WIP - The two ends of the street car world

1/24th scale Tamiya Skyline R34 GTR Z-tune and 1/25th scale Revell Honda Civic Si Tuner

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8297/1003894lo6.jpg

sweet! is the skyline a curbside? i will follow this.

Yeah sadly the Skyline is a curbside...I would love to see a detailed engine model for it...guess I have to settle for the real-world one where I work :)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3131/1003671pb3.jpg

wow, I need to get a job there, so I can hang out with an R34 all day!!! hahaha

Havent done much lately with the models...painted the interior of the Civic today...

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/8071/1003934ys5.jpg

Also picked up a sheet of carbon fiber decal for use on the hood...

damn curbsides. tamiya says accurate display model but if i remember right the real skyline has a motor as with countless other real cars. not so accurate as they say it is. good job on all of this.

Sorry for the long delay! The holidays and work have kept me busy! Well, I finished up the dashboard, and the interior is now nearly complete.

Please forgive my poor paint skills. All the painting was done using an automotive paint scratch filler brush, and this is my first plastic model in 8 years, and first car model ever...

The steering wheel:
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2082/wheelhq0.jpg

The whole dashboard:
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1596/dashng4.jpg

The completed interior:
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/2204/intfronttp0.jpg
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/7333/intrearwz0.jpg

Chassis is just about complete...just need to finish up painting the brake rotors...

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/2478/chassis6ve.jpg

Also laid down some Carbon Fiber on the hood for the Civic...

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6536/civichood9zz.jpg

You could always transplant the engine from the Tamiya R-32 into the R-34; plenty of others have successfully done it.:)

True, but I just dropped a grand for school this semester..I dont have the cash right now to go hunting for a model just for the engine :P Not to mention the extra work of cutting off the hood, which Im just not advanced enough to do...

very nice models, great interior!!

Cabin is attached to the body, and the intercooler has been mounted. All that is left now is the shell!

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9128/body6ni.jpg

Forgive me for asking a silly question, but how is a Skyline and a Civic at both ends of the street car world?

Skyline is top of the line, and the Civic is the el cheapo car that every owner thinks is the top of the line :P

Im working on the same skyline check it out.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=658462

Small update...

I still need to clean up the paint on the body, then all that is left is the taillights, windows and decals...I havent glued the body on, just attached it for the photo ;)

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5946/10042903dj.jpg

Got those oh so sexy taillights painted and installed...the black is what I need to touch up on the body...

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6910/1004298ro0.jpg

Lookin good!:bigthumb: The Z Tune is lookin good. I got the Z tune but havnt started yet and i hope mine turns out as good as yours. the paint on the civic looks good too!

Thanks! Appreciate it! :)

Okay, with production winding down on the Skyline, I decided to get started on the Civic...

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5262/1004303wf0.jpg

Dont worry about the decal on the hood...much to my suprise and anger, I found the model's decal sheet has a CF hood decal...

In the final stages...hope to finish the model this weekend...

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/1056/1004307zc2.jpg

She is finished!!!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b100/89Sunbird/100_4317.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b100/89Sunbird/100_4318.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b100/89Sunbird/100_4320.jpg

Well, okay, I still have 1 last decal to add (the front license plate) but then she is finished!!!