So. I just got myself a nice 1/24 Tamiya Nismo Skyline R34 GT-R Z-Tune. Lovely,ain't it? Cost me $37. Here's the anti-climax part;I bought this car nearly two years ago. You heard it. Two years. I just didn't have the time to assemble it,paint it,or even give it 5 minutes worth of attention. Well,for my New Year's Resolution,I plan to complete building the car before December. You know why? Because I don't want to waste the last month of 2009 sitting at the corner of my room cracking my brain assembling the 200+ parts car(excluding stickers and metal transfers). Heck,I have my own social life to attend to,thank you very much. So. Back to the Tamiya. Got it at 178 Paya Lebar Road. It's basically two spaces rented out by Tamiya to make a mega shop house,containing virtually every Tamiya toy and accessory,enough to satisfy a hobby junkie's heart and pleasure.

Short history about the Z-Tune.
*20 used but thoroughly inspected Skyline R34 GT-R V-Specs were bought by Nismo.
*Nismo wanted to show this car at Nissan's anniversary in 2005.
*The GT-Rs were built ground up,with a 500hp handbuilt engine fitted into them.
*Bilstein and Sachs worked together with Nismo to create a unique suspension system specially for the Z-Tune.
*Nismo decided to use Nissan's corporate colours;silver,black and red.
*The Z-Tune bodykit are fully carbon fibre.
*All the custom Z-Tune parts are not reproduced anymore,so you won't see any Z-Tune parts on eBay.
*Only 20 Z-Tunes were made. All were snapped up under 4 hours prior to its debut at the Nismo Festival in 2005.


Well,I still have to buy paint for my special car,and to custom order photo-etched parts by Tamiya for that realistic look. Then maybe I'll get a mini studio set so I can take breathtaking photos of the GT-R posing menacingly with its unique Z-Tune bodykit and a comically powered Nismo Z1 engine. This is Godzilla in its ultimate form. This is Godzilla when touched by the magical hands at Nismo's factory. This...is the beginning of a new era.