Progress - 1:12 Skyline R32 GTR

[mike united]

:22yikes:
Totally amazing, brilliant work Steve !

Mike

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by SnakekanS

"The Lathe was 435 Pounds and the Milling Machine 282 Pounds" which is about 800 US dollars for the Lathe and 500 US dollars for the Milling Machine (Pounds as United Kingdom Pounds).

Maybe you did see this but referred "pounds" to weight...

Yep, sure did refer pounds to weight. Thanks! Man do I feel like an idiot.

[ajrichar]

Quite simply, this 1:12 creation would have to be the best GT-R related model in any scale and in any format I have ever seen.
I have sat in awe of the fussy attention to detail, the painful fabrication of parts, and the genuine care that has gone into putting this masterpiece together. I don't think words can do this project justice, and it is not even finished yet!
I too don't care too much for the Veilside kit, as I believe that the original body shape has just the right amount of aggression tempered with conservatism. But the car is going to be something incredibly special.
Thankyou for sharing its build-process with us.

[willimo]

Great machined parts. Truly incredible. It really is going to be a shame to paint all those great turned parts. Amazing.

[Hiroboy]

Originally Posted by flyonthewall

Coming along nicely. Where did you get the springs from?

Well, that's a story I was going to order from http://www.leespring.co.uk/
They have every possible size of spring you could want, but they have a £20 min order so, in the end, the company we use at work for all Nuts, bolts and fixing got them (4 off) from his supplier as samples (free).
But as I have ordered another 1:12 Skyline (R32 NISMO S TUNE) I may have to get some more.
Really might have to do the PE Parts set for this kit

[freelunch]

When the Nismo S-Tune Skyline arrives could you please take some good pictures of the contents and maybe the instruction manual? I'm really interested in this kit, but i'm hesitant to put down $200 for it.

[Toughbeard]

I wish they had a hayes manual for the skyline that would help alot...

Try bentley publications maybe they will have something on the skyline...

[skypie]

Da best model ever i tell ya...
Keep it up man!!!

[crisjr]

Man.....amazing job!!.. your buid is aways very... very god.. but this one...this will be the best i´ve ever seen!!!..

Post more pics!!...


Hugs,


Cris

[nervestrikes]

Your kicking so much tail with this build, it's crazy !

[blueboost]

as usual there are no words that I can type to express how utterly amazed I am by your work. The parts you made look great on the car, nothing looks off scale or fake, they look like real, miniature, performance parts!

I think if you want a bodykit for this bad boy it should be a one-off Steve custom. Not the dated veilside kit. just my 2 cents

do you still need reference or has that been covered sufficiently?

[Hiroboy]

Test assembly of the suspension.

I scratch built the exhaust system last night but the pics were to dark.
I'll take some more today.

[///Beck]

Whoooooa! juz by looking at the progress of ur R32 make me feel like the luckiest man on earth... the suspension assembly looks super neat!!
Keep up the good work man. Take jo time!

[rx7king]

holy crap! thats cool

[willimo]

With so much detail, I gotta ask, any plans for the linkages between the sway bar and the suspension arms?