1/24 Aoshima Vertex Soarer TE3006 & [Original] Blitz ECR33 Skyline D1 drift car concept

This time it is a pair of D1GP drift car racers.  Can't believe these racers are actually reaching 10 years old and their real car age reaching 20.  Both are coupes from the mid 90's with a straight 6 turbocharged engine sending power to the rear wheels, heavily modified for D1 races in the mid 2000's.

However, one is a real life D1 racer, and one isn't(at least to my knowledge).  Here comes the real life race car first -
1/24 Aoshima Vertex Ridge Soarer TE3006 D1GP kit:

Custom roll cage that did not come with the kit inside(kit came with regular passenger interior):

This is the ECR33 D1 concept vehicle with the specs as follow:

• Base kit is from 1/24 Aoshima ECR33 Skyline coupe
• Decals, wheels, interior roll cage from 2005 NomuKen Blitz ER34 4 door D1GP
• Modified front, side, rear D1 skirts from the Blitz ER34
• Custom rear fender for wider rear wheels
• Custom rear deck with GT wing from the Blitz ER34

Enjoy!

1/24 Mine's Nissan Skyline GTR BCNR33 1997 and BNR34 year 2000 model

This is the pair of very well known Mine's Skyline GTR.  I believe they are one the cleanest tuned Skylines at all time.  The pair caught my attention all the way from Gran Turismo 2 and the Best Motoring videos.  Today you can still find video's of these cars on youtube in action easily.

Here is my work:

I opted out the Falken decals on the front of the R33 just to make it look cleaner and to match the R34:

Fujimi BCNR33 year 1997 model with modified SAS Nismo rear bumper:

Aoshima BNR34 with Mine's year 2000 model livery:

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 Initial D Project D Mazda FC3S and FD3S

To celebrate the end of the Initial D series, I have decided to make the Project D version of the Takahashi brothers' rides. Out of all the tuned cars, I personally like these dual the most.

First off, a random pic from my cell phone on my desk that I thought it looked pretty good:

Base kit for the FC is 1/24 Aoshima RE Amemiya FC3S with HPI hood and GT wing.  I used the Amemiya body kit because I felt it goes along with the FD and is subtle enough yet better looking than the stock  version in the series.  Shoes are 18" Advan RG, same as in the series.

Base kit for the FD is 1/24 Fujimi RE Amemiya FD3S Project D version.  The stock 17" wheels that came with the kit was too small so I modified it by using an 18" Aoshima Advan RG.

Enjoy!

1/24 Hatsune Miku Porsche GT3R Super GT Race car (996 & 997)

The Good Smile Racing decals was a pain in the rear end to apply.  These are not perfect but I had a great experience building them overall.

996 GT3R - Base Tamiya kit + Renaissance transkit + GSR Miku decals

997 GT3R - Fujimi Hatsune Miku GT3R Kit B

For those of you who has not heard of this car, it is an actual race car sponsored by the company who made the Vocaloid series and it participates in the Japanese Super GT(formerly known as JGTC) in the GT300 class.  Below is a picture of the real car:

Enjoy and happy modeling!