Looking for a good S15 kit

[Titanoh]

Hi,
Im looking for a Nissan Silvia S15 kit, 1/24 scale. Im not too expirenced with modeling, so nothing too hard, but I want something with decent details. Something tuner-ish also, a nice body kit or something. It has to have somewhat good engine detail.
Any good modifications I can put on it?
Im hoping to find it at my local hobby store.
Thanks.

[Layla's Keeper]

Unfortunately, there are only two S15 Silvia kits on the market; Fujimi's and Aoshima's and they're both curbside.

Of the two, however, Aoshima's is easily the superior in both accuracy and detail, as well as being offered in a few interesting variants.

[hirofkd]

Aoshima also made S13 with engine details based on their the S15 chassis parts, so it wouldn't be so hard to combine a curbside S15 and a detailed S13.

[Titanoh]

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&P=WR&I=LXSWF8
This is the S15 right? I see the D1 versions, and those seem to come with more of a body kit, so would I be better off getting one of these (for the bodykit) rather then the one I linked?

Is this the S13 you refered to (scroll down a bit)? I like the engine detail.
http://www.geocities.com/vitaraman/nissan.html

I was hoping there would be a roll cage in the D1 model, what would have been the icing on the cake. Is there any difference between the different versions, other than the decals?

[MTKELSEY]

the s13 model motor is good for the valve cover and the intake manifold. thats about it. the aoshima s13 only has the top half of the motor . if you could mate the top half of the s13, to the other half of a similar motor , then it would be good. you could make it work. thats what i did to my sr20 to put in a diff car.

kyle

[Titanoh]

What would a similar motor be?
Also, I can't find the kit for the first car in the link above (http://www.geocities.com/vitaraman/nissan.html, the first picture), know where I could get one.
This S15 sounds like its going to turn out to be quite complecated (and maybe expensive?).

[MTKELSEY]

well, i happen to get mine from ModelExpress(i think), i have seen them on ebay a few times. a similar motor that i used was the monogram ford tunderbird four cylinder turbo.the motors look nothing alike. all you need is the very bottom half like the oil pan and nothing else.

[Titanoh]

This one?
http://www.a2zhobbies.com/Revell-Mon.../RMX-0857.html?

How different do the S13 and S15 models look? I don't really want to spend like $60 on this.

[MTKELSEY]

thats the remake ,but im sure they are the same. i think that one has a 4 cylinder in it.

[Titanoh]

I think Im going to start with just the S13, then later on I'll put the S15 body on or something. Is there anyway I can find a body kit to put on the S13?

[MTKELSEY]

i sure they make one i don't really know ,but i keep seeing ones with body kits. you could make your own, its not that hard.

[Titanoh]

Huh, can't really find any kits I really like.
Any good Skyline kits w/ good engine detail and a nice body kit (with like an intercooler)

[tonioseven]

S13...

http://www.hlj.com/product/AOS03940

http://www.hlj.com/product/AOS04056

http://www.hlj.com/product/AOS03977

http://www.hlj.com/product/AOS03873

[Titanoh]

Think I could fit http://www.modelexpress.net/cgi-bin/...AOS_35115.html in the D1 S15's?

[MTKELSEY]

thats a half motor too, and i got one of those too. to get the best Skyline engine, i think the tamiya R32 race car or street car is the best . thats what i get alot of.the tamiya R32 kit comes with the complete engine detail. it comes with twin turbos,good valve cover,and trans. to put the motor in a diff. car you might have make it look like a Rwd version, so there is some modding.