Autotech Nissan Stagea 260RS 1/24

I just got my Stagea in the mail. Looks like a pretty nice kit. Only thing I don't like about this particular kit is the body kit wasn't quite as cool looking as in the photo and the wheels look a lot smaller.

The wheels are easy. I noticed that on the box, there was a body line across the front bumper to help break it up visually. That line was not in the kit so I masked it off on both sides with only a sliver of the kit showing and careful scribed it out with an x-acto. after a number of passes, I used an emory board at an angle to slightly widen the line. I think it came out pretty good. More to follow soon.

1988 911 by Tamiya is on the way next.

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Great car, great observation. Most would of missed that.

Looking forward to seeing this one built. I did the Mine's version earlier this year. The Fujimi Stagea is a nice kit.

Such tiny details make a surprising difference. Nice work, I can't wait to see more.

good eye. looks like the bumper was a 2-piece or a lip kit. are you planning on continuing the line into the center section?

Do you gonna modified front that look like R34 GT-R?

Nice start. :smile:
Yes, the little added extras such as separation lines on mouldings and the like can add so much to a build.
You made that look so easy...and you have to wonder, why they didn't do it...?? :uhoh:
Look forward to seeing this one develop...

I don't think I will take the line to the lower grill opening. Too hard to scribe a straight line there. I am also thinking about the R34 front end conversion after looking on google last night. What I really wish I could get was the newer gen Stagea and do the R35 conversion like the one pictured below

I will probably end up building the last pic posted here. The Stagea kit version with GTR wheels. I don't want to jump into a full front end conversion quite yet. And I cannot find my Tamiya R34 kit that was laying around :( I think I like white the best and was even thinking of doing satin white with carbon fiber bits and satin grey wheels.....

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Found this photo of a really nice rear bumper. So..... I decided to turn the kit bumper into this one. This is kind of neat as I have never done fab work like this before.

I first sectioned the bumper. I wish I had taken a before photo but you can see how bulky it looks on the box.

I measured down to the lowest body line on the model and cut the the rest that covered above that off. Then I masked and cut out the lower section to mimic the photo. I will then use either the lower portion I removed or flat stock along with some think tubing to create the recess like the photo. Still need to do some final sanding to even it up but it's close. I am also definitely going with white on this kit.

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Came out pretty good IMO :)

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y'know, I really like the look of the rear bumpers where there is a blacked out centre section like on the new Fiesta and Evo X for that matter.

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I think that would look quite good on an estate body that has such a drastically flat/steep rear.

Nice work :)

Looking good so far, hope you find your GTR kit, that would look pretty awesome with an R34 front end. The newest stagea is a pretty sexy looking car (even tho its a statin wagon) but with the R35 GTR front end looks Way better.
Cant wait to see more

Few questions. How long do you generally let the base dry before clearing?

And how is the best way to paint the door and gas door gaps?

I like the rear valance! It depends on the paint, usually with enamel you want to wait at least 24-48 hours. With tamiya ts, i usually clear it after the next day if all the imperfections are removed. Some people wait longer, make sure you leave it alone after clearing for a while so the paint cures out. Good luck. :thumbsup: