Nissan GT-R32 Race Cars - WIP

1
April 21, 2025
This time, I'm going to build three Hasegawa R32s at the same time.
It is expected to be a pure assembly with little modification.
2
April 21, 2025
One of the three is a different vehicle and the red pattern is not included as a decal so it needs to be painted.
3
April 21, 2025
One of the two Castrols will be made in Reebok livery.
4
April 21, 2025
The 1st. step is always washed.
5
April 23, 2025
I removed the part from the runner (Removed gate not yet).
6
April 23, 2025
Since the kit is designed with variations kits, there are quite a few places where you have to drill holes or remove protrusions before working on it.
And I work on 3 kits at the same time, and it's better to do them all at once to reduce mistakes.
7
April 23, 2025
It needs to be cut off.
8
April 23, 2025
I think the instruction is to remove this part because it is a detail of a road car.
9
April 23, 2025
I don't know why there is a long bar, but they are instructing me to remove it and make a large groove in the side skirt.
10
April 23, 2025
The large indentation seems to be for the air jack.
11
April 23, 2025
The washer fluid nozzle on the bonnet is also unnecessary.
I wasn't sure how to attach the part that attaches to the nose, so I searched without removing the marked part.
12
April 23, 2025
It was a completely unnecessary gate, so I just had to remove it and attach it roughly. Like this...
13
April 23, 2025
It says to drill a hole for the tow hook to go through.
14
April 23, 2025
The back also needs a hole for the tow hook, which is not marked this time.
15
April 23, 2025
Of the three kits, one requires a roof antenna, so I'll only need to drill holes in one.
16
April 23, 2025
The trunk also needs a hole to attach the lip spoiler.
17
April 23, 2025
Interior panels also require a myriad of holes to be drilled.
18
April 23, 2025
The hole was for the roll cage. And I assembled roll cage.
19
April 23, 2025
And when I saw the enormous color chart, I was speechless. 🙁
20
April 23, 2025
Anyway, I did everything as instructed in the manual.
21
April 23, 2025
The front was easy to work on, but the back was a bit tricky to work on because no tools could fit.
22
April 23, 2025
I had to trim the edges of the rear window a bit, as the trunk sticks out more than the rear bumper when just installed.
23
April 23, 2025
I had an unknown shrinkage on the left rear end so I fixed it. (The right side was fine)
24
April 24, 2025
Fixed shrunk part.
25
April 24, 2025
And fixed the shrinkage caused by the part connecting the bottom plate to the body shell.
26
April 24, 2025
I painted it black (Ballejo Mecha Primer) to prevent light from penetrating.
27
April 27, 2025
The antenna that comes standard is thin and has sharp edges, so it is of fairly good quality.
28
April 27, 2025
But before I knew it, I was engraving aluminum rods. 😉
29
April 27, 2025
Done.
30
April 28, 2025
Preparing to paint...
31
April 28, 2025
I had pre-assembled it, but it was too heavy and the tongs couldn't hold it. So I drilled a hole in the bottom and inserted a pin.
32
April 28, 2025
Since the paint has been peeling off a lot recently, I decided to use a primer this time. And when I filtered the water-based primer through a strainer, this is what came out.
33
April 28, 2025
I tried to pour more primer but it was clogged and wouldn't come out, so I opened the inner cap and there was this sludge in the spout.
34
April 28, 2025
Anyway, I applied the primer without any problems.
35
April 28, 2025
And I painted White Surfacer.
36
April 28, 2025
Then I painted Gloss White.
37
April 29, 2025
It wasn't intentional, but all three had the same wheels. So I had to do 12 masks. 🙂
38
April 29, 2025
It was unique in that it was designed to look concave without using a slide mold.
39
April 29, 2025
Thanks to that, it was possible to easily pierce the center even though it was a cylindrical shape with a slanted end. 🙂
40
April 30, 2025
I painted the small parts.
41
April 30, 2025
The wheels needed to be painted over the plating, so I applied mecha primer. (And the windshield...)
But when I checked after painting, I noticed that one of the side windows was missing.
I panicked, but luckily I found it in the bin of parts I was collected to paint matt black.
42
April 30, 2025
Now, The red pattern on this vehicle needs to be painted.
43
April 30, 2025
It's not a complicated pattern to mask, but it's tricky because it's curved and has to be symmetrical left and right.
The roof is relatively easy. but...
44
April 30, 2025
The bonnet required several attempts because its curvature is much closer to a circle.
I just roughly matched it by feeling, but I think it fits well. 😉
45
May 1, 2025
Now I put masking tape on the remaining empty spaces. I used a masking sol for the tricky parts.
46
May 1, 2025
There were also areas on the white cars that needed masking. Castrol car had to have two colors painted on the grille, and Reebok car were provided with stripe decals on the front bumper, but we decided to only paint the red lines.
47
May 2, 2025
I painted Shine Red & Bright Blue. And the tow hooks were painted Mica Red.
48
May 3, 2025
And, masked again for Castrol car.
49
May 3, 2025
I painted Bright Green
50
May 3, 2025
Removed masking tape.
51
May 4, 2025
The symmetry is good and the red border is clean, so I feel very good.
52
May 4, 2025
Masking was necessary because the trunk cover were glued together and painted to avoid any difference in color.
53
May 4, 2025
The side was also painted cleanly.
54
May 4, 2025
The masking tape is slightly lifted or smudged in the two places indicated, but this can be easily fixed with a compound.
55
May 4, 2025
The front bumper of the Reebok vehicle was also painted cleanly.
56
May 4, 2025
Grille of a Castrol vehicle.
57
May 4, 2025
This is the wing of a Castrol car and I dropped a pair of tweezers on it and the paint chipped off.
58
May 4, 2025
To restore it, I first lightly sanded it, applied a decal, and then clear coated it.
59
May 4, 2025
1. Masked according to the decal pattern.
2. I painted the white surface first because if I just painted over it, the stains would show.
3. And now I painted it red.
60
May 4, 2025
Recovered.
The embossing of the areas where the paint has peeled off is still visible, but it won't be a problem since it will be hidden after clear coating and polishing.
61
May 4, 2025
Now it's time to start applying the decals.
1st. time is Castrol car.
62
May 4, 2025
Done.
63
May 5, 2025
The next is a Reebok car, but the decal quality is not good. It is a simple stripe, but the border is jagged.
The decal surface has a vinyl-like gloss, unlike typical decals.
64
May 5, 2025
Plus, it doesn't fit well. 🙁
After attaching the decal, it doesn't cut well with a knife, doesn't respond well to Mark Softer, and is very tough and doesn't tear, so I think it's probably urethane decal paper.
65
May 5, 2025
Anyway, I started attaching it.
It was hard to stick the blue stripe on the front bumper. It didn't melt well with the Mark Softer, so I used a hair dryer to glue it on.
It's a good thing I painted the red stripes in advance instead of using decals.
66
May 5, 2025
The decals are thick, but a bit tricky to apply as they completely cover the thin, shallow, and intricate panel lines.
67
May 5, 2025
Done.
68
May 6, 2025
I also stick the decals on the last car.
69
May 8, 2025
Attached decal on the spoke.
70
May 8, 2025
After removing the masking tape from the windshield, I noticed that there wasn't enough paint on the top of the windshield.
71
May 8, 2025
However, there is no need to modify it since a banner will be placed on top of it.
72
May 8, 2025
Done.
73
May 11, 2025
Silvering.
74
May 11, 2025
I was not sure if it was a silvering or not, so I wet it with water.
Yeah, this was a silvering too. 🙁
75
May 11, 2025
The marked areas are less tightly attached.
76
May 11, 2025
Recovered.
77
May 11, 2025
Recovered.
78
May 11, 2025
Recovered.
79
May 11, 2025
Because it is a racing car, the negative camber is expressed excessively.
However, I hate negative camber because it looks like the car is being pressed down with a strong force from above, making the car flat and the wheels are crushed.
80
May 11, 2025
So I'm going to remove the negative camber.
81
May 11, 2025
I prepared a pla-plate of appropriate size.
82
May 11, 2025
I glued them like this. (these are for the front wheels)
83
May 11, 2025
For the rear wheels, I used a thicker plate.
84
May 11, 2025
Done.
85
May 13, 2025
Since it is a racing car, the ground clearance is low, and since it shares a road car body, I think that if the camber angle is normalized, the fender and wheel may interfere with each other. So I think it would be safer to make it as thin as possible.
86
May 13, 2025
So I tried to scrape it off with a power tool, but it was slightly misaligned and ended up like this. OMG... 😭
87
May 14, 2025
However, I was lucky to have an extra set of decals since I used separate decals on one of my vehicles.
88
May 14, 2025
I wanted to attach it after removing the decal that was torn off underneath, but I couldn't remove it even with scotch tape, so I had no choice but to add it on top of it. That's why there are faint stains, but I guess they won't be visible after polishing.
89
May 16, 2025
I also painted the areas where there was blank space because the decal size wasn't exactly right.

Komentáře

36 21 April, 16:01

Michael Kohl
I am in.

23 April, 14:59

Matteo Pescarin
looks interesting already! nice challenge

24 April, 08:22

Rui S
I'm in 😎

24 April, 11:53

Yngve N
I'm here too. "It is expected to be a pure assembly with little modification" 🤔 whatever it means when you're building 😉

25 April, 10:06

Martin Oostrom
Sure, oob. That would be ams for me.

28 April, 14:57

Matteo Pescarin
oh that's really cool work you did with the aluminum rod, what did you use as a chisel?

29 April, 08:23

MS K Autor
@Matteo - What you see in the photo is a lathe blade.
At first I used a lathe blade, but I don't know if it's because the aluminum is so soft, but it doesn't cut sharp 🙁
So, unlike in the photo, I carved with a diamond file, cut with an art knife, and polished with sandpaper.
I would like to recommend Oilstone.

1 29 April, 09:13

Christian W
You are crazy 😉

30 April, 05:10

Sy Bar
Enjoying so far, not sue3 I'm organised enough to do 3 at once I'd cross contaminate them 🤪

🍿 ready for more action

30 April, 09:27

Christian W
That paintjob is amazing!

5 May, 08:33

Christian W
Both are cool. I like that Reebok livery a little more 😉

7 May, 10:24

Martin Oostrom
The Castrol one is my favourite

12 May, 05:31

Christian W
How did you repair the silvering?

12 May, 06:54

Sarah-Jane
Like you I'm not keen on the overly done camber so am watching how you do this, looks excellent

12 May, 07:59

MS K Autor
Repair the silvering hint is in #78 😉

12 May, 14:05

Christian W
Ok. I don't get it but it's ok. Problem solved.

13 May, 04:49

Martin Oostrom
My guess: Mr Hobby Self Levelling Thinner? It's in the background.

13 May, 05:01

MS K Autor
Martin is correct. 🙂

13 May, 16:12

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work so far and a handy tutorial.
I also went through a patch of epic disasters with paint. I also use Mr. Color Levelling thinner and waited longer (at least one week) between spraying sessions. I must also add that I used enamels. My attempt at repairing small imperfections was not successful at all and I ended up stripping thee paint back on that particular panel and start again.

16 May, 06:10

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