1/24 Matchless Crowd Racing(MCR) Nissan Skyline GTR R33 & R34

Here comes another pair of famous tuned Skyline GTR show car from Japan, and it's the Mine's arch-nemesis - the Matchless Crowd Racing (MCR) R33 and R34 Skyline GTR.  This pair of track ready GTR hones the circuit of Tsukaba and a lot of others in real life.

Staring off with the R33, the R33 does not get as much media coverage as the R34, however, it is still running around the circuit by MCR during track days.  Back in the late 90's, it was featured in one of the Best Motoring GTR battles, but unfortunately it lost to the Mine's R33.
With one of the more recent post and picture courtesy of SpeedHunters.com, I used the updated MCR R33 to base on the modification for my R33 model since there was not a manufacturer kit for it.

Model specs and modification:

• Fujimi R33 Skyline GTR base kit
• Custom modified Nismo front bumper with Nismo front lip
• Top secret carbon look hood
• GT Wing and carbon trunk clips in the rear
• 18" Enkei NT03 wheels
• MCR decals

Comparing to the R33, the MCR R34 gets a lot more media coverage.  The car itself was featured in various Best Motoring and Hot Version battles that I'm sure many Skyline enthusiasts are familiar with it.  (Photo coutersy also from SpeedHunters.com).

Aoshima has it's own kit for it. so the modification on the one is minimal besides the Enkei GTC01(kit came with NT03 instead).

Together as a dual:

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 Amuse Nissan Fairlady 370Z (featuring Voltex 350Z)

Following the Voltex 350Z, I have completed another tuned Fairlady Z which is a Z34 370Z by famous Japanese tuner Powerhouse Amuse.

Highlights of this model:

• 1/24 Tamiya Nissan 370Z base kit
• Meko models Amuse 370Z transkit
• Monterey Blue exterior color and Persimmon Orange interior color

Quick review of the transkit -

The quality of Meko transkit are high as usual, however fitment for this kit can be a bit tricky.  The kit actually requires you to remove the whole rear hatch(starting from the roof to the tailights including the rear bumper.  When cutting and attaching the rear hatch and bumper mistakes on fitment can be made easily.  For my experience I used putty to fill in any mistakes or miscalculation in order to re-adjust the position and make the car look complete.  The transkit also have oil spots on the surface and needed to be washed thoroughly.   Aside from that, the kit and the wheels that came with it will turn the 370Z into another thing of beauty once completed.

I've always kind of liked this orange leather interior which looks unique and increase the exotic/sportiness feeling of the car.  It is a shame that it is not offered in other models or Infiniti models(which was offered in Japan).

Real car interior reference photo:

Pairing with the last project the Z33 Voltex 350Z for this modern Fairlady dual:

Enjoy!

1/24 Voltex tuned Nissan Z33 Fairlady 350Z

Another quick update of a recently finish project.  Highlights:

• Aoshima Nismo Nissan 350Z base kit
• Hobby Design Voltex transkit(front bumper, side skirt, rear bumper, rear diffuser plate)
• MCR 350Z hood - I feel that the stock hood doesn't cut it with such an extravagance body kit and GT wing
• 19" Enkei NT03 

Real car photo for reference:

Enjoy!

1/24 NISMO BCNR33 GTR LM 1995 road car (featuring Nismo 400R)

Haven't posted for a long time due to some personal events last year, I have decided to use the time to revamp the background and display for my work.

Celebrating the new background, I have decided to build one of my favorite R33 Skyline GTR variant - the unicorn NISMO BCNR33 GTR LM road car.  This year also mark the 20th anniversary of this particular car, which was built to homologate the BCNR33 for entry into the GT1 category of the Le Mans 24 hours endurance race in 1995.  Reference picture of the real car:

Model info -
Base:  Tamiya 1/24 NISMO Clarion GTR LM
Interior:  1/24 Nissan R33 GTR interior + Nismo checkered seat decals
Exterior:  Custom rear wing + misc. NISMO decals

Nismo checkered seats, and the real car interior below(photo credit to Import Tuner) -

Miscellaneous Nismo bits -

Now featuring the first model of my public posts - with the NISMO 400R also in sonic silver:

Enjoy!