1:24 Nissan Pulsar GTI-R (RNN14) 'Nismo Complete Car Version'

The Nissan Pulsar GTI-R in the Nismo Complete Car Version form, 1:24 scale

Hasegawa offers a plastic kit of the hot Nissan Pulsar GTI-R hatchback with the internal designation RNN14. The builder glues and finishes the model himself, and the parts come without paint.

The real car

The Pulsar GTI-R came about for homologation into the Group A competition category. A turbocharged two-liter and all-wheel drive fitted into the short body, and the intercooler was hidden under a conspicuous opening in the hood. The combination of low weight and considerable power made the car a wild animal on gravel and keeps it an icon of the Japanese rally era to this day. The brand's sports division offered modified forms with more carefully worked detail.

Building recommendation

Try dry how the engine sits in the space under the hood, and only then glue. Blacken the opening in the hood from the inside, so that bare plastic is not visible. Apply the finish in thin coats and let the solvent leave between them, or orange peel will appear on the edges. Finish the wheels and brakes separately and fit them only once the body has been polished.

Which modelers it suits

• Admirers of Group A competition cars
• Builders of Japanese hatchbacks of the 1990s
• Collectors of models with all-wheel drive
• Modelers who want a smaller but detailed project

The package contains plastic parts on sprues without paint. Finishing materials and glue have to be obtained separately.