Just a Clean BMW Z8

Hi guys, I have not been post for a while and here is my latest works. Revell had made the Z8 looks pretty good and catch the shape except for the way that how the chassis and the body are installed. They are not fitted properly and need to use some tools to make them fits together brutely. It is also lowered about 1mm in order to make the wheel gap less noticeble.

I saw people debating Revell and Tamiya on AF and I think Revell is still not yet comparable to Tamiya or even Fujimi in details. Also, fitting is another problem. You can still make a good model out of it but detailwise, its still Tamiay's world.

Here you go:

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Beautiful and clean!!
that dark blue(?) looks classy. excellent work.

Beautiful and clean!!
that dark blue(?) looks classy. excellent work.

It's actually TS-51 Racing Blue (Telefonica Blue)

That looks gorgeous! :sunglasse

Very nice looking model.

i just completed this kit too.. i was very unimpressed by this kit... but you did a great job...

i didnt enjoy building this kit, one the fit suck, and two why are the rear lights decals??
though you did a pretty good job with it.

i didnt enjoy building this kit, one the fit suck, and two why are the rear lights decals??
though you did a pretty good job with it.

yah, the fit actually sucks.... I can point out some more stuff that Revell need to improve

1.) Some studs are bigger than the holes and u need to shave the studs a bit to make it fits
2.) The headlight cover has no frosted area to guide you painting the surrounding
3.) Decals missing for the "Z8" signs between the seats
4.) Chrome part sucks...

I can keep the list on.. hahah

Nice job on it, the color was meant for this car. I too built one awhile back, and since the detail and fitment was very poor, i decided to try my hand at airbrushing, and i have been airbrushing ever since :)

That looks gorgeous! :sunglasse
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Verrrrry nice.

That is VERY nice - so clean and sweet.

Beauty!

Great build! Makes me think of Kyosho! :eek:

Very nice & clean build

Excellent!!

one of the best Z8's I've seen built. The color looks perfect on that car. Great Job!

Great build! Makes me think of Kyosho! :eek:

U mean the MINI-Z? ... hah

Nice Z8!!! Want to build the same

Awesome color!

Great work. Nice to hear what you think of revell in comparision to Tamiya. I build Tamiya kits, not attempted a revell yet, your comments haven't made me what you try one, but your model looks to be good.

Nice Build!

Great work. Nice to hear what you think of revell in comparision to Tamiya. I build Tamiya kits, not attempted a revell yet, your comments haven't made me what you try one, but your model looks to be good.

Just my few penny, I think a badly molded or engineered car model isn't necessarily has a bad outcome. As long as the body captured the real car's charateristic, skills and some works can make the difference

yah, the fit actually sucks.... I can point out some more stuff that Revell need to improve

1.) Some studs are bigger than the holes and u need to shave the studs a bit to make it fits
2.) The headlight cover has no frosted area to guide you painting the surrounding
3.) Decals missing for the "Z8" signs between the seats
4.) Chrome part sucks...

I can keep the list on.. hahah

Hi,

first: You did a great job on a Revell kit, amazing !!!!

second: the sad thing is, that Revell doesn´t seem to learn of the mistakes, you mentioned. Next new kit will show the same mistakes ...

Great build! I think this color looks great on this car. Keep up the good work.

Great job on the paint. The finish looks very glossy, and the dark blue color is gorgeous. Nice, clean build.