Progress on the Race Skylines (pics)

As so few of us are posting pics now, I took the effort to photograph the Kure Skyline as it sits at the moment.
It will need a few weeks to cure now, so I have moved onto the Calsonic car. I love the stance of this one now though! Very aggressive!!!
The decals went on without a hitch, and the lacquer went on without any drama! I am also carbon decalling the various interior parts now also.
http://www.eframes.com/ef-cgi/d/daniel_guidone_ntlworld_com/4856Decalled.jpg

Nice! I could never do any modeling on my vacation. I don't know how I'd do it. Props to you mate. :D

Pulled out my Clarion GT-R after seeing Guiddy's awesome piece, holy cow!! I used to smoke while building models and boy, does this car show it!! Not as noticable in the pics, the car's once beautiful white laquer paint is now a nasty yellowish shade of white. The decals are even worse! All the clear borders are now yellowed. This whole car needs stripping, can I get new decals??
:crying: :crying: :crying:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/962929stillborn-gtr.jpg
:crying: :crying: :crying:

I doesn't even look like it was painted! Those decals did get a rough ride.

See kids smoking isn't only bad for your health! It's bad for your models too. ;)

Oh yeah, go to www.hlj.com and do a search on Skyline in the auto accessories and you'll find more decals than you ever though you'd need. :D

Originally posted by G-Forces
Go to www.hlj.com and do a search on Skyline in the auto accessories and you'll find more decals than you ever though you'd need. :D

Holy cow!!! You weren't kidding!! This car is going swimming tonight!!
Thanks!!
Russ

Originally posted by Murco
Holy cow!!! You weren't kidding!! This car is going swimming tonight!!
Of course, you'll need to but some kits and junk to offset the shipping charges for the decals... ;)

Looks fantastic Guiddy!!!! :) :) :) Don't forget to go outside once and a while, too... I know it's hot, but I promise you won't melt! :p

Originally posted by jay@af
Don't forget to go outside once and a while, too... I know it's hot, but I promise you won't melt! :p

You kidding me! It was 37C yesterday!!! Too hot for a Pomme!

Much cooler today, so we are off to a Holden show!

Looking good Dan. Nice to see you posting a pic of it.

OK, here is progress on the Calsonic car now!

Very similar underneath, and I am just polishing the body!

This one will be decalled after completion, as opposed to lacquered like the KURE car!
If it looks half as mean as the black car I will be happy!
http://www.eframes.com/ef-cgi/d/daniel_guidone_ntlworld_com/3824onwheels.jpg
http://www.eframes.com/ef-cgi/d/daniel_guidone_ntlworld_com/2683underside.jpg

I thought the calsonic car was a deeper blue.

Not that it matters as I'm sure that it will end up looking A1

Originally posted by tazdev
I thought the calsonic car was a deeper blue.

Not that it matters as I'm sure that it will end up looking A1

It varies a lot in the light! The flash made it look brighter.

What paint do you use to get the exhaust pipes and the like so shiny? I use humbrol paints and their number 11 just isn't very shiny. :(

QUOTE]Holy cow!!! You weren't kidding!! This car is going swimming tonight!! [/QUOTE]


Will it be a local swimming pool or a lake Murco?;)

Originally posted by nismo kid
What paint do you use to get the exhaust pipes and the like so shiny? I use humbrol paints and their number 11 just isn't very shiny. :(

I use automotive paints for most components, only reverting to hobby paint for detailing!
The exhaust was sprayed using Vauxhall White Gold.

Just to keep you all updated, here are a couple more pics...

The cockpit. I filed all the detail off, covered it in Carbon decal and then re-did the detail with sliced wiring and photo etch nuts etc, and black wiring for the steering wheel button lead.

http://www.eframes.com/ef-cgi/d/daniel_guidone_ntlworld_com/3300cockpit.jpg

And finally I finished polishing the body! Lots of crevices! The reward for 5 weeks of hardening was a nice deep shine though! These kits start to come alive when you add the wing!

http://www.eframes.com/ef-cgi/d/daniel_guidone_ntlworld_com/3567shine.jpg

Another top notch job so far....like the wiring for the wheel..nice little touch.

Body is looking as good as ever !!

Originally posted by Guiddy
And finally I finished polishing the body! Lots of crevices! The reward for 5 weeks of hardening was a nice deep shine though! These kits start to come alive when you add the wing!

Niiiice! So how long does it take you to cut back and polish a car body usually? I get a lot of orange peel in mine and it take a really long time. :( Maybe I need to work on my painting technique.

Thanks for the comments guys!
It usually takes me a full day to polish a kit, but I will usually break it up over a few days and do other parts of the kit!
The longer you wait for the paint to cure, the better the rewards in the shine!

The Calsonic car is now finished!

I'll give you sneak previews of the pre-decaled car from my website...
More photos of the complete model over the weekend!
http://modeller0.tripod.com/images/Pre-decal2.jpg

looking good there Guiddy.

Can't wait to see the finished pics.

Originally posted by tazdev
looking good there Guiddy.

Can't wait to see the finished pics.

Same goes for me... am i too lazy to type or what? ;)