Progress* GT4 Z33 Z Tune

[Dino Scuderia]

I liked my Extreme Z so much that I decided to build the car that inspired it, the Z Tune Z33 from the GT4 game. Starting with the Tamiya 350Z kit I had to cut off the nose and side skirts so they could be replaced with the Scale Auto Style resin NISMO Z kit. The hood vents were cut from one of SAS's resin Skyline hoods.

You can see my progress so far...still have to clean up those resin parts then glue them on and fix all the panel lines.

[mx512p]

that's nice man! good luck, I also love the gt4 z-tune!

[Dino Scuderia]

Got the Nismo package glued on....have a lot of work to do around the vents and panel lines now.

There is a correct rear spoiler too which isn't pictured.

[Esperante]

This is going to look fantastic.

[henk4]

What is Maxi-Cure??

[Dino Scuderia]

What is Maxi-Cure??

Hi, it's a brand of super glue.

[Rockefella]

Very nice so far, but there's something weird about those front bonnet vents.

[CHEESE-TACULAR]

Very nice so far, but there's something weird about those front bonnet vents.
i agree the front seems to rise too much out of the hood and the back sinks...i assume its because the skylinge hood's curve is much more gradual? the rest is fantastic though :)

[Rockefella]

i agree the front seems to rise too much out of the hood and the back sinks...i assume its because the skylinge hood's curve is much more gradual? the rest is fantastic though :)
It may also be that it's not puttied/sanded/painted yet.

[Dino Scuderia]

i agree the front seems to rise too much out of the hood and the back sinks...i assume its because the skylinge hood's curve is much more gradual? the rest is fantastic though :)

You're both right, the curvature is a bit off but once I have them molded in and all that section is black or carbon fiber it won't be that noticable.
:)

[carsnut]

Got the Nismo package glued on....have a lot of work to do around the vents and panel lines now.

There is a correct rear spoiler too which isn't pictured.

Cool. Just a couple of questions. Are u putting the Fairlady Z logo? Isn't the Front grille a little too small?

Heres a link to the Z33 Z-Tune:
http://z-o-g.org/gt4cars/japanese/nissan-nismo-fairlady-z-z-tune-z33-03.jpg

[Dino Scuderia]

Got a bit more done but still have some shaping to do around the vents.

[Dino Scuderia]

Finally a lil update...got the main colour on which is Nissan Liquid Aluminum from Cobra Colors. Next I'll Spray on the Tamiya TS Gunmetal on the ground effects parts.

[Rockefella]

Looks awesome Dino.

[Dino Scuderia]

Thanks!

Got Gunmetal sprayed on and Scale Motorsport carbon fiber decal conformed to the hood vents.

[Rockefella]

Very nice work indeed. I'm usually not a fan of tuner cars but this example looks tasteful and clean.

[Dino Scuderia]

Here is the main inspiration...Z Tune from GT4 game.

[MrKipling]

Your knife wielding skills and patience astound me - very impressive :D

Are you going to have the decals on their? And what are you planning to do about the wheels?

[Dino Scuderia]

Your knife wielding skills and patience astound me - very impressive :D

Are you going to have the decals on their? And what are you planning to do about the wheels?

Thanks!

I have the correct decals and wheels too.:)

[MrKipling]

Safe.

[carsnut]

its been a while, are you going with orange/black interior?

[Dino Scuderia]

its been a while, are you going with orange/black interior?

Why would I?

[carsnut]

never mind, i just asked cause thats what the AUTOart nismo 350Z uses for the interior. so u prefer monotone, eh?

[Dino Scuderia]

never mind, i just asked cause thats what the AUTOart nismo 350Z uses for the interior. so u prefer monotone, eh?

I bet your AutoArt model isn't a Z33 ZTune...besides orange and black interior would look pretty crappy with the red, silver and black NISMO stripe.

[carsnut]

actually i don't own the autoart nismo 350Z. that one is an S-Tune, but i get your point on why u dont want a two-tone. is it going to be LH or RH drive(seeing its a Z33, RH seems to be a more natural choice)

[Dino Scuderia]

actually i don't own the autoart nismo 350Z. that one is an S-Tune, but i get your point on why u dont want a two-tone. is it going to be LH or RH drive(seeing its a Z33, RH seems to be a more natural choice)

I don't ever pay any attention to RH or LH drive dashes, I use whatever I grab first.

Actually, I'll be using the interior from the Maisto diecast for this build because I stole the Tamiya interior from this kit for the Extreme Z.

[carsnut]

nice, never knew that maisto made a 1/24 scale 350Z or something. so ur doing something similar to ur 550 Maranello build, eh?

[Dino Scuderia]

Into the final assembly stages and decal application.

[carsnut]

lookin good............keep up the good work