Interim Project: Tamiya R34 Skyline

[Twist]

Welcome to Twist's Interim Project.



This project is one that will no doubt be finished in the fall or later. I'm just working on this until some other models arrive from HobbyLink Japan. In any case, I'm going to take Tamiya's R34 Skyline and turn it into Signal Auto's R34 Skyline Street Version ( http://www.signalauto.com/r34.html ). Here are some crummy pictures from my digital camera of the car as feature in Super Street.

I'm doing the car in metallic black instead of Midnight purple (Tamiya doesn't make that dark of a purple.) I don't know about the tuner decals or the red lines along the side yet. I'll have to scratch build the mirrors. Ouch! I've ordered the TE-37's from HLJ (made by Fujimi), but Phil (pkw1) pointed out that the ones on the Skyline are low offset (sorta deepdish), and the Fujimi ones are flat. More modifications. The biggest hindrance will be the wing.

Despite this being my first puttying kit and first major modification kit, I've already begun cutting and puttying under the supervision of Phil (thanks!). Here is what I have so far (note that all of these are "in-progress" pictures):

The hoodvent (the lines are stray pencil marks!):

The front bumper:

The real front bumper (Nismo) looks like this (not the same hood, thank goodness!):

The side skirts:


P.S. My Fujimi Mitsu Lancer Evo V GSR is now up in the gallery and I'd really appreciate it if you guys would take a look at it and comment in the respective thread. Thanks!

[tenzoracerevovii]

that is sweet man!!!.......i think it looks very good for your first time.....just out of curiousity?........how are you going to make the spoiler?......you're gonna use putty?......are you gonna just make it free hand?.......anyways, i can't wait until it's finished.......are you gonna get some carbon fiber decals and make a carbon fiber hood like the SV?...that would be sweet.......

[flyonthewall]

That is a nice looking car, funnily enough the wheels u are after are some than i plan to release for my Scaleautostyle project because when i get around to it i plan to make this little baby!
I have found someone who can produce some master wheels for me then i will be making copies in resin. The plan is for them to fit with either of the two main types of fitting u get amongst Tamiya, Fujimi and Aoshima kits and i have devised a way of doing this. If u want to add them to your car in the future i'll let u know when they are ready - not likely to be for some weeks yet!

[Twist]

tenzoracerevovii: The hood is definitely gonna be carbon fiber. I've bought one to scale sheet (1/24) for the hood and spoiler. I'm also going to go buy another one for the front skirt and the two underbody panel thingy's that deal with air flow under the body.
As for the spoiler, I imagine that it will be a combination of the modified stock one, Evergreen modelling sheets and putty.

flyonthewall: That sounds sweet. I might order them from you, but that's a long way down the road yet.

[Guiddy]

The wing would look great in photoetch, and you could probably find something on HLJ of Media Mix. Just depends if you want to wait or not!

[flyonthewall]

Funnily enough!.... ....wings are also something i will be releasing. Im desiging the parts to be photoetched so i can send my plans to a few etching companies. My idea for this is to have the wing supports and end plates in etched steel with enough parts on the fret to make 4 wings - 2 double, 2 single with different heights and diff end plates etc. The aerofoils wil be as a long strip in resin, molded in the correct shape and are to be cut to length as per the modelers requirments. The designs are not like the one above, they are more upright, but as my designs are in the early stage then i could expand on it and include something like it.

Any thoughts and suggestions are very welcome.

[R34_GT-t]

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[primera man]

Originally posted by R34_GT-t

When you buy the Tamiya Nissan Skyline R34 GTR kit does it come with the orange indicators as standard?
When I make mine I would want to put clear repeaters on rather than the orange one's
How would I do this?
-Elliot

They come molded as clear

[Twist]

Originally posted by R34_GT-t
So you are making it into a R34 R-Tune?
Why do you not like the NISMO bonnet?(hood)
When you buy the Tamiya Nissan Skyline R34 GTR kit does it come with the orange indicators as standard?
When I make mine I would want to put clear repeaters on rather than the orange one's
How would I do this?
-Elliot

It's Singal Auto's Skyline Street Version. Here is the list of modifications:

Fast Facts:
OWNER: Kousuke Kida
HOMETOWN: Osaka, Japan
DAILY GRIND: President of Signal Auto.
RIDE: Signal Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R Street Version
UNDER THE HOOD: 2.6 DOHC I-6 (RB26DETT); HKS 2.8L kit; oil pump; Toda Camshafts (intake: 256 degreees, exhaust: 264 degrees), valvesprings; Tomie retainers, aluminum slide pulley; Singal ported and polished cylinder heads; Trust T88-34D turbocharger, stainless stell exhaust manifold, high-flow Type C wastegate, intercooler; Singal 90pi CB-Muffler, oil catch can, aluminum radiator, HKS F-con V pro, two Bosch fuel pumps, KAAZ limited Slip differential, Exedy Triple Plate Clutch
STIFF STUFF: Tein RE Damper kit (front: 12k, rear: 12k); Cusco adjustable radius rod, upper control arm, drag rod
ROLLERS: Volk racing TE37 wheels (18x19.5), Toyo Vimoda tires (265/35ZER18)
STOPPERS: AP brake caliper kit, Hurst brake-line lock
OUTSIDE: Shift carbon-fiber hood; Nismo front bumper, rear bumper, side skirts; Singal GT-Wing; Ganador carbon-fiber mirror; Midnight Purple paing
INSIDE: Bride seats (Dinos in front, custom Brides in rear), Simpson five-point racing harness, Nismo gauges.

I'm trying to build as exact a repilca of this car as I can. Differences so far is basically the paint. It will be black instead of Midnight Purple. I've still got to shave down the lining on the hood it's too high. It will have clear turn signals on the side. I'm doing the Nismo hood because it's not on the real car and it's waaaay beyond my skills.

[R34_GT-t]

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[Twist]

This is what I get for being vague, I put the Z-Tune up because it has the same front end. It's the Nismo front bumper I believe.

Progress is slow, but it is progress. I'm progressively shaving back the hood to get the real thing, but it's slow and prone to mistakes. I'm not going to waste your time with photos right now. Expect some soon though.

[Jay!]

Great subject, man! Keep it coming!

[Twist]

Here are pics of my progress so far. I really love putty, but it's not as forgiving as I'd like. Bear in mind that all the work here is still in progress and has not been sanded and in some cases not even cured completely. Enjoy, though.



I love the second photo. It shows how mean a Skyline really is!

This week is spring break for me so I should be making a lot of progress. I'll keep posting pictures as they are relevent.

P.S. I don't know if this works with any one else's digicam, but looking at a model through its lens really brings out the glaring errors!

[flyonthewall]

Thats looking damn fine!!! Is putt all u use with your mods??? Have u tried used plastic card aswell?
This is how i do my bodykits, building up the basic shape with the plastic the refining with the putty. Have u had any problems with the putty falling off?
Even so its looking good and if that works for u then stick with it!
Cant wait to see the end result.

[primera man]

Looking great so far