So after 15 months of searching I finally found it!!!!

[Beancooker]

So the day I bought my car, I started looking for a model of it. Everywhere I went, I was told they had been discontinued. I kept bugging the local hobby shop, and the guy kept telling me that he knows a guy overseas that is a fellow model nerd, and might be able to acquire one.

I hadn't stopped in for about two months. I kind of gave up. Today, I was driving by and thought "what the heck" and stopped in. He said it came in about a month ago, and he had lost my name and number. He put it on the shelf behind the register, and it had a "Not For Sale" tag on it, with another tag stating "Save for the guy who drives this car. The guy that had bugged me for a year".

When I walked in, he was all smiles, and said he knew I would show up at some point.

Now I hate building models, since I have the patience of an angry dog. However this one, I will take my time on to get every detail perfect. I am still debating on how to cut the sunroof out, maybe... The body guy at Nissan has already said he'll take it, and the next time he paints a Z or a G with the Diamond Graphite color, he'll spray the body parts.

Yeah, I'm stoked.

[SVTCOBRA]

Very cool!!!

I have models of most of my fun cars, mostly still in the boxes.

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I have seen them at walmart before

Glad you found it...

I was thinking you found like a old picture or a childhood toy... or a new Girl friend

DJ

[Beancooker]

Only thing I found a Wal-Junk was the "DUB-City" Infiniti with 20's. I was looking for something that wasn't exaggerated, and foolish looking. Aside of Dub city, no model manufacturer in the US has an Infiniti G35 or Skyline 350GT in production. They stopped production in 2004.

[SneaKe]

Nice find. I'm jealous.

[G_whizz]

Nice find. I'm jealous.

I have been looking for one as well!!!

Super kewl Beaner!!

[tollboothwilley]

Glad for you

I read this an expected something completely different....was a little disappointed!

haha

[Ar878]

awesome! i'll look forward to pics when it's finished!

[Beancooker]

It'll be a really slow process, figuring as how I'll probably spend about 5 minutes a day, before I lose my patience.

[zozoka1212]

Awesome.

So what is your first mod on it. I know a good Tint shop. you need it. also should lower it. Z tube maybe...

Happy for you.

heheheheh

zozo

[BrandAidDesignG35]

Nice one!!! I used to love models, I will have to check the local shop for one, we have a huge superstore of model cars here, it's the size of a walmart!!

PS - zozo you are the man.

[Rivalry]

That... is... freaking... awesome...

[Sentientbydesign]

Congrats Noah. When I first glimpsed at this thread, I was a little weirded out. Now I want to send you little gray 30 gauge wires for under the hood and some paper clips for the chassis bracing!

[TeflonG35]

That is quite sick. I think I'd buy one and just leave it in the box. My roommate does the model thing. He has mostly muscle cars though. Of course a couple fiero models too.

[Omegamerc]

To OP: Would you be able to get me one too? Would love to give that one to lauren as a gift! Also let me know if you could find a g35 07/08 sedan one too!

[zozoka1212]

Hey Omega how about this one. By far the finest I found in sedan version. Color is same too.

http://www.ewa1.com/cgi-bin/ss...CL130

zozo

[awdjdmtalon]

That is Fing AWSOME! Who is the modle manufacture? I LOVE to get one myself.

[Mike36]

I wonder If tamiya makes these?

[Beancooker]

Model is made by Fujimi.

First mod will be tint and possibly a sunroof.

[soul_hfk]

are u going to post pics when finished

[WhiteyClay]

Bro I want one 2.... I pay you for shipping and all.... see if you can get anotherone.....Im looking for it the only one I found was the diecast Falken model.....ill post a pic in a min.........but see if u can get anotherone....

[WhiteyClay]

plus a keychain

[Beancooker]

are u going to post pics when finished

Yeah, but remember, I am extremely impatient. I see this taking many months. I can't sit and mess with it for long, before I get pissed. Heck, the body still has to go out for paint, and I have to do the interior also.

Bro I want one 2.... I pay you for shipping and all.... see if you can get anotherone...

I will stop by sometime in the next week and talk to him again. I'll have him order in at least 3, but like I said, I had waited forever for him to get this one to me.

[gwoods]

Bro I want one 2.... I pay you for shipping and all.... see if you can get anotherone.....Im looking for it the only one I found was the diecast Falken model.....ill post a pic in a min.........but see if u can get anotherone....

1 on ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fujimi-035...l1247

[WhiteyClay]

yeah i see that. I purchased something from people from Hong Kong on ebay.... Not to happy with those items......I got a store on my block that has collection items....Ill check with him

[Beancooker]

So I go to Nissan and my buddy Don hooks me up with WV2 paint and the 2 stage primer from Nissan. Now I have painted a lot. I have only used "real" automotive paints on my helmet. So this is even better. It's not in a rattle can, but sprayed through a "Preval" sprayer. This is how painting should be done. I am really impressed with the quality of the paint. primer lays on beautifully, paint lays on like glass. I couldn't have asked for a better job.

I come back 5 minutes later to look at it, and it looks like a ****ing orange. The paint is full of wrinkles, and looks like crap. I wait for it to harden a little, and sand out the wrinkles. Looks smooth again, and ready for a fresh coat.

This coat lays on better than the first. It is so perfect that it looks like "still water". The metel flake is even, and hasn't floated toward the sides. Absolute prefection. I am pumped.

I go have a cig in celebration of my job well done. I come back after the cig, and it looks like battered ***hole. The wrinkles are twice as bad as the first. At this point, I will have to take it back down, and start back at square one. As I start to wipe off the moist paint....

I realize that the ****ty plastic that this model is made from, is lacquer reactive. The paint was perfect both times. It's the ****ty plastic that is melting, and causing the paint to look like ***.

Cleaned all the paint off, and smoothed out the body as well as I could. Looks like I'll have to do some bondo work, othewise it'll look like a "hail sale" car.

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

This (To Me) is too much work for a car you really aren't going to drive lol

[gwoods]

I say buy this!

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-43-Ebbro...l1247

BTW thanks to you all I bought this on ebay from HONG KONG, it is in my hands now! I still haven't opened it its about hotwheels size

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nissan-Sky...wItem