Here’s the latest in our continuing series following the making of a die-cast car from start to finish.
We just received the pre-production sample from our in-house model builders. We will be sending it to the Nissan license agent for their review. So, it’s possible that there will be some minor changes before it goes into production.
It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words so we’ll quit writing and you can start looking. By the way, if you ever needed a car to speed around in underground, this might be the one.
Here’s a photo of one our master craftsmen working on the tooling model (the hand-made model that was the oversized prototype for the steel molds that will be used for the production models).
very nice to see the almost “final” product. One thing that is really irking me is the rather large gap between the front clip and the front tire…Maybe its just the angle…I hope it is….Everything else looks VERY YUMMY! Just saw my first R35 here in Virginia Beach, Virginia….Damn near wrecked!!!!!!!
By: realmz1 on August 22, 2008
at 6:07 am
yea the front overhang does seem a little long, maybe its just the angle, other than that, this thing looks sweet. You guys are gonna release it in silver, right?
By: Jakub on August 22, 2008
at 12:03 pm
Thanks for the comments. We should have a review from Nissan in a week or two. We haven’t decided yet whether to release it in a second color. If we do, silver would be a great choice.
By: charlesmaisto on August 22, 2008
at 5:34 pm
thanks for considering it charles
By: Jakub on August 24, 2008
at 10:22 pm
I don’t know why all 4 stock colors wouldn’t be done….I almost bet it will though!
By: realmz1 on August 25, 2008
at 10:20 am
that wuld be pretty sweet
By: Jakub on August 26, 2008
at 2:33 pm
Just hope this masterpiece will produce in 1:18 scale with more details! Anyway..nice job!
By: Jason on August 26, 2008
at 5:04 pm
exelent job!! ai die for work lique you
exelente trabajo yo moriria por tener el trabajo de ese hombre
By: luisrod on September 6, 2008
at 11:50 am
nice job done when will it be on sale?
By: desmond on September 12, 2008
at 7:44 am
What can i say ? Finally – this “supercar” is been launched in 1/24 format. I have been waiting for this a long time … now i cannot wait for it to reach the shores of South Africa. Seeing these pictures makes me so impatient. Colour at present makes no difference to me, as long as i can have one of these in my show cabinet is all that matters.
By: Maxwell Singh on December 15, 2008
at 1:51 am
Hello,
I am a Business Development Associate with Micro-Mark, Inc. If you’re not familiar with us, please check out our website at micromark.com. We supply precision tools and other supplies used in scale model construction. I’m wondering if you ever sell ad space on this blog? Get back to me if you get a chance. Thanks. Adam Frisoli
By: Adam Frisoli on January 7, 2009
at 1:59 pm
no 1/18 model gtr in mind?
what a shame…
By: nazz on January 24, 2009
at 6:26 am
We’ll be making it in 1/18 for our Bburago line.
By: charlesmaisto on January 27, 2009
at 9:44 am
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By: 1:24 Nissan GT-R pre-production samples « Maisto’s Daily Dose. on January 28, 2009
at 11:35 am
Pleased to hear a 1:18 in the offing from Bb.
Any indications on release? We at diecast xchange are eagerly awaiting it.
Please release it in white as well !!
Best regards
Bug
By: Bugattitude on March 20, 2009
at 8:12 pm
I am looking for ONLY the wheels. I hate to tear apart perfectly good cars for the nice wheels. I make car related jewelry. does anyone know where I can get just the wheels or damaged cars?
By: Cecelia on September 11, 2009
at 7:57 am
Cecelia, thanks for writing. Sorry, but we don’t have a supply of individual parts available. Also, the wheel hubs are attached with a one-way snap device that makes it difficult to remove them from the axle. If anyone reading this has some extra wheels, add a comment to this post and we’ll pass the message along (but to deter spammers, don’t put your email address in the text of your response).
By: charlesmaisto on September 11, 2009
at 8:20 am
THere is a real need to have replacement parts, particularly for damaged wheels. When you do anticipate having a replacement part supply so that consumers can fix damaged wheels?
By: pflipper on October 24, 2009
at 9:43 am
pflipper, we can replace wheels (or other parts) that are defective from our factory but we haven’t had problems with damaged wheels that I know of. How are the wheels that you mention getting damaged?
By: charlesmaisto on October 26, 2009
at 7:46 am