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10-09-2018, 10:55 AM | #1 | |
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Is the Nitto 1/20 BMW 3.5 CSL body accurate shapewise?
This model was handed down to me via two fellow modelers many years ago. The chassis was mostly built, but the body and glass were mostly untouched. There was no box, and not all decals were there.
I worked a bit on the body, and noticed that it started to look really nice. However, older Japanese car models can be hit and miss accuracy-wise. Therefore I made the following six photos of the body. If there's anyone with a good eye for BMWs, can you please comment on the body's shape and accuracy? Many thanks in advance! Rob |
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Re: Is the Nitto 1/20 BMW 3.5 CSL body accurate shapewise?
From what I could see with a naked eye, its too narrow in the front, and shape of the rear fenders is wrong. But then again, it all depends on a particular car you want to build. They all were slightly different because racecar
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Re: Is the Nitto 1/20 BMW 3.5 CSL body accurate shapewise?
I wish someone would make a CSL again in 1/24th scale. The Tokyo Marui model is the best available now in 1/24th and it is not that good. The Nitto is inaccurate and will require major modifications to get correct. Scale Kraft from South Africa made a perfect resin 3.0CS body conversion kit many years ago but it is impossible to find and if you do find one it will be very expensive(ebay). You could just build the Nitto with the new decals available from Studio 27 and others and it will look sort of like the car.
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http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...1091632&page=4 Besides this, I wouldn't be surprised if Hasegawa released a street car and/or Beemax a race car. |
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Your last comment was a good one, and I tried to do my homework first, before replying. My best guess is that the model represents a 1975 IMSA 3.0 CSL bought by the Faltz-Alpina team to race in the 1975 European Touring Car Championship. It was only raced twice: - Nürburgring 4h (13 July 1975) as #2 driven by Helmut Kelleners and Harald Grohs (decal say N. Grohs) - Zandvoort (10 August 1975) as #21 driven by Helmut Kelleners, Harald Grohs and Rolf Stommelen. The model therefore looks mostly like the Nürburgring car, but with a lot of errors. But where did the decal designer see the 'Lumitas' sponsor marking? This almost makes me think the model represents another race. And indeed the rear fender looks wrong in two ways: the upward slope of the top side, and the lower half of the rear half should extend more down. Rob |
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It seems Nitto copied the decals of the whole air dam from this car, and put it on the #2 car.. Why?? Rob |
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Do you remember these odd black Martini Porsche's 935 with the yellow eagle on the front hood, "ala Firebird transam" ? ^_^ |
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Yeah, Fujimi did at least two (1/20 935-76 and1/24 935-78) and Nichimo joined the fun (1/24 935-76). I've listed them on my 'Racing Turbo Porsche 911 / 934 / 935 in scale' webpage: https://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/models/911-935.htm Rob |
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Re: Is the Nitto 1/20 BMW 3.5 CSL body accurate shapewise?
Here's an update on the markings. My preliminary conclusion is that the models' markings are a mishmash of three cars / schemes. I've sketched it on the box art scan.
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Re: Is the Nitto 1/20 BMW 3.5 CSL body accurate shapewise?
hum...something in wheel arches also..
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Even better: it was clearly the basis for the box art, with the same viewing angle and steering angle! The article title 'Heimkehr eines Boliden' confirms that this a former IMSA car. Rob |
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Nice drift ! Did you buy this magazine ?
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