Progress pics of my R34~

Hey guys~ yes i am finally modelling again~ finish all the TEST and School stuff~ 2day i started to build the Tamiya Skyline GTR R34 and plan to take pics of it everyday i work on it and post it here
so here it is the first day pics~

glued the body 2gether and ready to paint it 2moro *if weather is nice~~
i hope it will b~ here's the pic

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thats all for 2day
more pics 2moro ~

If you dont mind me saying, but you need to remove the boot spoiler to paint it if you have glued it on.(or is it just sitting there for the pic??)

If you leave it on you well have trouble trying to paint under the spoiler etc and can end up with alot of paint in that area.
Paint it seperate

Great, another R34 comming up!!
What colour you gonna paint it?

I learn something new from Pman :D :D :D
Whatever, I am still a newbie.

o ya thx for ur advice PMan~ gd thing i didn't glue it on yet~!!! phew~ =)
hmmm weather seems nice 2day gonna paint it Mica Blue~

Cool, we'll have a nice pair of Mica Blue skylines from you and snowboarder :sun:

Yeah and when I get mine done there will be three. Well probably more since it will be a year before I get to start it.

add another count for mica blue! I just finished mine and will have pics up soon.

Well then, I'll be different, as soon as I start with my R34 it won't be blue, but some kind of dark greenish//blue metallic color. But first I have to do some "older" cars, cars from the '70's they have full engine detail.. :D:D

do i see that the nissan symbol and GTR badge are molded on to body??

ahk!

too hard to paint
hehehe

Day2~

Today I painted the body, and finish off the Chasis~
2moro plan is to start on the interoir~

duno if u guys can really c it but for the exhaust i made some rust effect to it
it was my first time but it did turn out pretty nice~
newayz here r the pics~

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wat do u guys think of it so far?

looking nice so far mx.

Ive just started my R-34

The kit is great isn't it

Looking forward to your finished model

JIM

heeh thx jim~ ya it is a great kit~ but i had a problem with the A12 part~
when i have that on my exhaust won't b able to fit in place..i duno y this happends but i just took away the A12 now it is good~
did u have this problem~!?:confused:

I havent got that far yet so not sure - but now you have said that I can watch out for it - thanks-
I will let u know

JIM

Looks to be coming along well...keep the good work up

Wow, the red brakes really work out well with the blue body:)
So how you did you rust on the exhaust?
but why rust on a R34....its a new car, LOL

I looked in my R34 kit, and I think I now the reason why I doesn't fit, because in the manual a part of A12 must be removed, don't if you did this or not, but if you forgot, that wil be the reason why it doesn't fit. Please let me know if this was the problem.

Greetz
Stefan

Hmm.. great car comming along..
Mica Blue on R34 has an attractive looking. I can't keep my eyes off the car!~ ;)
Looking forward to your finishing.

hey gusy thx for ur comment~
Wow, the red brakes really work out well with the blue body
So how you did you rust on the exhaust?
but why rust on a R34....its a new car, LOL

hehe yup thx for ur advice for goin with red la~ and the rust part?....i duno y i made it rusty lol...o well who caers i was just tryin it~ =)


I looked in my R34 kit, and I think I now the reason why I doesn't fit, because in the manual a part of A12 must be removed, don't if you did this or not, but if you forgot, that wil be the reason why it doesn't fit. Please let me know if this was the problem.

O YES!! shoot i c it now~!! i think that was teh problem i didn't remove that thing~ mayeb i was too tired~!! cuz serouisly i haevn't goten a lot of sleep lately~!! but ya GUYS WATCH OUT FOR THE A12 PART U MUST REMOVE THE CENTER PART~!!!! =) thx Wishmaster~

i like the rims. did you get them seperate or did it come w/ them?

i like the rims. did you get them seperate or did it come w/ them?

came with the kit

the rims are shinier than the other i have see before

color look good what gonna be the inside color.you could put led into your head light some yellow for the day time running light and some ultra white for the high beam. and another idea a lighted dashboard cluster.



mario:D

the rims are shinier than the other i have see before

color look good what gonna be the inside color.you could put led into your head light some yellow for the day time running light and some ultra white for the high beam. and another idea a lighted dashboard cluster.



mario

yup the rims r shinier becuz i didn't spray soem paint on it~

and the LED stuff seems to b a great idea and i would love to do it~ but damn man..i dun have the skills to~! or so u have a site that teach u step by step!~?
i haven't done the interoir yet~ i dun have the grey colors for it~ so for now the skyline project will b stopped until i get the paint i want

and the LED stuff seems to b a great idea and i would love to do it~ but damn man..i dun have the skills to~! or so u have a site that teach u step by step!~?

I don't know a site but I might be able to help you out,
It is really simple if you have a Dremel, A soldering Iron and some soldering wire.
Use the dremel to drill the holes in the chrome headlight backings where the lights go.
For every light, if you are going to use a 9v battery (probobly the best way), you will need a restricter. The restricter joins on the end of the positive wire of the LED light (the longer one) and the other end of the restricter wire joins to the battery positive part of the battery and the Negative wire of the LED will join to the negative part of the battery.
If this is too hard too understand please say so, and I will draw up a diagram.
Hope this helps.

Originally posted by thug_9_6
If this is too hard too understand please say so, and I will draw up a diagram.I'd love to see a diagram. In fact, I'd love to see a whole LED tutorial thread. ;) ;)

hehe thx Thug btu ya i dun really get it~ it's probably just em tho~ when u have time can u lpz draw a diagram~ if u dun it's ok cuz Turbos86 is comin over on THursday to teach me~!! YAY!! =)
thx thx for ur help Thug~:)

thug, is this what you mean?

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Originally posted by jay@af
I'd love to see a diagram. In fact, I'd love to see a whole LED tutorial thread. ;) ;)


Ok Jay, this is not a tutorial (http://www.theledlight.com/technical.html) but i think it will help you guys. i'm studding electronics and i could get you some tips, but i don't know if my english is good enough to explain, but i can try. :D:D:D


Cheers

does neone haev picture on wat ind of LED i should buy~!?
i heard there are many diff size~!?

it will b great if someone can tell me the model number or picture of it so i can go find some @ radio shack or whereever

took the normal one :p


mario:D

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Here is the set out, If you need to extend the wires, you should be able to Solder some copperwire to the end (I find thats the easiest to get).
Sorry, I just drew a diagram up in Microsoft paint, I didn't really feel like turning the scanner on and everything.

Jay: We should make a LED wiring tutorial for the FAQ section?

Originally posted by thug_9_6
Jay: We should make a LED wiring tutorial for the FAQ section? Yes, we [read: you] should. :D PM me if you want help writing it, but you'll have to teach me as we go... :)

hey cool thx Thug~
but one question how cna i add a On/Off switch~!~!?!~!?

Would you be able to throw more then one LED on a 9 volt? I just couldnt see using a 9volt for every LED you used. It would be tough fitting them all into 1/24 scale model. (I think)

mx100 you just have to wire a swith on one of the copperwire (any switch work but the best for this are the one like on the lava lamp)



mario:D


oh and if you have purchase you del could you tell me what is the price :confused:

oOOO~ thx Patate~
no i haven't bought ne supply yet~ i am planing to buy it in HK instead.

I think the best way would be to drill a hole in the bottom of the model, and sit it on a box, where the batterys are (In my Integras case, the Discman aswell), The wires just run up through a hole in the box through the hole in the chassis and too their locations on the model.
I've had 3 lights running off the same battery but I dont really want to add more, (I might try with the Integra though, That will have 11 globes).
I havent really thought about using a switch, it is easy enough just joining the wires together where they meet the battery and pushing it on and off, a switch would just be more to solder on, and find a spot for it on the model. Plus, you would need to find a way to permently attach the wire to the battery, which would be bad because the battery would flatten and you would need to take it apart and replace the battery (advantage of sitting on box as well).
I buy the LED lights for 40c each and the regulator for 10c (prices may vary depending on where you live, I live in Australia)
The LEDS are practicly unbreakable, unless you really want to break it for some strange reason. Just make sure you use a regulator because the LEDS accept around 1-3volts. If you use a 9v battery, any colour LED will be a bright orange color (kinda like a normal light globe) this means there is too much voltage getting into it and eventually it will blow (you will smell a burning smell and the light will turn off, and may reck the battery).

Well I hope this has helped you
and no Jay, this isnt the FAQ Tutorial, I will write that out sometime this week.

woo hoo~~ i have finally been workin on my R34 again yesterday~~ this has got to b one fo the best model i have done hehe~ my first tiem usign a clear coat on a model too~ it's been raelly fun workin on this model so far here r some pics~ enjoy~ i will try to take some outdoor pics 2moro cuz pics inside dun show the real beauty of it hehe~ =)

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O and now here r some pics of it lowered a bit~ it looks so nice when lowered~

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o and thats all for now!! hope u guys like it~~:)

Looking great. How you got it lowered? cut the suspension?

o in order for the body to stay in place there is a clip thign for u to clip it in on the body~ but i just went over the clip so it is lowered~ it's hard to exlpain but i hope u udnerstand~ tell me if u dun i try to take pic of the clip thing~ :)

I have the R34.. but don't get what you mean by going over the clip? :confused:

hmmmm ok good u know there is this 2 thing on the body and u put the chasis between these 2 thign it will lock it @ that place~!? the front adn back have it~ wat i did was i didn't go between thsoe 2 thing i just push it in even more~ does that help~!? or is there ne other R34 owner that can explin better then me~!?!~? hehe sorry man i suck @ explaining stuff!! :(

lol.. I got it :) no worries..
I hoping to do the R34 as my 3rd kit as a starter..
After the 300ZX.. will be the Evo6 then the R34.. Hope to get guidence from you people :)

Good to see some more pics of your model...should look good when all done.
You not doing the wheels gunmetal ??

MX100: Your clip lowering trick won't work once you put the interior in... the only way to lower a model is the traditional method.

Originally posted by Daryl
MX100: Your clip lowering trick won't work once you put the interior in... the only way to lower a model is the traditional method.
He may "just" be able to do it....it wont give much of a lower though.
On some kits you can do it but it gives the models a "down in the arse" look as its harder to do it to the front

ooOoo~ thx for the info guys~~ :) o well then the stock hieght is alrite too i guess~ :)