Memoire of 90's JDM race car - 1/24 Falken Nissan Skyline GTR R33 N1

Many original Gran Turismo and Best Motoring fan should be familiar of this car from the 90's - Falken Nissan Skyline GTR R33 N1 endurance race car.

This car in real life is modified to race in the Japanese endurance series "Super Taikyu" and the Skyline GTR was a dominant platform in the 90's.  The interior is completely stripped with roll cage and the engine output remains ~300hp.  Below is a picture of the real car featuring in Best Motoring.

Specs and modifications of my model:

• Fujiimi 1/24 Nissan R33 Skyline GTR 1997 base kit
• Fujimi Nismo LM-GT2 wheels
• 1/24 Tamiya R32 Group N race interior and roll cage
• Custom modified trunk gas inlet
• Studio 27 R34 Falken N1 decals

Enjoy!

Throwback Thursday - 1/24 Mine's * Nismo R33 & R34 Skyline GTR 2006 model

Time for a throwback of a project which I have finished more than two years ago back in 2013 but I never posted.

The Mine's tuned cars are always famous their stock looks, just like the base white and blue/red livery show car I posted a year ago.   I always wonder, how would one look like with the Nismo factory body kits?  In the recent years and also featured in PlayStation's Gran Turismo 5 & 6, they started to have different colors with the grey livery.  I combined the two thoughts and the pair below is the end product.

First let's start off the Super Black R33, below is the list of modifications:

• Tamiya R33 GTR base kit
• Fujimi Nismo R33 front lip, side skirt and rear bumper
• Nismo GTR-LM hood
• 18" BBS LM wheels
• Custom carbon front canards(similar to R34 model)
• Custom carbon rear diffuser(similar to Nismo R33 R-tune part)
• Hobby Design Mine's GTR livery

The Bayside Blue R34 is somewhat simpler in parts:

• Aoshima Mine's R34 GTR base kit
• Aoshima Nismo R34 hood, front bumper, side skirt, and rear spats
• 19" Volks Racing wheels(forgot the model)

 Enjoy!

1/24 Zexel and Kure Nismo R33 GTR 1997 JGTC race car

Does anyone remember this pair from Gran Turismo 2?

For being a R33 Skyline GTR fan, I have made this pair as the JGTC pair for my collection.

Zexel R33 Nismo GTR - Base kit Tamiya Kure Nismo GTR, decals are after market decal from Ebay.

Kure R33 Nismo GTR - Base Tamiya kit and decals

Along with other two R33's race cars of the time -

Enjoy!

1/24 Nismo GTR-LM No. 22 and No. 23 Year 1995 model

Wanted to make this project when I first got in touch with the very first Gran Turismo game, but there were never any decals available for No. 22 until I found one on the internet last year..

So here it goes - 16 yrs later is still better than never.

Car No.22 "Keep the Dream Alive"

Car No. 23 "Clarion"

Enjoy.

1/24 Nismo 400R in Sonic Silver with some goodies

Been a modeler for more than 10 years since I was in high school(and when the first Gran Turismo came out on PSX), finally settled to take some pictures and setup some photobucket accounts. 

Here is my share of work and definitely more will come in the future from time to time.  I'm not a pro in modifying, but I do like to make small modifications to my models and make them unique. 

Tamiya R33 GTR with SAS 400R transkit+sticker and 18in Nismo LM-GT1 wheel:

Nismo R33 GTR-LM checkered seats(I think the Nismo 270R has them, but not the 400R in real life):

Enjoy and happy modeling.