nismo r33 skyline progress

hi everyone. i've decided to start a new thread to track my progress. this is going to be my second kit ever. but its the first kit since i discovered this forum with all its faqs and how to's. apparently primer is neccesary. :D :) :D :) so that first one didn't count. ;)
all i did today was file, sand, and primer. but after i put on the primer i noticed i missed a couple mold lines in front so i'll have to redo that tomorrow.
this is wat it looks like now
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/421330r33two.jpg

i'm planning on painting it a nice silver.

i'll be posting pics of my progress as i go along and i also hope to hear thougths and opinions from everyone out there.

thanks to jay for all your help.

got a question, anyone in the southern california area know of a hobby shop that carries that tamiya T-cut stuff?? havent been able to locate any.

Wow! Nice, can't wait to see the final!

Originally posted by wishihadar34
But after i put on the primer i noticed i missed a couple mold lines in front so i'll have to redo that tomorrow.

Hey, now u know why we use primer!!!...well one of the reasons. Look forward to seeing it done.

:smoker2: should look good when its done:smoka:

Silver sure is nice.
The skyline is always my favourite.
Hope yours will turn out like P-man's R33 :)

http://www.automotiveforums.com/scalemodeling/pman/R33.html

Originally posted by wishihadar34
thanks to jay for all your help. :coolguy: No problemo. Originally posted by wishihadar34
got a question, anyone in the southern california area know of a hobby shop that carries that tamiya T-cut stuff?? havent been able to locate any. Wow, I didn't realize you were in SoCal, too! :) Where in the southland are you?

I haven't seen any T-cut, but as I understand it, it would be in paint stores more then hobby shops. I'll look ardound and see where it can be found...

I REALLY like the front bumper on this kit. :D I've been meaning to pick one up for a long time. Where did you get it?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Forhod
[B]Silver sure is nice.
The skyline is always my favourite.
Hope yours will turn out like P-man's R33 :)

hope mine comes out that well too. is the silver p-man used an exact match of a real skyline?? anyone know???

jay i'm in anaheim, and i got this kit off ebay from sangpolly. he has tons of kits. i got most my kits from him.

wat kind of T-cut stuff do you all use (wat brand, name on the bottle)?

thanks for all your support.

Originally posted by wishihadar34
jay i'm in anaheim...No way! :eek: I work in Anaheim! (You'll never guess where! ;)) I'm probably right down the street from you right now!!! :eek: :lol2:

A few local places to look for hobby stuff:
Originally posted by jay@af
In Hacienda Heights there's a store called Legends Hobbies. They have a great selection of Japanese model kits of all kinds, not just cars. They also have aircraft, armor and a lot of Gundam kits. They have some military dioramas there that'll blow your mind. I could look at them for hours. Their prices aren't exactly low, but when they have something you want... :rolleyes:

They also have a 1/12 scale NSX made by Rosso that's real hard to come by nowadays that's built up and sitting in their display case. Apparently the kit came with an extra engine to display outside the car.

There's a place in Montclair called Pegasus Hobbies that decent, but it's right down the street from Upland, so I buy paint there a lot. Their prices run high. Pegasus Hobbies is know for producing a wide selection of wheels and accessories for low-rider models, like gold 100-spoke rims. They also reconfigured the servos in an R/C car to give it "Hoppin' Hydros." LOL! That thing's rad!

You could also try a chain of hobby stores called "Hobby People," (formerly Hobby Shack). They carry the static models, but not a particularly wide selection. I did buy my S2000 from them, though. :D

I found a place in L.A./Hollywood once, but I can't remember where it is, doh! My friend says thay have models in the Japan-town area in the toy stores, but I've never been. :(<edit: i guess my definition of "local" depends on whether you have a car or not... :p>

Originally posted by wishihadar34
wat kind of T-cut stuff do you all use (wat brand, name on the bottle)?So far I've just used polishing cloths with grits from 2400-12000 and the Tamiya rubbing compound. I have some other cutting goop that came with the polishing cloths, but I haven't tried it yet...

I think someone recently had a thread about polishing with Mothers/Meguiars polishing liquids of differing grits...

you work at good ol' disney don't ya jay.
i'll check those hobby shops out. i went to hobby people last week looken for supplyies they didn't have much. but i did end up buying a 1/64 Monster Machine diecast skyline. actually got my supplies at ultimate hobbies. i usually go to best 1 hobbys its a small shop in san gabriel. not sure of there prices but they carry more stuff from over seas that i like. got my first kit there(veilside s15 silvia). to bad its quite a far drive for me.

Oh, yeah... I know about Best1, but I've never been. Where's Ultimate Hobbies?

ultimate is in the orange mall on tustin well its not in the mall but its in the same plaza. behind of fat burgers.
ULTIMATE HOBBIES
2378 N ORANGE MALL, ORANGE, CA 92865
(714) 921-0424

have u checked out best1's website. best1hobby (www.best1hobby.com)

thinken of getten this one soon (http://www.best1hobby.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=168&Product_Code=FU18615&Category_Code=car1%2F24)

I sprayed mine in Tamiya TS-17.
Look forward to seeing how you get on with it....good luck

:alien: SHOULD LOOK GOOD, CANT WAIT TO SEE IT:alien:

R-33: YYYAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!:cool: :cool:

progress. i have refiled reprimed and painted my skyline. the color looks kinda strange to my. dunno y. its supose to be a nissan silver. but doesnt look quiet right. i had a lil trouble painting a underhang on the doors. the side skirts seem to be blocking the area.
Summer went by fast i'm starting classes tomorrow. won't have a lot of time for my skyline. :(
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/175725painted.jpg

anyone think that red recaro seats would look okay in a silver skyline??or should i stick wit a black and grey interior???

and tonio Skylines do conquer ALL!!!:D :) :D :)

Red recaros would be fine IMO

any skyline looks good :D

I don't know if i remember exactly but jay is one of the chipmunks, I think its dale.
its really cute to see all the kids around him:flipa:

Red seats in silver car = :coolguy: What kind/brand silver paint is that? :)

Originally posted by snowboarder
I don't know if i remember exactly but jay is one of the chipmunks, I think its dale.
its really cute to see all the kids around him:flipa: You're fired! :mad: Pack up your desk and get out of my sight!





:finger:

Red seats + Silver Skyline = sweet car!!!:cool: :cool: :cool:

Originally posted by jay@af
Red seats in silver car = :coolguy: What kind/brand silver paint is that? :)


i used a automotive paint from pep boys called plasti-kote Import Color. Its supose to match nissan's silver.

red recaro's it is then.:) do they make a flat red spray??? i hate brush painting and i don't think the interior should be shiny.