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Little bit of progress, finally went back to work too Began to box in the engine bay. There's lots to do, the engine bay isn't even the right shape so will have to add more fillets to get it to look even remotely right.

I like the waffling, especially informative waffling

Thanks, the cat's very nosey & doesn't like not being the centre of attention for too long. This particular version of the Skyline wasn't very long lived (1972-1973), only 197 were ever built & the GT-R name wasn't used again until 1989. They were known as the 'Ken & Mary' cars or Kenmeri as opposed to the PGC10 'Hakosuka' (literally Box Skyline).

The E-Type's broken down in the lay by thanks to some extremely frustrating white metal that won't hold any paint, I'm going to try some acid etch primer as a last resort. Anyone who can suggest anything I'm all ears, I've no experience with white metal parts. Anyoo I'm currently recovering from tennis elbow release surgery which hasn't helped in doing much of anything but slowly getting back to 'normal' (whatever that is). I've got a couple of 'old school' Skyline's in my stash so I'm going to attempt to build the Fastback version from Fujimi. The bonnet is non opening for some reason, despite there being a nicely detailed engine. So I decided to scribe it open similar to the Tamiya model. I started by drilling some 'stop' holes to prevent me overcutting & damaging the wings. Then just use my Tamiya scriber to follow the lines. I had to stop while my work was being inspected!!!! Eventually There's some cleaning up to do then I'll see how the chassis part lines up with the open bonnet, expecting to have to add some firewall & inner wing filler panels. Also need to construct some bonnet framing & some method of hingeing, all good fun. That's all for now, thanks for looking.

I've been reading through this & I doff my cap & if I still had a forelock or two I'd tug them as well to you Mr Codger. The trials & tribulations of making this as well as the other things going on in the background have made compulsive viewing & I'm glad that the fates have been kind to you in your troubles, does put things into perspective. I was just pondering that these cars were (still are) very much 'bespoke' & the customer could have had any fit or finish they could afford (within reason) so there's no real 'standard' to work from so how did you decide? This is your car so you can have any damn colour you want

That's some pretty shoddy conning going on. I hope you got your money back. Thanks for the 'company to avoid' heads up. Fantastic build BTW, keeping my eyes on this.

Yup, what he said. Thanks for sharing this unbelievable build, truly bar setting stuff.

It looks like the rubber is just a sheath for protection since there's no mechanical fasteners (just some twisted wire), otherwise it would blow them straight off. The No. 2 line is most likely 'boost' pressure sinced it's directly connected to the plenum.

Began to sort out the engine....there are quite a few bits The block, head & sump are cast in 2 halves, there's a rather large gap between them that needs sorting out. I'm going to true the edges by using some grinding paste & glass then cut some styrene sheet to fit between the 2 halves Did I mention the lots & lots of holes to be drilled? The front & rear suspension is held together by pins, these also need to be cut to length to suit. More wheels!!!! The white metal parts are pretty dire to be honest, any detail has long since been lost.

very nice If I had the time (& talent) I'd low drag/lightweight it.

Yes, there's lots of pins to trim & holes to drill out.........

It does look good but was a pain in the...... I've not measured the height but they look far too tall.

The Gunze I've got was a supposed unbuilt kit, when I got it the body had already been sprayed (very badly) & the engine was partially built & had no idea if all the parts were there!! Needless to say I got a good deal out of it in the end but wasn't happy at the time. Don't worry Roy I've lost a few kits with moving house recently, got no idea how either.

First job was sorting out the wire wheels, what an absolute mare of a job but at least I didn't have to lace the rims. I'd probably suggest doing a few dry runs, the instructions aren't particularly good to be honest. Just take your time & try not to drop the PE spokes on the floor...promptly followed by the plastic bit. There are some locating pegs but they're far to shallow to locate anything so you end up CA'ing the spokes to the spacer & hoping for the best. Not the best mouldings. Instructions PE spokes Rims So it begins Here's one I made earlier

Which one Roy, Airfix or Gunze? They're both identical but Airfix's box is about twice the size for some reason!!