Progress - 1:12 Skyline R32 GTR

I am at loss for words! Unbelievable craftsmanship! Skill level 1ooo! Awesome work!

Hand crafted ??? my god it's insane

Hand crafted as I can find PE stuff,so I'm doing it myself for now.

Wow, simply amazing. I have a lot of work ahead of me if I want my hot rod to run with yours.

How much was your lathe?

Wow!

Good skills Steve.

:eek: whoa man, the suspension looks soooo real! hehe, are they functional? :naughty:

Can anyone help me out with a few thinks on this build ?
What I'm after is :
Diagram for the piping for the Oil cooler, so I can get it right.
Any photos of the Fan Belt/Fan - Altenator Belts, I'm sure it has 3 off belts, not quite sure where they go and what they do.
but photos are hard to find, this is all I have.

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/r32skyline-ref-001.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/r32skyline-ref-002.jpg

Thanks in advance

not sure if these will help at all, but

http://www.going-jp.com/fac/cg/eg_rb26.jpg
http://www.jrautoparts.com/engine/image/rb26_2.JPG
http://skyline.lymz.us/gallery/albums/misc/1_156.jpg
http://www2.chokai.ne.jp/~kuetsu/gt-r/images/RB26_02.JPG (too big for the forums)
http://www.geocities.jp/bigsingleworks2/hipo6811.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/bigsingleworks2/hipo631.jpg

Looking wicked Steve. This will be one of your finest

Beatiful, that's something my dad could do, if he cared for cars anymore, I definitely couldn't..


Great Job!! I don't care for that aggresive veilside kit, but I guess you could always Machine a front bumper..lol.

I love it! Keep us updated!

Great Job!! I don't care for that aggresive veilside kit, but I guess you could always Machine a front bumper
Thanks, At the moment I have no plans to use the Veilside body kit, maybe make one of my own, see how it goes :eek7:

"Amazing" just doesn't do this build justice...
Imagine the amount of money tamiya would make by producing a 1:12 scale R34... *drools*

Steve,
The work so far looks fantastic!
Great stuff!!!

i hope this pics help Hiro

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/73419j3tsrb-med.jpg

and also this site has some very good pics of the rb http://projectskyline.kicks-ass.net/000415.html

I have always wanted to make little model coil-overs that worked, you are doing quite a fine job keep going!

This looks to be one of those projects that I will have to follow to the end.

sweet work so far. I admire you skill on the manual machines, I've spent too long on CNC machines

That looks awesome...

cant wait to see this finished. its gonna look sweet.

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-018.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-019.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-020.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-021.jpg

Bit more done again, Getting happier with the suspension now.

Thanks for looking

Holy shit...all I can say. How much did you mill/lathe cost?

Holy shit...all I can say. How much did you mill/lathe cost?
I think, I said in an earlier post ! :banghead: :evillol:

Steve,
I anxiously await each of your updates - This is looking absolutely awsome!!!!!!
Any chance you can quit your job to keep the progress posts daily??

Now THAT is what I call scratchbuilding!!
Is the strut (bar) metal as well? The shock tower mount/cups looks brilliant!
Speechless on the shocks/springs.
You went through all the trouble of duplicating the drive-axles it would be a shame to paint the CV boots rubber :grinno:
Fascinating work Steve, the BEST SCRATCHBUILT modeling I've seen here so far! keep it up!

Coming along nicely. Where did you get the springs from?

looks amazing as always! i ame stunned(sp)!

Astounding!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :sunglasse :sunglasse :sunglasse This will be the best Skyline model ever!!! :smokin:

Those detailing works are absolutely amazing! :sunglasse

If you were to start making those coil-overs for 1:24 scale cars I would buy them! Those are looking great, don't forget the pillowball mounts!

I think, I said in an earlier post ! :banghead: :evillol:

I just read the entire thread over...didnt see it. I saw weight, and thats about it.

Wow is the only word i can get out of my mouth. you will need a clear body to show off all that work !!

I just read the entire thread over...didnt see it. I saw weight, and thats about it.
no you didn't....
"The Lathe was 435 Pounds and the Milling Machine 282 Pounds" which is about 800 US dollars for the Lathe and 500 US dollars for the Milling Machine (Pounds as United Kingdom Pounds).

Maybe you did see this but referred "pounds" to weight...

:22yikes:
Totally amazing, brilliant work Steve !

Mike :sunglasse

"The Lathe was 435 Pounds and the Milling Machine 282 Pounds" which is about 800 US dollars for the Lathe and 500 US dollars for the Milling Machine (Pounds as United Kingdom Pounds).

Maybe you did see this but referred "pounds" to weight...

Yep, sure did refer pounds to weight. Thanks! Man do I feel like an idiot.

Quite simply, this 1:12 creation would have to be the best GT-R related model in any scale and in any format I have ever seen.
I have sat in awe of the fussy attention to detail, the painful fabrication of parts, and the genuine care that has gone into putting this masterpiece together. I don't think words can do this project justice, and it is not even finished yet!
I too don't care too much for the Veilside kit, as I believe that the original body shape has just the right amount of aggression tempered with conservatism. But the car is going to be something incredibly special.
Thankyou for sharing its build-process with us.

Great machined parts. Truly incredible. It really is going to be a shame to paint all those great turned parts. Amazing.

Coming along nicely. Where did you get the springs from?
Well, that's a story I was going to order from http://www.leespring.co.uk/
They have every possible size of spring you could want, but they have a £20 min order so, in the end, the company we use at work for all Nuts, bolts and fixing got them (4 off) from his supplier as samples (free).
But as I have ordered another 1:12 Skyline (R32 NISMO S TUNE (http://hobbyworld.aoshima-bk.co.jp/scripts/hw/seeke.aspx?seek_code=FUJ14119)) I may have to get some more.
Really might have to do the PE Parts set for this kit :evillol:

When the Nismo S-Tune Skyline arrives could you please take some good pictures of the contents and maybe the instruction manual? I'm really interested in this kit, but i'm hesitant to put down $200 for it.

I wish they had a hayes manual for the skyline that would help alot...

Try bentley publications maybe they will have something on the skyline...

Da best model ever i tell ya...
Keep it up man!!!

Man.....amazing job!!.. your buid is aways very... very god.. but this one...this will be the best i´ve ever seen!!!..

Post more pics!!...


Hugs,


Cris

Your kicking so much tail with this build, it's crazy !

as usual there are no words that I can type to express how utterly amazed I am by your work. The parts you made look great on the car, nothing looks off scale or fake, they look like real, miniature, performance parts!

I think if you want a bodykit for this bad boy it should be a one-off Steve custom. Not the dated veilside kit. just my 2 cents :D

do you still need reference or has that been covered sufficiently? :dunno:

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-022.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-023.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-024.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-025.jpg

Test assembly of the suspension.

I scratch built the exhaust system last night but the pics were to dark.
I'll take some more today.

Whoooooa! juz by looking at the progress of ur R32 make me feel like the luckiest man on earth... the suspension assembly looks super neat!!
Keep up the good work man. Take jo time!
:ylsuper:

holy crap!:eek: thats cool

With so much detail, I gotta ask, any plans for the linkages between the sway bar and the suspension arms?

With so much detail, I gotta ask, any plans for the linkages between the sway bar and the suspension arms?
Think I know which bit you mean, but do you have a photo Please?

Commonly known as an endlink. Connects between the end of the sway bar and the control arm. Couldn't find a decent ebough picture on google, so here are a few crappy ones. If I was at home, I'd take a picture of my car and add a pretty red arrow. Oh well.

http://www.ntpog.org/mods/fifth-swaybars/frontendlink1.jpg

http://www.uucmotorwerks.com/html_product/sway_barbarian/pics_sway_bar/SBE46M3_LINK.jpg

http://www.cristhomas.com/cars/images/smallfortune/endlink.jpg

Wow, Steve, you never cease to amaze me.

do the shocks actually work?

Commonly known as an endlink. Connects between the end of the sway bar and the control arm. Couldn't find a decent ebough picture on google, so here are a few crappy ones. If I was at home, I'd take a picture of my car and add a pretty red arrow. Oh well.

http://www.ntpog.org/mods/fifth-swaybars/frontendlink1.jpg



Ahhh , Drop links well that what we call them in the UK.
Should be able to do something :)

hiroboy, i'm just so excited by this project i really am i've been a huge fan of your work and i always go to your website when i need inspiration, so i'm going to spen all the money i have an i'm going to buy this kit (er.....where do you get it ?) and i wont touch it until i've got my self a lathe and milling machine ! things like the drive shafts and suspension shochs are just absolutely amazing i really am impressed. so my current project (option magazine 350z) will just have to go on hold for the time being.

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-026.jpg

Scratch built exhaust so far, Back box (Muffler) and Cat bypass pipe both turned from Aluminium, (trying to get hold of a small peice of Titanium for the rear box, but it hard to find)

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-027.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-028.jpg

Drop links (End Links) turned from Brass, as Willimo's sugestion... Thanks

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-029.jpg

After a few weeks of waiting the tap and die set has arrived, The sizes are 1mm - 2.5mm (30 pieces in total).

Thanks for looking guys, your keeping my interest going in this long project.

Awesome! Just wondering if the engine photos I posted will be of any help?

Wonderful!

This is absolutely brilliant stuff. And the project car - R32 GT-R - couldn't have been a better choice.
We all wait your next shots and the next piece of the project to be completed. Good luck!

Great droplinks! Didn't mean to make more work for you, but I thought it might look silly to have the swaybar just flaoting in space like that. This model is going to be great, such fidelity to the real thing and such great skill in making it come out that way. Top notch.

top notch work as always, your the best

looks awesome

great build so far!

hiro boy you said you might not use the front bumper if you don't i'll buy it off you because i'm getting a nismo s-tune model and it would be good for the "individuality" also i'm going to do something REALLY stupid and put three, yes three turbos on mine only small ones though