Nissan GT-R

The name GT-R is already a well known brand in Malaysia even if the person is not a collector nor a car enthusiast. For me, the name GT-R became known when it was featured in the anime Initial-D. (yeah not much of a car lover back then :-p) And also when one of my seniors from school brought the car (R32) back from Japan. Though the wiki has been live on the internet for a really long time, i never really check how the history of GT-R is like. I've only known it since the R32 till the current R35.
Finally last year Hot Wheels came out with many cool models of classic race cars, including two of R32 predecessors, which are the HakoSuka and KenMeri that are known to the world wayy back from 1969 and 1973! Only then that i realized that my GT-R collection is actually completed! lol..So here are them!

Sadly, Hot Wheels didnt produce the R33 in their mainline so far so the one from tomica will be the representative lol..Anyway in this post I have the idea to let you see how the design of the GT-Rs evolved in each of their line-ups..pretty cool when you compare it like this :)

Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

R34 is one of my favorite sports car and also loved by all JDM enthusiast.
therefore i always looking for the most perfect casting of this model in the scale of 1/64 to add to my collection..my 1st casting of the car was from Jada, which was bigger than average 1/64 cars with interesting decals but unfortunately the IMO not really perfect.
then came Hot Wheels and despite it being in the cheaper range, the casting is really good but lack some details..one day i was looking at ebay i finally found a really good and almost perfect casting of R34,
and it is from Tamiya..and here it is!

comes in a box with base

Superb detailing

also with opening doors!

One thing though the size of this is quite small compared to other brands..not sure which one is accurately following the 1/64 scale..i find the kyosho version alittle similar but not with the opening doors thus making tamiya the winner of them all. anyway for some comparisons;

You might wanna say what about Tomica Limited version of the car? IMHO the casting of TL is surprisingly disappointing..while the TL certainly a keeper for its popularity and value, but the accuracy of the casting is not really to my liking...how about you? from which brand do you think has the best R34 casting in 1/64 scale in your collection?

Jada Option D - Nissan Skyline R34

Nissan Skyline R34 with MotoRex Decals.
Option D series wave 9








And Lastly..this time no skirting it too low :P


overall i think the casting of this skyline could be better..but the impression of the tail-lights at least is perfect..the evergreen design will last forever..just like the EK of civic...
i'm loving the last shot in this post very much :D

Jada Option D 5-Deep

It's hard to get Option D cars in individual packaging nowadays since it was a 2005-2006 production,
unless u hit ebay.
after searching for it at most online hobby stores, i found one at Collectable Diecast online shop.



got it for USD14.99 i think..which means around MYR10 per car..yes, so bloody cheap.
i think 5-Deep in TRU Malaysia is sold at around MYR120 each. T_T
below are the cars in the 5-pack





this 300ZX casting is not really accurate IMO, too bulky looking.


really glad to have them in my hands as it was the last unit in stock. :)