Progress pics of my first model (R32 GTR)

Well here's a couple of progress pics of my first ever model. The Tamiya R32 GTR with full engine detail (and try to be nice I'm only a newbie modeller! :D :p ) Still got a long way to go but at least it's starting to resemble a car now! :D

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:)That looks very nice compared to my models. I just started on model cars too. Ive built three so far: Revell ITR, revell dodge viper gts and a revell 64 impala 2n1. Ive been looking for a tamiya skyline but havnt found one here in alaska. Good luck on your model:)

Hey, looking good Newbie!:cool: Is that a R32 with R33 wheels? Good progress pics. Lets see more soon.

so far looks very good ;)

Originally posted by wkma7six
Hey, looking good Newbie!:cool: Is that a R32 with R33 wheels? Good progress pics. Lets see more soon. Good spotting. I swapped my R32 wheels with Moondog's R33 wheels. :p

I've started to paint the body, but it needs another few coats before the colour will look any good. It should like a really nice blue when it's finished (well hopefully anyway :p )

You need to get some colour into that engine... apart from that it looks to be coming together just fine. Go girl!

Originally posted by Daryl
You need to get some colour into that engine... apart from that it looks to be coming together just fine. Go girl! There is some colour in there, it's just really hard to see because of the flash of the camera. I did the colours exactly how the instructions said. There's greys and silvers and reds in there, they just didn't come out too well. I'll try to take some more in natural light at some point. :)

and thanks for the comments. :)

Alrighty then :)

Originally posted by Spec2 Girl
I'll try to take some more in natural light at some point. :)

and thanks for the comments. :)

so you need to borrow the camera agin some day:D

There is color there I saw it myself.

looks cool!!!!....

I cant wait to see it finished :)

Hey spec2 that's looking very good so far!

I wish my g/f was into building models perhaps then she'd understand why I spent £60 (90US$) in my local shop today!!

Originally posted by fatboyslim
I wish my g/f was into building models perhaps then she'd understand why I spent £60 (90US$) in my local shop today!! Hehe we just spent $NZ160 today too. :o I bought a Porsche Boxter and Moon bought the "General Lee" from Dukes of Hazard. :p

Got to finish the Skyline first though. :D

You copying my purchases?

:D

160NZ$ thats about £50 ish, you only got 2 kits?
I bought 2 kits (Tamiya Efini RX-7, Italeri Volvo FH-16 Box Wagon-yeah I know it's a lorry), 10 pots Tamiya paint and a couple of packs of Evergreen styrene sheet actual cost £54.98!!
Is stuff expensive in NZ then?

Originally posted by tazdev
You copying my purchases?

:D No, it just didn’t have any engine detail so it sounded good. :p I picked up the 300Z at first, but that also had full engine detail so I put it back. :p

Originally posted by fatboyslim
160NZ$ thats about £50 ish, you only got 2 kits?
I bought 2 kits (Tamiya Efini RX-7, Italeri Volvo FH-16 Box Wagon-yeah I know it's a lorry), 10 pots Tamiya paint and a couple of packs of Evergreen styrene sheet actual cost £54.98!!
Is stuff expensive in NZ then? The $160 also included paints, some more brushes, paint thinner and primer. :)

Is it just the flash from the camera, or the paint. That Chasis looks to be a really nice shade of blue. what color paint is that and from what company? I like it a lot.

Lookin' good :cool:

Originally posted by 94 Mustang GT
Is it just the flash from the camera, or the paint. That Chasis looks to be a really nice shade of blue. what color paint is that and from what company? I like it a lot. No it’s the flash from the camera. It’s a kind of grey colour. Not sure of the actual code, but it's a Tamiya paint.

Hey looking good so far- The useless Revell glue I used before stuffed my engine bay up, so I have to buy another R32 kit- Which is c00l because then that leaves me with plenty of spare parts to play around with :frog:

nice lookin so far!! put some lights in it!! YAYAYAYAY!!!