Nissan 350Z

going to play about with this and see what comes out

Nissan 350Z in 1/25 scale by AMT

it's supposed to be from one of the Fast and Furious movies but after a bit of research the wheels are all wrong but I had no intention of trying to do it like the box any way

It's supposed to be a crappy kit and after spending half an hour tinkering I would agree. The nose and tail sections are attached to body and I can already see that's there's going to be lots of filler and sanding going on. Don't be surprised if this ends up in the bin.

no idea what colour I'm going to do, since it's a tuner I'm thinking of some lurid green or bright orange or candy red or something like that

no pics of the sprues cos I started before I remembered to reach for the camera

looks like tinypic has thrown a wobbly

this is far as i am..........this is a really low quality kit......the front and rear bumpers join the body a third of the way round the wheel arch!........its taken a lot of filler and sanding to get it to this point, in fact at one point filler wasnt up to the job and i needed something a bit harder so mixed some talc powder with CA

original plan was to do it some bright colour with a black hood.....but i think a light colour wont cover well enough, so im leaning towards some kind of metallic grey.....but ive had to forget about the idea of a black hood.....its such a bad fit i dont think i could attach it without making a mess of the paint on the body shell,  might have a go at masking now its on, we shall see

Keep at it Paul!

You're doing a great job as far as I can see. Bad fit and required filling are all part of the fun I think.

i dont mind a bit of filler but when you are having to sculpt wheel arches with it or reprofile it cos of a huge step condition im not too keen

Great start! I'm sure that despite the flaws it will come out sleek and 'racy' in your hands.

Isopon P38 is very easy to deal with Paul, sands out really nice.

One tube lasts for years doing models.

after having the paint stripped 5 times im calling quits on this one..........its been red twice, metallic steel grey twice and this is the second time its been black!...not the best finish but its this or in the bin! just want it finished lol

Black is good! I'm not crazy about the fender "blisters" ever since I bought a few 1970s Celica kits. Thanx for persevering with the paint. it's always something with each build!

was doing a bit of research about the car used in the movie......turns out its a genuine Vailside body kit worth over £5600.....or $7500

http://www.veilsidejpn.com/en/350z.php

Nothing wrong with that. Looks good. I'm such a tight git that it horrifies me to have to strip and redo. Paint aint cheap these days.

Looks good to me. In the "Fast & Furious" genre, matte and semi-matte paint jobs aren't uncommon.

and finished

more pics in the finished thread
https://skidsplace.forumotion.com/t4696-nissan-350z-vailside#69744

Thems some big wheels!

dublin boy wrote:Thems some big wheels!

and very skinny tyres!......they were like rubber bands

You can go faster...lol

I can see you now opposite locking at every roundabout, fast and furious styley