Nissan S12 Grand Prix (commissioned build)

[iceracer1]

Last week a new customer came by to show his real car and give me the modelkit to replicate his rare Nissan S12 GP.

Now he was here, I could start with taking some reference pics.












The modelkit is just a simple kit with not much detailed parts. But why do they include a clear hood? As there is no enginedetail?







I bought a set of Longchamp XR-4 wheels from Aoshima.



and ordered the white paint at Hiroboy.


The GP version has a widebody, so I have to make one myself. I already start to draw the lines.



Kris.

[da_ashman]

Nice! How do you go with your commissioned builds? Im doing one at the moment & somedays I just stare at my ever expanding collection & just want to do my own thing.
Love the steering wheel in that beast too!!

[Orion37170]

Interesting project! Will follow how you build up the fenders.
In some of that s12 kits they included the fj20, that might be the resin why there is a clear hood in all of them.... I casted it, just if there is any interest

[iceracer1]

Originally Posted by da_ashman

Nice! How do you go with your commissioned builds? Im doing one at the moment & somedays I just stare at my ever expanding collection & just want to do my own thing.
Love the steering wheel in that beast too!!

Yeah I know what you mean, and I also look at my growing stash and want to start my own project. But in the end, the money I get for these commissioned builds will help me buying new kits and stuff And it's always great to make the owners happy with a replica of their car!

Kris.

[iceracer1]

Well I just started this car, as I'm still waiting for decals to complete the Supra.

First I removed the centercaps from the wheels.



I als started to make a rough shape for the widebody fenders.




After that I used Milliput to fill up the fenders and make it smooth with a wet finger. It will save me a lot of sanding when everything is dry.





Meanwhile I sanded the fenders and think it's all smooth now. I have to check that with a layer of filler this week.

Kris.

[iceracer1]

And I'm really busy with the body right now.

First I started to cut out the roof window. First drilled a hole.



And then disaster happened. I used to much force during the cutting, so the whole body broke into 2 pieces. I was so angry, but when I was in the mood again I repared the body. I also added the thick window rubbers.



I also made a frontlip from scratch.


And made a rearspoiler from scratch:



And added the panellines for the black trim in the new wide fenders:




Now it will be checked for the last imperfections and hopefully I can paint the body soon.

Kris.

[iceracer1]

Originally Posted by lemanskis

I could start with taking some reference pics.

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[ChristopheB]

Great work Kris! Nice to see that you fixed it after breaking it. Not always easy to get back into it...

[iceracer1]

Big update guys,

First i primered the body, to see if everything was smooth enough.






It was smooth, so I could paint the body with Crystal White Nissan paint.






And clearcoated with 2K Clear:





And today I did a lot of masking to paint all the black parts. This was a lot of work, but it payed off when I removed the masking tape and saw a perfect smooth body











And I painted the wheels in Polished Aluminium after I painted them Gloss Black.




Meanwhile I'm busy with the interior and chassis.

Kris.

[da_ashman]

Looking Good!

[nugundam93]

love these replica builds, and yours is no exception.

[iceracer1]

This week I completed the body.








And started and finished the interior. I mixed a custom blue color using different tamiya paints. I added interiorflocking and some sports seats from Aoshima I think. I also added a bit interiorjunk from ScaleProduction because else it's very boring.







Meanwhile it's finished, so I post the final pics soon!

Kris.

[sohchx]

Wow!! This came out incredible. He will surely be happy with this build.

[avd]

Wow look great.