Tamiya Nismo R34 GT-R Z-Tune

Mr Bowcat

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Morning guys. :smiling3:

I decided I fancied a relatively simple build so pulled this from the stash. Will be built mostly OOB.

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Made a start over the weekend by getting the body prepped and primed, and all the parts for the underside cleaned up. I'm not going to go mad on these as I doubt anyone will ever look at the underside, and I want to concentrate on the bodywork, which will be the star of the show. More on that later.

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I decided I wanted to give some heat staining to the exhaust tip, so instead of painting the kit part I turned a replacement out of stainless. I applied some heat while it was still in the lathe (before parting off). I think it came out quite well.

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You're so right Bob!!! That looks better than real!!!...

Prost
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PS, BTW, did you finish your last build???...Or am I blind and missed it???...
 
Mr Bowcat

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Morning all. :smiling3:

I've been working on the paint for the last couple of days. As I mentioned before, the body is going to be the star of the show, and this won't be to everyone's taste. It came about a while ago when I needed a particular paint for a bike frame. I liked the result so much I knew I had to do a car body with it.

It took a fair bit of prep before the final colour. First the primed body got a gloss black coat.

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Followed by Sparkling Silver.

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Before the final colour, Kawasaki Green Candy.

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Bright isn't it. :cool:

There's a couple of decals to go on, and some panel line wash, then I will get it glossed before finally painting the window rubbers in.
 
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Wow! That's not subtle is it. Looking good.
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I know its a bit sad but I like quickbuild kits!!!
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Mr Bowcat said:
Morning all. :smiling3:

I've been working on the paint for the last couple of days. As I mentioned before, the body is going to be the star of the show, and this won't be to everyone's taste. It came about a while ago when I needed a particular paint for a bike frame. I liked the result so much I knew I had to do a car body with it.

It took a fair bit of prep before the final colour. First the primed body got a gloss black coat.

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Followed by Sparkling Silver.

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Before the final colour, Kawasaki Green Candy.

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Bright isn't it. :cool:

There's a couple of decals to go on, and some panel line wash, then I will get it glossed before finally painting the window rubbers in.
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Won't miss that in a hurry!
 
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I knew where this was going as soon as i read bike frame lol ,love it, :thumb2:
 
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Wow Bob, love that colour and great work on the heat stain definitely better than trying to paint it.
 
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Cheers guys. :smiling3:

Mark, I just don't get the fascination with that camber, you see them on Insta and TikTok, to me in just looks ridiculous. Bet they go through a lot of tyres.

Did a little bit over the weekend. Got the running gear, chassis and wheels painted. Didn't go mad on the underside but threw a couple of metallics at it for fun. Wheels are gunmetal, and brake callipers gold. they should both be black but I think this will look better against the green and adds a little interest.

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I also got the the few decals applied to the body and a gloss coat on. I will leave that a few days to fully harden, then get it polished before spraying the window rubbers.

I also got the interior cleaned up and primed. There's only 10 parts to the interior and 4 colours, so should go together quickly.

Cheers,

B
 
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