G zilla "pimp" skyline (56k beware)

[chrismcgee]

well here is my pimped out skyline, it has been my most favourite build so dar i think, and will set the trend for many other cars i think.

many thanks to jimbob for the excelent paints and the wheels which without joeclaw could not have happened, and also to hiroboy for the tutorial on fitting axels to tamiya models, and to jonno for the photo chopped skyline that inspired the build.

well the doors were smoothed and so were the front indicators, just wanted to keep it smooth as per the pic. then it was sprayed in a coating of black followed by jimbobs blue to red flip paint. and 5 coats of halfords laquer.
the chasis recieved a and attacking from the dremel to remove the tops of the arches to allow the wheels to sit deep inside.
interior was painted using an airbrush with tamiya buff(xf-57) and deck tan (xf-55),

still got a few more bits to put on lights etc and then this baby is done.

hope u like it

[chrismcgee]

can this be moved please
i presed new thread in the in progress section and its been dumped here

[EMAXX]

Looks nice man. I really like it.

[chrismcgee]

cheers dude, its my baby and i love her, lol.
that paint realy has to be seen to be believed, it has hundreds more shades than the camera can capture

[EMAXX]

Even if it didn't get it all, it still looks killer.

[subyfanatic]

Sweeet And the name is fitting

Bigg "E"

[SonyMobile]

daaaaaaymm that this is just G'd up from da feet up ... nice work, personally i think the spoiler should be a diff color, but thats just my opinion, nice work man, very nice

[DSM-Mark]

Originally Posted by chrismcgee

cheers dude, its my baby and i love her, lol.
that paint realy has to be seen to be believed, it has hundreds more shades than the camera can capture

No offense, it's really not your fault, but are those flakes as big in real life as they appear in the pictures?

Otherwise, looking really good!

[454SS]

2 thumbs up chris, btw what type of putty did you use to smoth the front indicators?

[pettercardoso]

It's looking pretty cool to me Although IMO it's sittin' a little too low...Hei, but that's just me

[chrismcgee]

Originally Posted by DSM-Mark

No offense, it's really not your fault, but are those flakes as big in real life as they appear in the pictures?

Otherwise, looking really good!

nope that is the flash reflecting off of the flakes, the rage flip paint is the smallest flakes money can buy, and is incredibly expensive. in real life it is amazing.

its meant to be this low, as if it was on hydraulics

the putty is humbrol model filler. it needs no mixing just driying time, which can be several hours

[454SS]

chris don't you mean baggs? Bags are better than pumps with use of large rims. ahh ok, well on mine i glues teh lense in and put some testors white compound putty all over and around it and sanded witrh 100, then 250, then 450 smooth, it feels real smooth but when i put the primer you can still see where the lense is, any idea on how to fix dis?

[Midnight Racer]

Great work.

[DirtyOne]

good work chris!
its nice to see someone go a step away from the racing skyline...
i like the idea of a slammed "lowrider" skyline...
you planin on doing anything to it?
Goran

[chrismcgee]

Originally Posted by 454SS

chris don't you mean baggs? Bags are better than pumps with use of large rims. ahh ok, well on mine i glues teh lense in and put some testors white compound putty all over and around it and sanded witrh 100, then 250, then 450 smooth, it feels real smooth but when i put the primer you can still see where the lense is, any idea on how to fix dis?

we i wouldnt use the lens in there, perhaps the filler your using is shrinking? leave it a couple of days to dry, add more, i always over fill the holes till they are "proud" of the body so after shrinkage there is enuf filler.
i use 1200 grit wet and dry paper for finish sanding.

and then leave it for another day. then primer, sand and spray, sand then re spray