BMW M3 E36 (4-door)

[stratos75]

Another BMW M3. But now it will be a four door sedan. As a donor it will be used this Revell's BMW 325i.


Front and rear bumpers will be copied from this Dragon's M3.


The powertrain will be combined from different Tamiya, Fujimi and Bburago kits and partially scratched.


Finally I think to get smth. like this.


At first I started with the engine. The valve cover was cut from Bburago's M3 GTR and has been modified.




The crankcase oil pan will be modified with using of a piece from Hasegawa's one.






The bumpers was dry fitted.




Then the front shock absorber supports were scratched from Kolb SuperClay and front body brackets were modified.




















The hood insulator was made thinner.


The nose will be copied from Hasegawa's one (yellow body on the photo). Some changes of the upper line were done (the front edge of the hood was glued and then cut off hardly above).






The wheels. At first I have wanted to fit these Motorsport wheels.


But then my brother built for me a new CAD model of another Motorsport wheel (as on the red car above).




And now I have two 3D printed prototypes of this wheel. They need to be finished.

[MidMazar]

Im sooo happy i got a bunch of these e36 models in my stash before they got pricey. One of my fav gens for bmw. The additions are great. Will look on eagerly!!!

[kaho]

Superb execution on everything! Those wheels look so nice they are killing me! I wish I have bought a couple kits of this model BMW. I really want to build the M3 Compact BMW built as a one-off.

[stratos75]

Side skirts and front shock absorber supports have been copied with epoxy resin.

[kaho]

What is the material that you used to make the molds?

[stratos75]

Originally Posted by kaho

What is the material that you used to make the molds?

Some kind of a russian two component silicone. But it was very very old (about 15 years old), so I had a little problem with one of the copy (see below)


I will made this form anew with using of a different type of a modern silicone..

[stratos75]

The side skirts are in place.

[BVC500]

Are you planning on using the Hasegawa lights for the front? They're better than the Revell lights. If you choose to use the Revell lights, you'll need to shave off the back to make the lights and lenses fit flush with the fender and hood. See my build:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=715591

[stratos75]

Originally Posted by BVC500

Are you planning on using the Hasegawa lights for the front?

Yes, I am. Moreover, there was no this part in my kit I bought on eBay


Therefore I made this copy from Hasegawa.


Clear lenses will be copied too.

[stratos75]

The headlamps are not final. It's just dry fitting to see how it looks like.




I think it needs to add grooves in front of each reflector.




Then openings behind a rear bumper were closed.






Mounting places for the front struts were added.




It needs to adjust a camber angle of the wheels in future.


The holes were added to the front suspension arms.


The process of the inner arches correction.




I decided to make new rims. They were printed on a highest resolution 3D printer. It is very expensive, but it's worth it.


The comparison with the old ones.

[da_ashman]

Great work so far, Love those new Rims!

[lovegt40]

wow, missed at all this nice one done by Mikahil !!
Very welldone also the evo2 motorsport rims.they were limited run version. I have on my real one the ones without the big writing over.They were done for the limited serie M3gt street cars.
Just some question my friend, loving so much this car and your models:
-is this revell kit the same one in hasegawa/tamiya boxes? also they made 4 doors (have 2 of theme)
-be careful on the front air intakes: depending from what year model car u are doing they are different, as well as the size and the position of the side arrows and many parts in the cockpit.
I say so cause the nice rims u made now were an optional parts over late restyling cars (as mine),while previous ones were used on cars from 1993-1996.
The red car on the aabove pic is a restyling model, so be careful with the front air intakes (the kidneys) of the dragon m3 coupè..
Hope u understand what I mean.

small details, but I know u care a lot of such. great work as usual Misha.

my baby:

[Deathtrap]

Every build you do, is an inspiration. Some of the scratch works are 'relatively simple' (but make so much difference!!!) while others are just master pieces.
Because of your work and that from other users on this forum I've decided to scratch my own Porsche GT3 exhaust. So just keep on doing these awsome builds!

[stratos75]

lovegt40: Paolo, the Revell's kit was repacked by Tamiya. Thus, the Tamiya's is the same kit with better assembly manual and better tires. Hasegawa's kit is completely different, without engine and less detailed, but better shaped. Also I have a transkit of Touring from one Ukrainian guy.


I know about changes of a restyling model. Thank you. I want to make the first generation of E36 but with those beautiful discs. I am planned to make them for sale also.

[dada man]

This is amazing! i had the same idea but this is better