Nissan Skyline GT-R

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August 12, 2023
Upgrading the air intake filter on this one
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August 12, 2023
Removing the original air filter box
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August 12, 2023
Adding a spacer/adapter for the new filter
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August 12, 2023
The new filter. This one is from Scale Production.
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August 12, 2023
Building a strut bar from scratch. This is 4.8mm polystyrene tube.
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August 12, 2023
Made the hole bigger using a file
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August 12, 2023
Repeated steps to get two
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August 12, 2023
For the bar I am using a 1.0x3.2mm polystyrene strip
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August 12, 2023
Once cut to size I used a metal ruler to bend the ends
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August 12, 2023
Glued together and kept in place to hold its shape. Once dried it will be removed, cleaned up and painted.
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August 16, 2023
Exhaust upgrade under way
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August 16, 2023
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August 16, 2023
Popsicle stick inserted into 3.2mm styrene tube
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August 16, 2023
Tube hollowed out to thin the sides
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August 16, 2023
1.8mm hole to be drilled into the old manifold, matching the inner dimensions of the popsicle stick.
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August 16, 2023
Hole drilled.
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August 16, 2023
Gear knob upgrade
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August 16, 2023
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August 16, 2023
0.4mm hole drilled to make way for the new gear stick and knob
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August 16, 2023
New gear knob scratch made using milliput.
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August 16, 2023
Engine block completed
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August 16, 2023
Red is SMS red over black base followed by Tamiya clear red airbrushed.
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August 16, 2023
Put my finger right on the front piece before it was dry. Tried to salvage it best I could
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August 17, 2023
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August 17, 2023
Dirtied up with some Tamiya DarkBrown Panel Liner
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August 17, 2023
Exhaust tip done in SMS Super Silver
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August 17, 2023
Brake discs done in SMS Super Silver and callipers done in SMS Red and a top coat of Tamiya Clear Red.
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August 17, 2023
Shocks done the same as the callipers. Springs are Molotow Chrome Pen.
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August 17, 2023
Mr Surfacer Black is my new Tamiya X-18. Detailing is SMS Super Silver and Molotow Chrome.
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August 17, 2023
Strut bar painted in SMS Super Silver
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August 17, 2023
Mr Surfacer White followed by SMS white
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August 17, 2023
Ready for decals and detailing!
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August 18, 2023
So, the R32 Twin Turbo has two air intakes. I ordered these bad boys and arrived tofay
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August 18, 2023
Also ordered an intercooler. Got the Nismo stencil coming too, so that will be good to try out on this.
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August 19, 2023
Painted in Mr Surfacer and SMS Super Silver
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August 19, 2023
SMS Super
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August 19, 2023
Bar done in SMS Electric Blue over SMS Jet Black
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August 19, 2023
Discs in SMS Super Silver. Callipers in SMS Red with a coat of Tamiya Clear Red over it.
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August 19, 2023
SMS Pearl Blue/Green Flip over SMS Jet Black.
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August 19, 2023
SMS Super Clear added
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August 19, 2023
Masked sections remained in Mr Surfacer
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August 21, 2023
Strut bar finished with Nismo decal.
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August 21, 2023
Decals added to wheels. Clear Coat to come.
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August 21, 2023
Dashboard completed.
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August 21, 2023
Masked up for second colour. I'll be doing black with Tamiya German Grey this time.
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August 22, 2023
German Grey done! Just flocking to go.
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August 22, 2023
First time using one of these PE stencils...
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August 22, 2023
Not bad, not bad at all.
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August 22, 2023
Clear coated wheels.
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August 23, 2023
Random pieces of sprue chosen for their shape and length will be used as the hose connections to the new air filtrr
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August 23, 2023
New air filters installed.
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August 27, 2023
Should have dry fitted this before doing the stencil. It is way too high.
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August 27, 2023
Masked up for a redo.
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August 27, 2023
Clear coat and tyres on wheels.
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August 27, 2023
Wheels on.
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August 27, 2023
New gear knob. My attempt at an eight ball. Gear stick is a stee guitar string.
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August 27, 2023
Interior done.
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August 27, 2023
Not my best glue work.
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August 27, 2023
Interior attached.
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August 28, 2023
SMS Jet Black as the base coat
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August 28, 2023
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August 29, 2023
Stencil redone.
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August 29, 2023
Windows masked and painted.
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September 1, 2023
So, this is the cracked bonnet from the first Skyline I did. Since this one won't be see through, I figured I'd give it a fill in and sand.
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September 1, 2023
Looks better than it did.
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September 1, 2023
PE detail set for under the bonnet.
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September 1, 2023
These went together well. Coated in SMS Etch Primer.
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September 1, 2023
Glued to bonnet with CA glue. It's a little crooked, which I didn't realise at the time, oops. May have to revisit this.
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September 1, 2023
SMS Pearl Blue Green Flip.
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September 1, 2023
The camera makes it look more blue, but irl it looks more green. Decals to come...
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September 5, 2023
This did not come out well. The etch primer may have to be brushed or dipped.
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September 5, 2023
And it lifted. Gahhhh. Going to redo this.
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September 14, 2023
Intercooler and hoses connected. I cheaped out and bought some braided hose from eBay. Nowhere near as good as the Tamiya stuff.
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September 14, 2023
Strut bar installed. Engine bay completed!
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September 20, 2023
Second attempt. Not good. Demoting this to the group build Skyline (follow there for more progress on this part). Stealing the clear bonnet for this build.
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November 17, 2023
Completed!!
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Twinning!!
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Comments

34 12 August 2023, 13:51

Martin Oostrom
Another one? Nice progress so far 👍🏻

16 August 2023, 05:22

István Szücs
Great start!

16 August 2023, 10:52

Peter Muldoon Author
Another one! This was the spare kit I ended up buying so I could use the bonnet for the group build. The bonnet in this kit is the cracked one, which will need a fair bit of love to get looking right.

16 August 2023, 12:13

Martin Oostrom
Nice progress Peter. I see you've fallen in love with mr surfacer 😉

18 August 2023, 07:41

Peter Muldoon Author
It's the only thing I use now!

18 August 2023, 13:47

Peter Muldoon Author
This one is coming along quickly!

19 August 2023, 06:32

CasModeler
Engine looks wonderful. Could write down which metalics/metalizer you used?

21 August 2023, 19:35

Spanjaard
Looking good Peter!

21 August 2023, 20:02

Peter Muldoon Author
Thanks Spanjaard!

21 August 2023, 23:55

Peter Muldoon Author
CasModeler, thank you! The shiny stuff is SMS Super Silver, sprayed lightly at about 10-15psi. The rest is either SMS Aluminium (the lighter) or SMS Stainless Steel (the darker). I sprayed these at around 20-25psi at a distance to intentionally create orange peel, so that I could replicate that powder coated cast iron look. I then hit them with a flat coat. All metallics are over a black base.

21 August 2023, 23:59

scaleffect
Looking great

22 August 2023, 00:18

Peter Muldoon Author
Forgot to add... I also put a wash over the flat pieces using Tamiya Panel Liner. Black for accenting and Dark Brown for oil & dirt build up.

22 August 2023, 00:23

Peter Muldoon Author
The rings are Bare Metal Foil, cut to about half a mm.

22 August 2023, 00:24

Peter Muldoon Author
The chrome is Molotow Chrome pen.

I think that is all haha.

22 August 2023, 00:24

Martin Oostrom
She looks great so far

27 August 2023, 20:24

Peter Muldoon Author
Thanks!

28 August 2023, 09:40

Peter Muldoon Author
Ran out of SMS Blue Green Flip! Will keep going once I get more.

29 August 2023, 10:26

Villiers de Vos
A beautiful colour.

1 September 2023, 17:41

Peter Muldoon Author
Waiting for some braided hoses to complete this build. The bonnet is frustrating so I'll wait until I'm in the right mindset for that. Then just 2k over the the rest and we're pretty much there!

5 September 2023, 07:30

Peter Muldoon Author
I'm thinking I might steal the clear bonnet from the group build Skyline and show off this one a little more. The second bonnet is too stuffed to be clear now, so it can be a painted one for the GB Skyline. That one will have the added PE detail. I'll update the projects on here. 🙂

16 September 2023, 10:59

Martin Oostrom
This could really use the clear bonnet!

17 September 2023, 07:07

Peter Muldoon Author
I've added the clear bonnet and completed the build. Need to take some photos and upload them!

7 November 2023, 12:38

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