Nissan GT-R32 Race Cars - WIP

Michael Kohl
I am in.

Matteo Pescarin
looks interesting already! nice challenge

Rui S
I'm in 😎

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

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

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

MS K Yazar
@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.

Christian W
You are crazy 😉

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

Christian W
That paintjob is amazing!

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

Martin Oostrom
The Castrol one is my favourite

Christian W
How did you repair the silvering?

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

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

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

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

MS K Yazar
Martin is correct. 🙂

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.

Bill Newcomer
Nice job on your "batch" of builds. That's how I try to build to. Thank you for showing how you fixed issues along the way.

Rui S
Let the Race begin 😉 👍

Villiers de Vos
The three musketeers. Very nice progress.

Martin Oostrom
Those are some really thick decals.

Martin Oostrom
Your eye for detail is amazing. And I admire your painting skills.

MS K Yazar
The raccoon is not my character, it's an emoji in Telegram. 😉

Spanjaard
really curious about the screwdriver saga

MS K Yazar
@Spanjaard - I skipped the explanation because my English skills are lacking. 😉
The electric drill I used had a lowest rpm of about 7200 (no load), but the torque was too low, so it kept stopping when I was polishing.
So I had no choice but to increase the rpm to work, and as a result, the paint would melt or peel off.
So I looked into electric screwdrivers because they have good torque.

Considering the resistance generated during sanding and the heat generated during friction, I guessed that a moderate torque and 1000 rpm would be enough.
(I think the compound would fly out everywhere at 1000 rpm, but...)

So I searched and found that most bar-type electric screwdrivers were around 200 rpm, and after searching a little more, I bought WORX's WX242, which had the highest rpm at 300 rpm.
And when I worked on it, 300 rpm felt a little lacking. For plastic polishing, 500 to 700 rpm seems appropriate and 0.15 Nm of torque seems sufficient, so please refer to this when purchasing.

Spanjaard
your english is just fine 🙂
so the last screwdriver is also not addecuate?

MS K Yazar
I couldn't find an electric screwdriver with a spec of 0.15Nm~more and 500~1000rpm. For reference, my satisfaction level is 80%.

I also bought a product called EX15S which is much smaller and has a max of 0.15Nm and 460rpm.
However, it has a 4mm shank, so I need a 4mm to 1/4 adapter to use a 1/4 inch chuck.
I'm a little more satisfied with this product. (90%?)

Spanjaard
that is research well done!

George Williams
Your English is excellent. I polish my models by hand.

MS K Yazar
Thanks guys.
@George - I always polished them by hand too, but this time I had to polish three of them at the same time, and my arms got tired, so I had to use a electric tool. 😉

Martin Oostrom
You sure ran into more than your share of troubles.

Rui S
Excellent trio 👍

Villiers de Vos
A fantastic line up. Very nice work.

Lebloge
Amazing work 🤩

George Williams
Great finish.

Sarah-Jane
The wheel stance has worked really well, thanks for sharing and well done

MS K Yazar
Thanks mates.
It wasn't hard when I made the 3 Minis last time, but it was a hassle to work on 3 racing cars at the same time. I'll try to avoid working on racing cars at the same time in the future. 😉

Sander de Volder
Three awesome looking racecars, very nice build

Yngve N
Great builds! It's always a pleasure to follow your works. You pay enormous attention to the details and there's a lot to learn for a rookie. Thanks for the very good explanations and great pictures with arrows pointing out what you're commenting. If there's an accident happening you fix it in a brilliant way 👍

Bill Newcomer
What a colorful group. Congratz on your successful "Batch Build". Thanks for sharing your trials and tribulations throughout the build. I am sure I would have accepted or simply bailed on the whole process with as many mishaps you eventually corrected.

Christian W
I love the tast picture. Great results! I always enjoy reading your steps.

Martin Oostrom
Another adventure with MS K concluded. Going home for a quick cleaning of clothes, replenishing of food and drink, and then I'm ready for the next one.

Thanks for this one!

Matteo Pescarin
thanks a lot for sharing all the sweat and tears going through three (!!!) kits at the same time. I did the same for the Lancia Delta and I might steer away from such an impressive amount of work again. So chapeau to you! Impressive work and congratulations!