gold R34.

Originally posted by bah humbug
I should've picked the V-spec 2 instead of the V-spec.
It is a V-Spec II, Notice the hood vent and the wheels

Anyways not another bloody skyline J/K, How can you say nothing fancy it looks very cool so far.:cool: :cool: :cool:

A bit more progress - the interior is 95% done and the body is almost finished. There's still the wing to build, and a few little bits left to attach.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/846480Skyline1.jpg

This second shot shows off the paint job, the best shine I've managed so far :biggrin:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/564767Skyline2.jpg

Very Nice... like the color although its a bit too much gold for me:biggrin: Looks good though..... Ya gonna take a pic of the interior??

VEry nice :bigthumb:
Love both interior and exterior colour - very matching.

Awsome....gold only looks good on a few cars...and you managed to get it to look good on here..Excelent:bigthumb:


BTW>>> My 500 th post yah :biggrin: :tongue:

I don't really like the gold color itself, but you've done a great job painting and finishing it. Keep it up! :bigthumb:

Originally posted by DarkTemptation3
Very Nice... like the color although its a bit too much gold for me:biggrin: Looks good though..... Ya gonna take a pic of the interior??

As requested ...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/932073Skyline3.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/794449Skyline4.jpg

All non-black areas are hand painted, which accounts for the crazy drunken lines.

Another body pic, from behind.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/421853Skyline5.jpg

That's all for now, folks :biggrin:

Smooth as silk :bigthumb:
I wanna see it with the wing on :smile:

Love the colour's.Can't wait to see it done.:bigthumb:

Very nice work on the interior...:D Looks good

Great build so far...

I am building one of these babies myself !
Mine is gonna be gold too...but I was thinking of flat blue seats w/ a grey and black interior.... think that will look good??

awesome car anyways!

O yeh..another thought...

is the underbelly of all Skylines the same color as the body?

I was thumbing through a car magazine talking about Skylines...and there were a couple of pics taken of their underside.

and all I see is black/dark grey....never the body color!

Originally posted by dieselpowa
O yeh..another thought...

is the underbelly of all Skylines the same color as the body?

I was thumbing through a car magazine talking about Skylines...and there were a couple of pics taken of their underside.

and all I see is black/dark grey....never the body color!
Uhhhh what's the purpose of painting the bottom when no one but the ground will see it :lol:. The bottom is going to have shit throw at it when your driving, that's why it doesn't have to be fancy.

Originally posted by dieselpowa
O yeh..another thought...

is the underbelly of all Skylines the same color as the body?

I was thumbing through a car magazine talking about Skylines...and there were a couple of pics taken of their underside.

and all I see is black/dark grey....never the body color!

It is odd, but that's how Tamiya call off the colours for the chassis. They usually have some body colour in their street-car kits, but I've often wondered how accurate it really is :confused:

Phreak - the wing is the main bit left to be done. I'm waiting for some CF decals and then it'll be built.

Good minds must think alike....i started this kit today as i wait for my Camaro to dry.
Looking good so far....nice shade of gold.

what colour is that interior? is it a tamiya colour

Originally posted by chrismcgee
what colour is that interior? is it a tamiya colour

It's Tamiya acrylic XF57 Buff.

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