Finished Nismo Skyline 350GT

Here's the thread from a few days back where I started it and was in the painting process:

Skyline and Z car build progress (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=194183)

This one gave me some paint problems, the paint crazed the plastic some, and even after solving that problem w/some less volatile thinner, the Tamiya clear re-etched the surfaces a bit. So after smoothing the two good coats of Tamiya, I changed to Gunze Mr. Topcote, and ended up using the entire can. The decals were applied after a couple coats, and then more coats were applied over the decals. Had I left the decals to dry longer, perhaps they wouldn't have gotten the few cracks in them... :uhoh: It's really not bad, but I was rushing. I really kept the interior/chassis simple. I love the color scheme, and the overall look. I matched the taillight treatment w/the headlight treatment.

http://images5.fotki.com/v55/photos/1/10258/17860/NismoSkyline01-vi.jpg
http://images5.fotki.com/v55/photos/1/10258/17860/NismoSkyline02-vi.jpg
http://images5.fotki.com/v55/photos/1/10258/17860/NismoSkyline03-vi.jpg
http://images5.fotki.com/v62/photos/1/10258/17860/NismoSkyline04-vi.jpg
http://images5.fotki.com/v63/photos/1/10258/17860/NismoSkyline05-vi.jpg

looks good !

totally cool! me likes

schhhweeet!

awesome!!!

mind posting closeups of the front and rear lights?

awesome, id like to see some rear shots..to see the taillights
:bigthumb:

Sweet car.

The decals work great with that color.

looks superb, but tell me is there a windshield wiper there :D?

Very Nice

Gotta love Nismo stuff. Looks good.

Cool....your On Abit Of A Role At The Moment....keep The Great Work Coming

There she is. Very nice. I wish I waited for the Nismo version. I guess I have to go and get one now. ;) Good luck on the contest. I am just about finished with mine too. keep an eye out for my thread too. :)

nice........

More than that: perfect!

Nice! Gorgeous colour.

Top Job :bigthumb:

Nice car, very shiny. Great job.

I love it!!!

Nice build with nice colour and decal.

That should open a few eyes at Bham.

Unfortunately, I wont be able to go this year.

Good Luck!

Thanks for the comments! :sunglasse

Here are some more detailed shots of the front and rear, where you can see the lamp detail and mesh detail on the fascia.

http://images5.fotki.com/v63/photos/1/10258/17860/SkylineDetails4-vi.jpg
http://images5.fotki.com/v63/photos/1/10258/17860/SkylineDetails3-vi.jpg
http://images5.fotki.com/v54/photos/1/10258/17860/SkylineDetails2-vi.jpg
http://images5.fotki.com/v63/photos/1/10258/17860/Skylinedetails1-vi.jpg

I like the rear light treatment. what king of mesh did you use for the front? Didn't the mesh affect the front mount for the body?

omg, its beautiful, thats it im getting that kit! :evillol:

I hope i have enought money :2cents:

but for real its gorgeous

:wow: thats marvelous! excellent build, great colors!

Very nice build. I like the color scheme :thumbsup:

ditto

That Is Gourgeous !!!!!!! It Better Be @ Birmingham !

Very Very nice

I like the rear light treatment. what king of mesh did you use for the front? Didn't the mesh affect the front mount for the body?

Thanks, the mesh is some leftover from a Tamiya WRC model; it's much thinner than the plastic that was removed from the fascia...I put a piece of black cardboard (index card inked w/a black marker) behind the mesh so you wouldn't see through to the chassis mount. Plenty of room for both.

That Is Gourgeous !!!!!!! It Better Be @ Birmingham !

It will be! :smokin: I'm taking all Nissans...my two Z's, and my two Skyline 350GT's. I'll be vending too.

Nice! I like the color.

Sweet. What's it like to have two great cars come out of your 1:24 shop at once? Great work, despite some apparent difficulties. I really need to make it up to the Atl area and see yours and CADguy's and all ya'll's models. Great work!

Better get a patent on those tail lights:biggrin: They look so good you might be seeing them on a 1:1 scale version:naughty: Awesome job dude!!!

I think it turned out very good. Great job.