Progress - 1:12 Skyline R32 GTR

I am speachless...............

The only thing I can say is that you have to stop playing with original parts and show us a model :-)

OMG....r u actually gonna make little lug nuts to bolt ur wheels onto the brakes too!!?

i say we kill steve and eat his brian so we can have his brian powers......and his tools :) this is just awsome

simply amazine steve, time you opened your own aftermarket model parts company

i say we kill steve and eat his brian so we can have his brian powers......and his tools :) this is just awsome

Brian? I thought his name was Steve? :grinno: :iceslolan

this is awesome man! Great project

Steve, Steve, Steve,...........what are you doing.....?????
That was a perfectly good kit before you went and made it

MAGNIFICENT !!!!!!!

Mate, can't beleive the amount of detail you're squeesing into this....
Un-fucking-believable !!!!!!

If you want to move over here to Australia, I can find you a nice apartment on the Gold Coast and fly you over......

stump

Dude you are kicking too much ass here.

OMG Thats so amazing. Did I say amazing?? It's unbeliviable..... keep us informed .....

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

Awesome work man!!!!

you are one of the greatest!

Best Model ever, full stop. :uhoh:

Steve,
I would seriously get this masterpiece insured when it is completed!
Are you doing the brake lines to calipers/master cylinder?
What's the status on the electronics?

:eek7: Incredible!

Steve,
I would seriously get this masterpiece insured when it is completed!
Are you doing the brake lines to calipers/master cylinder?
What's the status on the electronics?
I will be doing all plumbing for the brakes, but i'm waiting for the 1:1 to come so I can get better info on pipr runs etc.

The electric are in hand, I have purchased all the parts , just need to solder it all up sometime, but I doing the rear brakes now.

I am speachless...............

YEP !!!

Mike :smokin:

Awesome work... Wish I'd go with my instinct and buy that car when it was on offer in HLJ... :disappoin Excellent build, can't wait to see more... :smile:

man this project is so sweet! can we have a admin sticky it up???

man this project is so sweet! can we have a admin sticky it up???

Um no. Steve could sticky it himself, but we wont. There is no need too, indeed it is an excellent project, but a sticky wouldnt do anything else. People said to stick my thread, another mod did, then everyone was in upheaval so we unstuck it.

Steve, you crazy modeler...Stop raising the damn bar.

Um no. Steve could sticky it himself, but we wont. There is no need too, indeed it is an excellent project, but a sticky wouldnt do anything else. People said to stick my thread, another mod did, then everyone was in upheaval so we unstuck it.

Steve, you crazy modeler...Stop raising the damn bar.

No Sticky Please. Thanks

Mike if you want me to machine you up some brake discs like mine, just drop me a PM or an email with a drawing, they should be easier to do than the suspension.

Thnaks for all the coments guys, helping me keep going.

Can you say rediculously awesome?! I mean, unbelievable! You should def. make a detail set for this model! I cant wait to see the next set on 1 off pieces for this build! Keep progress rollin! Looks awesome!

with all the extras steve's crammed in he'll need to make a shrinking machine to make himself 1/12 his size then he can drive it round

why he bought a 1:1

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please feel free to ignore my opinion but the flame burnt exhaust tip falls into the same category as undercar neons and fake flamer kits - imo they have no place on a car of any kind, let alone a piece of art like the r32 gtr. Have you seen the exhaust of a car that spits flames naturally? Blackened yes, high temperature flameburnt tip - no. I just think they look tacky. You might as well put on bad boy headlights ( \ / ) and a smooth out all the seems with putty, and de badge it, and paint it bright green... :2cents:

Sorry for the criticism.
Everything else is perfect :thumbsup:

any progress btw?

^ heat treated titanium turns colors. I believe titanium is the lightest material they use for exhaust.

You ever actually see a POS fanboy car with a $1200 titanium exhaust? Didn't think so. ;)

Please feel free to ignore my opinion but the flame burnt exhaust tip falls into the same category as undercar neons and fake flamer kits - imo they have no place on a car of any kind, let alone a piece of art like the r32 gtr. Have you seen the exhaust of a car that spits flames naturally? Blackened yes, high temperature flameburnt tip - no. I just think they look tacky. You might as well put on bad boy headlights ( \ / ) and a smooth out all the seems with putty, and de badge it, and paint it bright green... :2cents:

Sorry for the criticism.
Everything else is perfect :thumbsup:

any progress btw?

I have actually seen headers, and exhaust pipes change color by the natural heat before. A friend at school had an MKII MR2 with a natural chrome exhaust, several months later it had the same thing. Anything chrome, stainless, or titanium will do that with easy heat.

I have actually seen headers, and exhaust pipes change color by the natural heat before. Anything chrome, stainless, or titanium will do that with easy heat.


Maybe headers and such, but nothing near the tailpipe ever gets that hot, even when producung flames, especially in a nice neat perfectly circular pattern. anyway, these are just my thoughts, and its not my build so please continue.

Maybe headers and such, but nothing near the tailpipe ever gets that hot, even when producung flames, especially in a nice neat perfectly circular pattern. anyway, these are just my thoughts, and its not my build so please continue.

Ahh yes, titanium exhausts do go that colour at the tip as well.
And modded skylines do produce flames as well. (without ricey flamer kits)

Dave

OK Guys, thanks for all the notes about exhaust colours, I like the Blue colour so that's the end of it. Thanks

where the updates

where the updates
Sorry, been out driving the 1:1 :evillol: Soon I promise.

how much did u get ur 1:1 for?and are there any mods?? :D

£8200 plus extras which I specified. The car is standard I believe. apart from the exhaust, but I'm sure it kicks out more than the stadard power which is 280 BHP the same as the 350Z but it feels quite a bit quicker than the Z, maybe just the turbo's tricking me. Just purchased Twin Apexi Air Intakes today.

woa 8200 O_O

my bro got his from japan for 6700 with around 550bhp and its comming on the 7th(bt he doesnt get back from holiday till the 17th...), woo cant wait, il post some pics of it when he gets it, btw, where bouts in the uk do u live in?

hmm, planning on getting a kit for ur Z?have u seen the nemesis Z?
*drools*

nemesis' z is up for sale according to Max Power mag i love that veilside kit except for the wierd bit under the rear bumper and the crew hole on the flared wheel arches

Steve, I love your license plate on your R32. :lol:

£8200 plus extras which I specified. The car is standard I believe. apart from the exhaust, but I'm sure it kicks out more than the stadard power which is 280 BHP the same as the 350Z but it feels quite a bit quicker than the Z, maybe just the turbo's tricking me. Just purchased Twin Apexi Air Intakes today.

You're probably not being tricked. The GT-R was underrated in power for the gentlemens agreement and the Z is a little overrated in power. IF you were to strap both cars to the dyno I'm sure you would find that the GT-R has more whp/bhp than the Z.

Also, you'd be surprised what just the filters and exhaust can do to the RB26.

Lucky SOB..... :smokin:

Sorry, been out driving the 1:1 :evillol: Soon I promise.

lucky basterd i bet thats fun!

Sorry, been out driving the 1:1 :evillol: Soon I promise.
Pegged the speedo out yet?

you sir, are crazy... hahaha ... that thing is just crazy, the amount of detail, and quality of the work is just incredible... I cannot wait to see the outcome.

Also... very nice r32 and 350 you have... I wish i could afford an r32 now that we can import them... all i need is like $12,000.

Hiroboy, you really are amazing. Those brakes look amazing. They look better than the brakes on my parents cars. (They only have stock brakes)
I can't wait to see what you do next. I hope that when I'm older, I'm half as good as you.

Oh, funny thing, of my friends printed out your HKS black R-34 Skyline. He was showing it to me, and he seriously thought it was a real car. I was laughing pretty hard. I showed him this site.

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Also, you'd be surprised what just the filters and exhaust can do to the RB26.

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or to any Turbocharged car

From the looks of it Hiro has forgotten all about the kit :)

impressive with amazing!

From the looks of it Hiro has forgotten all about the kit :)

What kit? Zoooooommmm pfftsshhh vrrr---ZOOOOOOMM!!

He'll thank me later for updating for him.

Come on Steve, enough play time.

i'm going to crawl into the corner and cry now....

Sorry, I have been negecting this build in the last week. But I have been doing some polishing :

Before
http://www.nissan-skyline.org/gallery/apexi/apexi_filters00.jpg

After
http://www.nissan-skyline.org/gallery/apexi/apexi_filters01.jpg

I was raining here yesterday so I have done some painting on the suspension parts on the kit.

Sif... your just taking apart your real 32 and take pics of them =/

lol j/ks

STEVE YOU SUCK! im gonna move out of the USA so i can buy real cars too drive and forget about my kits and not updated my threads and take them apart! :lol2:

psssstt steve can we take about burrowing 23k bucks so i can have some refrance for my rx-7 :p

I have been watching this thread for some time now. I have showed my early interest in your poll when it started, The progress confirms to us that there is going to be a really detailed upgrade kit on offer. I have the fujimi kit sitting around but havent had the balls to start, and continue to show interest in your continuing hard work. Congrats on the 1:1 R32, keep up the great work..

Dual Apex-i filters. Nice.

LOL For a moment, i thought those pics were from ur 1:12...

u gonna do anymore mods for ur 1:1??? :naughty:

im so jealous, you have 2 badass 1:1 cars. AND crazy modeling skills...not to mention certain tools

come on hiroboy, lets see some more pics of your model :p

btw, my bros skyline arrived today,bt while it was at the port, some one stole the gauges..heres some pics

http://img41.exs.cx/img41/4125/IMG_132.jpg

http://img75.exs.cx/img75/7423/IMG_0132.jpg

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/4448/IMG_0133.jpg

http://img77.exs.cx/img77/4817/IMG_0134.jpg

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/783/IMG_0135.jpg

Ok, now you guys are buying these skylines like their cheap. Maybe am doing something wrong cause I would love to have a skyline shipped to the U.S. especially having the steering wheel on the other side. Dreams, if I only could live them. Is 29 too old to dream.

Yo, Hiro lets get going on the model man, JK, but seriously lets get going on that beauty your making.

I am also thinking of getting a Skyline... probably a R33 GTR. Something for race only so I wouldn’t haft to do a conversion. Anyway how the hell did they get into it to take them? That’s messed up.

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-045.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-046.jpg

http://www.spc.org.uk/nissan/1-12_skyline/1-12-r32skyline-047.jpg

Done a bit more at the weekend, The body was given a few coats of primer and then sanded with 2000 grade, then 6 coats of Nissan Bayside Blue with the airbrush. I now need to clear coat.
I decided not to mod the body work on this on, maybe then the next one.
I'm trying to decide what to do with the bonnet, I was going to Carbon Fibre it but none of the 1:12 sheets cover this bonnet in one peice (just a bit too small). I think it will be blue as well.

Oh yeah, the interior has been airbrushed and the carpet done.

Thanks for looking

damnnn thats nice

Wow, progress! Wow, good progress! I love the color, fabulous.