Aoshima RS Turbo Skyline Silhouette

Hey everyone,
While I am finishing up one of my other kits, I am slowly starting my Aoshima RS Turbo Skyline Silhouette. This kit is not easy to come across however there are tons of molding lines which I sanded out. There were so many that I had to ook at reference pics to make sure I didn't sand any details away. I will get ready to primer tomorrow. Here are some pics of how the kit looks.
As with all Skylines, this thing is a beast.:grinyes:

Hi everybody at AF. :)

It's been about 5 years since I last posted. I recently decided to resume my long lost hobby after putting it on hold when I left for college. I have been working a full-time job for the last 2 years, and now attending graduate school. I determined that building model cars is a passion of mine that helps me relax and take a step away from my busy life.

I am resuming the completion of my Aoshima kit that tonioseven, who I believe is still here, sent me. I will keep my promise (if you remember it) and show you the finished product!

Here's what I have so far. Everything is primed. I got the first color on the body painted as well as the rims.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=43707&stc=1&d=1313038269

While I wait for the body to fully dry before I spray the lower portion of the body black, I began the interior. I only have an hour or so a day to work on this so is what I did! I'm going to apply the bare-metal foil to the rest of the cabin (see ref pic attached).
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=43714&stc=1&d=1313114557

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Hi!!

Nice kit. Seems like you're serious about make a good build. I'll follow that post.

I was and I'm tempted by this kit. But never make the final step to buy it. It's well detailed? It worth the time and the price??

REGARDS

welcome back to the hobby. im looking forward to this one. i like these old race cars, they have alot of flare.

off to a nice start
the door trims look fantastic!

Hi!!

Nice kit. Seems like you're serious about make a good build. I'll follow that post.

I was and I'm tempted by this kit. But never make the final step to buy it. It's well detailed? It worth the time and the price??

REGARDS

It is pretty detailed for a simple out of the box kit. As far as I can tell, every piece has been fairly accurate when compared to the ref pics that I found online.

It's been worth the time so far. And it was given to me as a gift, so i don't know how much it is.

welcome back to the hobby. im looking forward to this one. i like these old race cars, they have alot of flare.

Yea, I just love the "raw-ness" of old race cars. Their flare gives them a great presence.

off to a nice start
the door trims look fantastic!

Thank youuu. I think I'm going to paint the cabin with TS-17 (gloss aluminum) and just apply the bare-metal foil to certain panels to give it highlight diff textures and to give some color instead of all one tone. If that makes sense?


I want to reproduce a thin 1 mm :eek7: black stripe that goes across the lower portion of the car. Anyone have advice of how to do that. So I just try to mask it or is there a easier way using decals or another method?

This took me longer than it should have but I matched the seat color as good as I could. Added some talcum powder into the paint to give it a more realistic look.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=43743&stc=1&d=1313366834

Quick test fit. I painted the back of the seat. It was tough since I had to create my own masking. I didn't want to simply paint the whole backing black. It turned out okay, not perfect tho. I also painted the rubber shift boot. Came out alittle shinier than I wanted. I used Tamiya semi gloss black.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=43750&d=1313458391

So my progress has been slow with work and school. but the interior is almost done! What do you think so far? I used BMF to highlight certain panels in the cabin. I'm looking to make this build as accurate as possible without adding any additional accessories (ie.seat belts).
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=43917&stc=1&d=1314678189

Wow the last month was busy. I only had time to paint a piece here and there...and glue a piece here and there lol. So here's what I have so far. The next step is to polish the paint, paint the window trims, and add the decals. Please let me know what you think, whether it's good or bad. I welcome all criticism that I can learn from.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44114&stc=1&d=1318559857
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Nobody following? lol Ok, well I'm gonna keep on building :/ I'm rubbing the body down with some 3M compound and then applying the decals. I think not using a clear coat adds a more realistic effect in this case. Cars such as this generally aren't glossy like the ones in a showroom.

Nobody following?


Your thread has the same disease as mine, we keep on posting but nobody's replying. We must be invisible somewhere :disappoin

Good job so far btw :thumbsup:

Your thread has the same disease as mine, we keep on posting but nobody's replying. We must be invisible somewhere :disappoin

Good job so far btw :thumbsup:

Haha..thanks for acknowledging me tho lol. What's the link to ur build?

Very nice model

I took one last year

This took me longer than it should have but I matched the seat color as good as I could. Added some talcum powder into the paint to give it a more realistic look.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=43743&stc=1&d=1313366834

Nice trick for the seat. Did you have no problem with airbrush with talcum into the paint? Or did you use a brush? If airbrush which size of tip have you?
Good job go ahead!

Very nice model

I took one last year

Thank you! You have pics of it?

I like the wheels on the celica model in your signature. TE37's?

Nice trick for the seat. Did you have no problem with airbrush with talcum into the paint? Or did you use a brush? If airbrush which size of tip have you?
Good job go ahead!

I actually brush painted the seat. It took a while for it to look good.

Okay..so alittle progress. Everything is polished. I painted the window trims. I was going to BMF the side windows but the bottom portion is sooo thin I couldn't get it to stick. So I ended up with this.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44166&stc=1&d=1319175420
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44167&stc=1&d=1319175420

The side window trims look good even just painted! Are you going to apply another coat of clear after decals are put on?

The side window trims look good even just painted! Are you going to apply another coat of clear after decals are put on?

Thank you! I am not going to apply another clear coat of clear after the decals. There are 2 reasons: in real life the decals/vinyl that is applied on to these sport cars dont get another layer of clear on top. So this should look more authentic in some way. Second, I don't want to risk ruining the decals since I heard of bad stories online. Im sure there are many safe products and methods to applying the clear without have any adverse effects but I just dont want to risk it on this project. Maybe I'll try it on my next model, whenever that may be.


BTW...there's no clear to begin with. I just polished the paint directly. One of the guys who does amazing work on this forum said he doesn't use a clear coat in any of his models, so I figure I'd give it a try. I have done clear coats on some of my models in the past, and sometimes it actually looks more "toy-like" cause it was overly shiny lol.

Nice paint job!

Nice paint job!

Thank you! I try to improve on atleast one aspect with each model I build. I still have alot to learn.


I got the rear lights completed. I love the signature 2 circle skyline tail lights.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44170&stc=1&d=1319323970
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Cool car, nice job so far on the build.

Clean work on the tail lights :bigthumb:

Thank you! You have pics of it?

I like the wheels on the celica model in your signature. TE37's?



I actually brush painted the seat. It took a while for it to look good.


Pics of the models ? I have this version and the Skyline of the 1982 9H Kyalami Endurance

I have different reference pics

Yes , TE37 whels from R34 Super GT

This is quite a serious build, not a fan of this car but everything looks great in every aspect! I can't believe you finished the seat by hand brushing, can't be that even! Keep it up pal!

Pics of the models ? I have this version and the Skyline of the 1982 9H Kyalami Endurance

I have different reference pics

Yes , TE37 whels from R34 Super GT

Yea, pics of the model. Nice, great looking rims.

This is quite a serious build, not a fan of this car but everything looks great in every aspect! I can't believe you finished the seat by hand brushing, can't be that even! Keep it up pal!

Thanks I appreciate it. I started this hobby as a teenager and didnt have the money for an airbrush. So everything I have ever built is thru brush painting.
Clean work on the tail lights :bigthumb:

Thanks! I'm happy with them. However, if u look closely the amber turning signal is darker on the right side and the circular red areas were tough.

Finished detailing the window trim. The lower trim was soo fine, I cheated with a fine tip sharpie.:rolleyes: But the body fits well on the chasis. Everything is slowly coming together. Next I need to remove the side windows so you can look into the cockpit better, attach the side vents, tail, and decals!

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44186&stc=1&d=1319692783
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44187&stc=1&d=1319692783

Yay...I'm finallly done after starting and taking a break from this kit many years ago.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44231&stc=1&d=1320378859

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44233&stc=1&d=1320379303

Just like the real thing...

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=44232&stc=1&d=1320378859

i'll have better pics in the completed forum later.

Nice kit. Seems like you're serious about make a good build. I'll follow that post.

Thanks!

Great work!!