Tamiya Nismo R34 GT-R Z-Tune

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

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

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

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

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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

Nice work!

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.

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