Tamiya Nismo R34 GT-R Z-Tune

Modeling Subjects Autos
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Hey guys,

Yesterday I finally decided on my next kit to build. I have a long business trip coming up and didn’t want to be stuck in the middle of something really involved, so I picked this one as I’ve heard it’s a fairly straight forward build and there is no engine to assemble.

I ordered the upgraded Photo Etched parts (Tamiya 24106) for kicks. Never done that before and wanted to try it.

I’ll try and post more detail as I progress, rather than my last Porsche 959 build where it was mostly complete when I started posting.

69284AED-65A3-4C32-A449-CE3042EE846B by barry.goss, on Flickr

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Just received the photo-etched parts from Amazon. Looks cool, I’m looking forward to adding them to the model.

IMG_6447 by barry.goss, on Flickr

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Made a bit of progress yesterday / today.

The front bumper has a provision to mount the licence plate but I’m choosing to delete the plate, so I filled in the mount. The kit came with two styles of front bumpers so you can easily see the before / after.

Also got a pile of parts airbrushed semi-gloss black and primed the body parts.

IMG_6448 by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6450 by barry.goss, on Flickr

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Today I airbrushed the body Flat Aluminum (don’t have Gloss at the house). I’ll rattle can clear gloss over top of this once it’s dry.

Also painted a bunch of other parts but nothing too exciting.

IMG_6455 by barry.goss, on Flickr

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Well so much for posting progress pictures. I managed to finish this kit in 2 weeks, I thought I’d be at it for months like my previous 2 kits.

Overall it’s a really good quality kit, went together flawlessly and I’m glad I went with the photoetch kit, some nice touches.

I had two spots of clear peel off with the masking tape (while doing windows) but they were so small it’s not worth doing anything about it.

I also cracked the body while shaking it off to dry, I was holding it by the hood and shook it, and heard the crack. It repaired very easily though but was a bit of a scare.

IMG_6534 by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6535 by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6536 by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6537 by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6533 by barry.goss, on Flickr

E9651978-BF7D-49D7-B3A1-D4A8DC0DE02D by barry.goss, on Flickr

The semi-gloss black sprayed a bit weird for the interior, maybe not enough thinner. Not really noticeable now that the body is on.

IMG_6530 by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6529 by barry.goss, on Flickr

BBD1002A-805C-4C64-B5D4-1811A13B1FFE by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6541 by barry.goss, on Flickr

I used adhesive backed metal foil for the exhaust heat shields on the body:

IMG_6466 by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6538 by barry.goss, on Flickr

IMG_6539 by barry.goss, on Flickr

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Nice work!

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Nice job! You sure made short work of that. Those brake roters look fantastic - I’m going to have to try PE rotors in the future. Undercarriage detail is really nice. Well done.

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Thanks guys! It was my first experience with PE parts and I’ll definitely consider them on future models.