• Scale Cars

    Tamiya Nissan Skyline GT-R [R34] Nismo Z-Tune [Rebuild]

    Longtime readers will know that I tend to dislike building multiples of the same car. It’s a bit of a restrictive mindset, but there are still so many cars out there that I want to build in my own style, so it feels wasteful to spend my time and energy building say, three different R34 Skylines. The sort-of exception to…

  • Scale Cars

    Tamiya Honda S2000 + Hobby Design Modification Kits

    The S2000 is unique in the model world I think, for having a ton of aftermarket availability. There are some cars like the 370z that have almost no aftermarket parts available for them off the shelf – the S2000 has almost every aftermarket parts producer I’ve worked with make something for it. I’ve been excited to collect parts for this…

  • Scale Cars

    Tamiya Porsche 911 GT2 Road Version (993)

    My first 1/24 Porsche! But to confess: air-cooled 911s go right over my head – I know next to nothing about them, other than that cutting up some some of these classic machines to slap cigarette and coke-fueled fiberglass widebodies on them can be wildly offensive. This kit was a Christmas gift this last year from a friend – who…