Plastic Modeling

[JD001]

Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanadaEh

speaking of details, I dug up pics of an old Exoto Jaguar D-type I owned a few years back. 2600 mostly metal machined parts, about $750 at the time. Just insane

The details are mind-blowing!! Loving the knee pad on the transmission tunnel..

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by JD001

The project sank..

BTW, did you post photos of the finished BRZeee model?

Not sure that I ever did! I will have to look back and see if I even still have them.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

This fitment is super spot on

JK, sat the wheel next to the car to see how much I have to chop off the wheel to get it to sit right. Hoping my idea of how to make it work and retain it rolling works.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanadaEh

speaking of details, I dug up pics of an old Exoto Jaguar D-type I owned a few years back. 2600 mostly metal machined parts, about $750 at the time. Just insane

What scale is that. Looks amazing!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

What scale is that. Looks amazing!

1/18
Machined metal
2,600 parts
"Priced from $3,800"

https://www.exoto.com/s/1/ProductOve...CategoryId=186

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

1/18
Machined metal
2,600 parts
"Priced from $3,800"

https://www.exoto.com/s/1/ProductOve...CategoryId=186

...uhhhh, ouch.

[StraightOuttaCanadaEh]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

1/18
Machined metal
2,600 parts
"Priced from $3,800"

https://www.exoto.com/s/1/ProductOve...CategoryId=186

Lol Exoto and their hilarious pricing tactics. They're marked as $3800 but every single day you'll get a spam email saying ACT NOW, ON SALE FOR 70% OFF, CRAZY VALUE, INVESTMENT GRADE, WAS $7500, NOW ONLY $699.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Well, MacGyver'd the wheels. Hopefully they come out centered so they won't be wobbly. Unlikely I would roll the model around, but still. Haha. Right wheel is before.

[soundman98]

i would've gone with something other than the potenza's. i hear the braking and traction isn't the greatest on acrylic show surfaces. some are saying they don't have the same feeling as the tires that were included in the kit

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i would've gone with something other than the potenza's. i hear the braking and traction isn't the greatest on acrylic show surfaces. some are saying they don't have the same feeling as the tires that were included in the kit

Good thing I didn't part out the other wheels and tires!

I have the Nismo wheels with the Pirelli tires and the OEM GT-R wheels with no tires. hmmm, maybe I'll get another R32 (non Nismo) and throw on the Nismo parts I chose not to use on it. I ordered the R34 Z-Tune, and if I can use the cross drilled brakes from this R32 onto that, then maybe I'll use the brakes from that R34 onto the non Nismo R32. My head is spinning! haha

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I have a large titanic that I built about 90% of and lost interest back about 25 years ago that will be turned into a wreck some day.

Cue "it's been 25 years" old lady Rose meme

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Good thing I didn't part out the other wheels and tires!

I have the Nismo wheels with the Pirelli tires and the OEM GT-R wheels with no tires. hmmm, maybe I'll get another R32 (non Nismo) and throw on the Nismo parts I chose not to use on it. I ordered the R34 Z-Tune, and if I can use the cross drilled brakes from this R32 onto that, then maybe I'll use the brakes from that R34 onto the non Nismo R32. My head is spinning! haha

can you see the brake pads better with those?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by soundman98

can you see the brake pads better with those?

Nah, hard to see how much worn down they are.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Well, not the best, but I'm satisfied with it being my first model I actually built. Wheels are slightly poking out more than I would like, but it's the best I can do without a dremel to get more of the hub off.