Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R

[Intmd8r]

Calling this one done: Tamiya's Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R Hardtop inspired by the car Paul Walker drove in Fast Five.  Though it had limited screen time, I feel like it is the best looking Japanese car to make it on screen in the series.

It has a wired engine, wood grain interior trim, BMF exterior trim, flocked interior, and addition of Fujimi Watanabe wheels.  I could have started with the Tamiya Street Custom kit, but I liked the deep offset of the Fujimi wheels and I had both on hand.

The wheels were painted with Alclad II Jet Exhaust for the bronze look, everything else was done in acrylic paint.  The body is craft paint from the dollar store, thinned and shot through an airbrush with AK Interactive Ultra Gloss.

 

Edited October 16, 2021 by Intmd8r

[afx]

Nice work Steve.

[Zippi]

Nice looking Nissan Steve.  That black looks good.

[carbuilder1950]

I love the look of this "beast", of yours.

The look to me is just great, and all your nice detailing really make your model "POP".

I love the color and engine detail especially.

[ChrisR]

VERY NICE!

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[Mattilacken]

Beautiful work!

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint and great detailing on the engine. I like the look with the wheels and tires sticking out just a little. 

[slusher]

Beautiful model and a very clean build! Thanks for posting!

[Intmd8r]

On 10/16/2021 at 5:30 PM, afx said:

Nice work Steve.

Thank you

 

On 10/16/2021 at 5:46 PM, Zippi said:

Nice looking Nissan Steve.  That black looks good.

Thank you - first attempt at using craft paints through the airbrush.  I'm happy with the results and by far a much cheaper alternative.

 

On 10/16/2021 at 6:00 PM, carbuilder1950 said:

I love the look of this "beast", of yours.

The look to me is just great, and all your nice detailing really make your model "POP".

I love the color and engine detail especially.

Thank you - I had some struggles with some of the details, so I'm glad you appreciate them

 

On 10/17/2021 at 4:32 AM, ChrisR said:

VERY NICE!

Thank you

 

On 10/17/2021 at 6:23 AM, PappyD340 said:

Looks great!

Thank you

 

22 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

Beautiful work!

Thank  you

 

21 hours ago, espo said:

Beautiful looking paint and great detailing on the engine. I like the look with the wheels and tires sticking out just a little. 

That's exactly the look I was going for - glad  you appreciate it

 

3 hours ago, slusher said:

Beautiful model and a very clean build! Thanks for posting!

Thanks - clean and shinny builds are a challenge for me.  Your compliment means alot.

[Spottedlaurel]

Very sharp build, nicely done. You have nowhere to hide with the black paint!

I built the more basic Fujimi version earlier in the year, still got the Tamiya to do someday. Looks like it justifies a bit of attention to detail.

[Sandboarder]

Awesome build!!!

The black paint job looks great but my favourite is how you’ve detailed and the paint choice for the engine bay.

[Intmd8r]

15 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Very sharp build, nicely done. You have nowhere to hide with the black paint!

I built the more basic Fujimi version earlier in the year, still got the Tamiya to do someday. Looks like it justifies a bit of attention to detail.

Thank you - I have a couple of the Fujimi variants in my collection as well.  Plan on building something a little more wild with them in the future.

 

4 hours ago, Sandboarder said:

Awesome build!!!

The black paint job looks great but my favourite is how you’ve detailed and the paint choice for the engine bay.

Thanks for the high praise! All the colors in the engine bay were chosen to match the reference pictures I found online.  The only thing I deviated from the instructions is the use of dull aluminum, bronze and pale burnt metal for some visual texture.  The Red air cleaner certainly pops against the black though.

[slusher]

I came back for a second look. I really admire your model…".

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Very nicely done

[ATHU]

Looking good, great work!!