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 Honda NSX Type R Berlina Black NA1 & Midnight Pearl NA2

Since the second generation of NSX is coming out soon, it's time to pay a tribute to the first generation of NSX's.

The NA1 NSX was the first model that I made, however the original one is already scrapped for parts.  It was this exact Tamiya model of NA1 NSX.  For the NA1 type R, I chose the berlina black color instead of the traditional champion white.  For the wheels, I felt the stock 15/16" wheels won't cut it.  I have swapped them with a set of Mugen MF10's in bronze.

For the NA2 model, I tried to replicate a color that I really like - the midnight pearl.  I have replaced the stock 17" wheels to Advan AVS 18" in gun metal and retained the original red H logo.

Putting them together as a gen 1 dual:

Enjoy!

[Forza concept model] 1/24 Lexus SC F V10 (featuring Lexus LFA Nur. package)

Here comes a model with a fantasy engine swap where the original concept was made possible in Xbox's Forza Motorsport 4.  I have always liked the Japanese coupes from the 90's, and the Lexus SC/Toyota Soarer JZZ30 is one of them.

In Xbox's Forza 4, engine swap was one of the tuning option for the cars with engines from the same manufacturer company.  For the Lexus SC, it can retrofit the LFA's 4.8L 1LR-GUE V10 engine.  Since the SC was the original flagship for Lexus and it has a long bonnet with traditional coupe shape, the V10 engine actually kind of suit the coupe's physical profile.  With 560PS on tap, it was a very decent upgrade for the SC in the game as well.  This has inspired me to turn the Forza car into a reality model(if I have money in real life I'd like to build a real one of course but that's out of the question for now).   I named this car - the SC F(concept from IS F, RC F)

In the game, I have a white SC with Vertex widebody kit and the LFA's V10.  You notice by displacement stating at 4.8L:

To replicate, I have used the Aoshima Vertex Soarer kit painted in whitest white hue and colored the front canards with carbon black to go more with the LFA Nurburgring theme with the "F" logo on the side.  The gun metal CR Kai wheels are of similar style as the original LFA wheel style as well.

I have also added a customer rear diffuser and a smaller GT wing for a more factory super car look.

The important piece, the 1LR-GUE V10 under the hood:

Interior modified with two tone black/blue LFA front seats and color matched rear seats:

I did not realized that the original LFA actually already have a digital dashboard just like the LFA.  This goes well with the 1LR-GUE because Lexus claims the engine revs too quick for the analog gauges to keep up.

Featuring the Whitest White LFA Nur. package:

Enjoy!  #Lexus #LFA #V10 #forza