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Posted: Friday, April 09, 2004 - 03:15 PM UTC
hey people just finished my R34 Skyline. made out-of-the-box with red, silver and black interior motif. the body is sprayed with tamiya light gun metal. tell me what you think









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Posted: Friday, April 09, 2004 - 07:12 PM UTC
As always, you're one heck of a modeler! Did you apply a gloss coat? Feeling ko yung shine na lang kulang.
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Posted: Friday, April 09, 2004 - 11:34 PM UTC
thanks shonen! yep, it has clear coat na, if you look at the first two pics, you can clearly see the reflection of the box sa hood and roof, i placed the box there as reference for the shine its quite hard to show the shine kasi pag walang nirereflect lalo na yung paint pa ng car which is light gun metal, nagbabounce yung lighting ko sa specs of glitters sa paint anyway, thanks for the comment
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Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 02:18 AM UTC
Neat-o, Cris. Kinda wish I'd have that color on my car too. I wonder what it looks like in a different color?
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Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 02:33 AM UTC

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thanks shonen! yep, it has clear coat na, if you look at the first two pics, you can clearly see the reflection of the box sa hood and roof, i placed the box there as reference for the shine its quite hard to show the shine kasi pag walang nirereflect lalo na yung paint pa ng car which is light gun metal, nagbabounce yung lighting ko sa specs of glitters sa paint anyway, thanks for the comment


This kit.... Fujimi? What did you use for the clear coat?
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Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 06:39 AM UTC

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This kit.... Fujimi? What did you use for the clear coat?


Nope. It's the Tamiya V-Spec II R34, if I'm not mistaken. Sa upuan pa lang alam mo na hindi na Fujimi.

I like the shine cris, there's nothing wrong with it not showing too much kasi IMHO, gun-metal yung colour mo, so it's really normal na hindi siya "bastusing-kintab". I like how you did the clear-coat kasi hindi masyado nawala yung panel-lines (natabunan). Besides, I think other than clear-coat and a really perfectly landed "paint-job", wala nang ikakikintab yang car mo. Kahit na i-rubbing mo, hindi pa ren pwede, masisira lang yung pagka-gun-metal niyan.

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Posted: Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 11:32 AM UTC
Tamiya? I could have sworn it wasa Fujimi or any other Japanese brand.

Is this the same car featured in 2 Fast 2 Furious? Sarap yatang i-model ang mga kotse ng pelikulang iyan.
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Posted: Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 06:12 PM UTC

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Tamiya? I could have sworn it wasa Fujimi or any other Japanese brand.

Is this the same car featured in 2 Fast 2 Furious? Sarap yatang i-model ang mga kotse ng pelikulang iyan.


Well, the mag-wheels were a dead give-away (although alam ko na may ganyan si cris). It's rare "thing" for Fujimi to release mag-wheels which are significantly larger than stock mag-wheels (which range from 15").

Plus the mouldings on the bumper, is pretty much trademark Tamiya since Fujimi also, rarely provides decent "mouldings", meaning yung mga butas, etc. The intercooler, which is usually moulded onto the interior "tub"/"hull" of a Fujimi kit, was pretty much Tamiya.
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Posted: Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 11:50 PM UTC
So that means even in car categories, Tamiya topped it all?
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Posted: Monday, April 12, 2004 - 02:26 AM UTC
Looks like somebody's been preparing for the Nationals.

That is one cool car, Crismag. It just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted: Monday, April 12, 2004 - 05:42 AM UTC

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So that means even in car categories, Tamiya topped it all?


Hmmm, IMHO, it's more of a quality-versus-selection when it comes to Tamiya vs. Fujimi in the car department. Like in all model kits ata, may kits ang Tamiya na may mas lamang sa Fujimi, and vice-versa. Although medyo expected mo sa Fujimi kits ay ang pagiging "curb-side" nila (no engine details, minimal interior-features; meaning the seats aren't top-notch). Fujimi kasi pag dating sa car kits focus more on their "import-car-selection", import meaning mga JDM (Japanese Domestic Motorvehicle) cars like the Civic's, Integra's, Trueno's, etc. which Tamiya doesn't really release.

The thing is, speaking from experience. Fujimi kits are worth buying because of the extra parts you get when you get a kit. More often than not, meron mga spare parts (spare dashboards, mag-wheels, seats, etc.) ang Fujimi kits which leave the modeller to do whatever he wants with the kit. Para bang nagpapaporma ka nang oto talaga. Tamiya naman sticks to the basic OOB parts, in some cases meron ren silang "optional-parts", rarely pa ako nakakita niyan. If you notice, and I think I have, Tamiya releases "event-specific" (F1, Rally, GT, JGTCC) cars, so medyo OOB talaga ang dating nang kits nila in a sense na stick to what's really in the real-life car.

My .02. Hope this helps.

Re-box-ing also happens ren ata sa mga car-kits eh.

cris
Salpakan natin yan nang stencil na Nismo sa intercooler niya! O di kaya lagyan na natin nang intake-hose from the intercooler to the hood perhaps! Haha! Gusto mo nung mga mufflers ko! Bigyan kita when I attend one of the meets.
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Posted: Monday, April 12, 2004 - 08:19 PM UTC
thanks again people jomz, ill be buying another R34 and R32, will be placing the r32 engine with the r34 in my next project. sulit talaga itong r34 kit, daming freebies, spare rims, option spoiler, option brakes

about kit preference, i will always choose tamiya and revell for car kits, ok ang revel kasi lahat ata ng car kits nila may kasamang engine details tamiya naman is top notch when it comes to quality! fujimi, i dont know, im not that impressed with it though havnt tried it yet
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Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 01:31 AM UTC

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thanks again people jomz, ill be buying another R34 and R32, will be placing the r32 engine with the r34 in my next project. sulit talaga itong r34 kit, daming freebies, spare rims, option spoiler, option brakes

about kit preference, i will always choose tamiya and revell for car kits, ok ang revel kasi lahat ata ng car kits nila may kasamang engine details tamiya naman is top notch when it comes to quality! fujimi, i dont know, im not that impressed with it though havnt tried it yet


Hehe, maangas yang kit na yan. I've seen it in Lil's Megamall eh. IIRC, it's the R34 na road-car .

Ayus yang transplant project mo cris, dito lang ako kung kelangan mo research ulit. Hehehe!

I still get a "select" lot of Fujimi kits since the variety of their import-car line just fascinates me. But I've gotta give it to Tamiya with regards to the quality. Quality wise, Fujimi isn't really fascinating. It's always the "selection" when it comes to Fujimi, eh.

I think most of Revell's kits come with engine details, if not all, right? Though medyo "chunky" sila mag mold nang plastic eh.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 01:26 AM UTC
That is soo cool. I love your build. Do you know of any Mazda MX3 kit?
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 01:28 PM UTC

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That is soo cool. I love your build. Do you know of any Mazda MX3 kit?


thanks cardinal havent seen one here, most that ive seen here is the tamiya RX7.

btw, my GF bought me another kit yesterday, its a Fujimi (speaking of the devil) 1/16 Toyota 2000GT yahooo! its the size of the thing that makes me excited, plus, it has engine details and hinged doors, trunk and hood! wow! cant wait to start this monster!
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 07:38 PM UTC

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That is soo cool. I love your build. Do you know of any Mazda MX3 kit?


thanks cardinal havent seen one here, most that ive seen here is the tamiya RX7.

btw, my GF bought me another kit yesterday, its a Fujimi (speaking of the devil) 1/16 Toyota 2000GT yahooo! its the size of the thing that makes me excited, plus, it has engine details and hinged doors, trunk and hood! wow! cant wait to start this monster!


Wow! Your fiance (since you'fre engaged) bought you a model kit. That oughtta mean something. Not only does she love you but it shows that she appreciates your hobby even though she may not be in to it.

BTW, do you (or anybody) know where I can find a Dodge Charger ('69) model kit? I've always enjoyed watching that TV show The Dukes of Hazzard. I wanna adorn it with the markings of the "General Lee."
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 10:27 PM UTC

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Wow! Your fiance (since you'fre engaged) bought you a model kit. That oughtta mean something. Not only does she love you but it shows that she appreciates your hobby even though she may not be in to it.

BTW, do you (or anybody) know where I can find a Dodge Charger ('69) model kit? I've always enjoyed watching that TV show The Dukes of Hazzard. I wanna adorn it with the markings of the "General Lee."


Don't quote the quote, please.

You might want to try Revell's line of cars as they specialize in American muscle/vintage cars. AMT ERTL also primarily carry american cars, although the quality on the styrene plastic they use are a bit "bad".

cris

dalhin mo gf mo sa greenhills, meron dun Silvia S15 na Veilside 1/10 scale ata. Hehe!
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Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 01:31 PM UTC

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Wow! Your fiance (since you'fre engaged) bought you a model kit. That oughtta mean something. Not only does she love you but it shows that she appreciates your hobby even though she may not be in to it.
yes, im so happy that she supports my hobby, shes so appeciative of what im doing even though shes not into modelling kits everytime there's an occasion, she makes it a point to buy me new kits, and even paints!




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dalhin mo gf mo sa greenhills, meron dun Silvia S15 na Veilside 1/10 scale ata. Hehe!

hehehe! thats what shes already told me, since my bday is fast approaching shes eyeing a 1:16 fujimi kit again of the ferrari testarosa we saw at nova fontana am i lucky or what!?!
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Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 02:25 PM UTC

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hehehe! thats what shes already told me, since my bday is fast approaching shes eyeing a 1:16 fujimi kit again of the ferrari testarosa we saw at nova fontana am i lucky or what!?!


HEHEHE, I can relate, ganyan ren ang gf ko eh. She also wants to paint ren eh, ina-agawan ako nang gagawin.

Old na yung Testarrosa kit na yun ah, Fujimi nga ba yun? O ESCI? I recall it was not a Fujimi kit kasi...Sana ok ba yung decals.
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Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 02:38 PM UTC
pareho pala tayong pinagpala

ganda yung quality ng testarosa, hinged din lahat ng pwedeng buksan tsaka detailed din yung engine. i think its fujimi din, dun din kasi namin binili yung toyota gt e, inuna lang namin yung toyota kasi isa nalang, yung ferrari marami pa, mga 5 kits pa yata yun. pero we shall return!
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