BMW e36 m3 GTR

ale-o

06-09-2012, 12:25 PM

Porsnatic

06-09-2012, 12:46 PM

Wow, what an excellent thread...

denilsonvm

06-09-2012, 06:33 PM

Excellent work!!!

jayll

06-09-2012, 08:57 PM

Very nice, great WIP.

Emilssi

06-09-2012, 10:26 PM

Very interesting project. Awesome job so far!

kaho

06-10-2012, 01:16 AM

Your scratchbuilding methods are inspiring! Can you tell me what clear plastic did you use to form the headlights?

johanthemodeler

06-10-2012, 04:13 AM

Great work really inspiring.

euro_z

06-10-2012, 08:25 PM

very nice work, so are you going to open the bonnet again?

bmwh548

06-11-2012, 11:25 AM

I thought I was the only one bothering to transform this toy into an actual modelcar :)) Looking forward to seeing more on this model.

da_ashman

06-11-2012, 07:19 PM

WOW! Man that is ALOT of effort to make it decent, you must really like the BMW M3!

Uninen

06-12-2012, 01:15 AM

one word: AMAZING! I'll be watching this build!

lovegt40

06-12-2012, 04:38 AM

I am one of the asking ones! LOL:D so happy u shared it also here.

with the work u are doing, why not open also the foglights on front spoiler?
Burago mould theme as grilles (as the "kidneys" between front lights..), but in reality they are just light holes, and in GTR's they are full open to increase air over brakes.
The dashboard u are working on is referred to a pre 95 restyling version car (passenger side airbag is missing) so just be careful when u will place the side arrows cause the position is different and the post 95 cars have smaller ones.

Think about it, cause this model really worths the resin clonation IMO.
We really miss racing m3's (e36, e46) in our scale.At least for the late e92 there is the ALMS slot body.I was also planning to buy the m3e46 die cast, but found it only in american ebay and the shipping cost pass the value of this I-dunno-quality die cast.

Too nice, hope u will finish it with the classic Motorsport colors,and thank u for sharingm Ale.

ale-o

06-12-2012, 07:44 AM

Thanks guys, really appreciate it that i was not wasting my time making this thread:smile:
@kaho Cant say for sure what plastic that is.. plexiglass or lexan maybe? I bought it from a hobby store which also sells styrene sheets.. It is 0.5 mm thick but i am sure you could use any thin clear plastic sheet for this kind of work

@euro_z No, the bonnet will stay closed as there is too much trouble with getting it sit nice on the body when it´s opened and this way i also avoid all the extra work in the engine bay that would be necessary by opening it :iceslolan

@da_ashman Actually i try to make every model as good as i can even if i don´t like it that much to start with.. like the honda civic for example :smile: But yeah, i do like this beemer:tongue:

@lovegt40 when you really go into details you will find that almost nothing on this car is 100% true to any specific street or race car.. I just look at details on the real car for inspiration and try to replicate it on this model, often making compromises just to make it work. It is also not meant to represent a race car but rather a tuned street car that likes to go sideways, so the paint job will be more.. hmm actually i don't know yet.. something gemballa-ish maybe :evillol:

drunken monkey

06-15-2012, 06:49 AM

I'm surprised no one's asking you for copies of that engine...

MidMazar

06-16-2012, 12:45 AM

I'm surprised no one's asking you for copies of that engine...

:iagree:

Sick progress, keep us updated.

Dado's yellow maybe?

countach79

06-16-2012, 02:43 AM

wow!! amazing!

ale-o

06-16-2012, 07:49 AM

Thnx again! The suspension fabrication is really taking the wind out of my sail because i need to be like 98% accurate so the wheels will sit right and it is very difficult and time consuming to do so when everything is build from scratch.. but i will update it as soon as there is enough to show :naughty:
About the engine.. Well to be fair there are not so many model kits out there where this engine would make sense or are quite rare so i have no intentions in reproducing it anyway.. But If enough people would be interested i would build a new one modeled 100% after an real engine and not after the one i found in a 1:18 bburago z3m:smile:

ale-o

08-24-2012, 12:34 PM

lovegt40

08-24-2012, 12:47 PM

I like too much this project Ale. keep on posting !

tonioseven

08-24-2012, 10:19 PM

This is extremely amazing!! I love it all!

bombervince

08-24-2012, 10:37 PM

Very informative thread bro, I learn a lot. Thanks for the step-by step pics.

nipponts

08-25-2012, 11:28 AM

Fantastic !

ale-o

09-03-2012, 04:10 PM

Some good and some bad news this time.. :rolleyes:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/orlach/100_6549.jpg
Well i had a tough decision to make considering the body as i had some weird problems with the epoxy primer i used (a week after it already cured it became soft again and did not stick to the surface anymore). I decided it would take me too much time sanding the primer off so i just used a gel designed for stripping paint.. unfortunately it is so aggressive it also destroyed all the work i did so i had to literary start all over again..
And this is where the good news begin :runaround:
It took me 4 days of intensive work to rebuild everything and i actually redesigned both the front splitter and rear bumper and also build a wing as a bonus.. :evillol:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/orlach/100_6533.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/orlach/100_6540.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/orlach/100_6547.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/orlach/100_6548.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/orlach/100_6546.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/orlach/100_6534.jpg

kaho

09-04-2012, 04:34 AM

That's super impressive to have redone the whole body in just 4 DAYS! I wish I can do stuff as fast as you can. Personally I miss the old body kit style though.

MidMazar

09-04-2012, 08:04 AM

Nice to see you recovered on the primer, keep us posted!!

eugene78

09-04-2012, 10:23 AM

Wow, nice work! The aerodynamic additions look excellent in both style and execution. Hard to believe this is based on a Bburago model!

lovegt40

09-04-2012, 12:30 PM

still in love with one of these old lady, also I prefer the original body configuration (but cause in my eyes she must be finished in motorsport colors only...u know).
This model is always too nice, also incredible u rebuild it from 0 in so few days.

Recently I took an alfa 156 from Motorama, in a little shop where they also had the old burago die cast. the difference in quality is simply impressive.Would be soo nice and better if welly or any modern die cast company would remake it with modern standards.

Fabbri_Guy

09-06-2012, 05:39 PM

Wow. Very detailed....

hirg

09-07-2012, 08:06 AM

A master construction and master piece!!

HondaSan72

09-08-2012, 05:01 PM

Looks even better than before... Unbelievable!!! Awesome work!!!

ale-o

10-25-2012, 04:34 PM

the progress is slow but i managed to make the body as straight as possible so i could finally paint it.. In the end i just used ts-8 italian red from tamiya with some carbon and cleared it with 2k urethane. This time just a teaser, maybe the next update will be of the finished car :)
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/orlach/100_6604_zps33374829.jpg
:wink:

eugene78

10-25-2012, 06:26 PM

Looks AWESOME in this pic! Great color choice - always liked red BMWs, hope my next 1:1 will be red.

MidMazar

10-27-2012, 09:25 PM

MMMMMmmmmm hotness!!!

GvEman

10-28-2012, 08:23 AM

Incredible effort you put in to this one! I cant belive its a Burago toy you started with! But damn! Great jobb! It looks stunning! Awesome scratch built chassis!

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