Nismo Z & S15 - Completed

[da_ashman]

Hey everyone

Finally loaded up some completed photos of my S15, the Z was finished almost 2 months ago. For build progress check out here.. http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=936308
Kits are:
Tamiya Nismo Z Fairlady with Ings Wingset & 19" TE37s
Aoshima Kei Office S15

Nismo Z



Sitting with Big Brother




Sitting with Dad


Family Portrait


The Interiors



S15




Flush fitting windows


Thanks for checking them out, let me know what you think

Cheers
Ash

[jetboy2004]

Nice builds. I like the flush back window. It makes the model more realistic. I want to make my model like that too, but I haven't figured out a way without making my own window from scratch.

[da_ashman]

Hey jetboy, I mainly used the supplied windows in the kit. the front, rear & sides are all molded in 1 piece. I simply covered it with tape then installed it and drew the edge onto the tape then started the ardeus task of cutting & filing to get the right shape.
The side windows are 0.75mm clear styrene, which didnt bend that well but still fitted. it took ages but im really pleased with the result

[Mojo_stevo]

Emmm. I love the green paint. What you did with the window looks great. That seems to be the one thing that always takes away from the realism, is the huge gap. You sure fixed that. Thumbs up.

[jetboy2004]

Originally Posted by da_ashman

Hey jetboy, I mainly used the supplied windows in the kit. the front, rear & sides are all molded in 1 piece. I simply covered it with tape then installed it and drew the edge onto the tape then started the ardeus task of cutting & filing to get the right shape.
The side windows are 0.75mm clear styrene, which didnt bend that well but still fitted. it took ages but im really pleased with the result

Thanks for the tip. I decided to cut out the windows as well. It's such a tedious task! It took me about 45 minutes to cut out a rear quarter window using X-acto and Crazy Modeler's saw set! And I managed to make a small crack in it. But I'm going to tint the rear windows anyways, so hopefully it'll be hidden. There's gotta be an easier way to cut the windows!!

[MidMazar]

Looks good, just a little black paint to fill in the black trim around the back window on the silvia. Last pic, left side. Apart from that nice builds, i like how the nismo decals look on the 350z.