Progress: BMW 507 Cabrio

[freakmech]

This is the Revell of Germany kit. Its been a nice build so far. the front end of the chassis is a bit dodgey and a few fitment issues easily remedy. i started this 3 weeks ago and has come along well but im held up because the cat chewed up the decal sheet. i have a thread in trader post, need decals or scan of decal. anyhow onto the pics....

Heres the complete chassis. except for rear control arm and muffler tips.



Heres a couple shots of the body. the seats and cover are sprayed with the new SMS Faux Fabric. Ill review this product in a couple days to let you know what you can do with it!







Well enjoy and tell me what you think. It'll be done one day.....

[Veyron]

Looks good so far, might need lowering a bit.

[Jay!]

Looks great so far! I haven't started the motor or chassis detail in mine yet. What brand/shade silver did you use on the body?

Originally Posted by freakmech

need decals or scan of decal. anyhow onto the pics....

I've got some decals right here... Just gotta find some scanner time...

[Porsche Carrera]

great progress from what i can see. this would look sweet beside a silver Z8, ahh! i think you need to lower it just a bit.

[Technoman]

Looks really nice, I like the shade of Silver. The seats look just like fabric in the photos so that stuff must be good!

I agree, it would look sweet next to a Z8..

[freakmech]

Originally Posted by jay@af

Looks great so far! I haven't started the motor or chassis detail in mine yet. What brand/shade silver did you use on the body?



I've got some decals right here... Just gotta find some scanner time...

I used Dupli-color Silver Charcoal. I like using Dupli-color Silver's on older makes because of the larger flake and spread.. there are 5 coats of Tamiya clear as well. This was sprayed 2 days ago so it wont be buffed for a couple weeks.

[MidMazar]

the seats look like the real stuff, good progress.

[Hyperkinetic]

Looks great!
I also think you should lower the ride a little.

I built one (Revell Premium edition with the metal parts) years ago and yours looks much better.

[p9o1r1sche]

Looks alot like a 1/18 RoG diecast I have, which has leather on the seats. I'd like to see what it looks like lowered.

[bigfrit]

Beautyful choice of model, nice chassis, all looks superb, but as said before, the ride height is a bit on the high side.

Oh and you 're absolutely right about the duplicolour metallic colours looking great on older cars , I have painted one too in gunmetal and it's really greatly classic looking.

Olivier

[tonioseven]

Nice progress so far!

[freakmech]

Thanks all! the ride height looks a bit high cus the body isnt siting all the way down into position. i just mocked it up for the pics. im flocking the interior tub right now. ill have some more progress in a couple days.

[675datsun]

Awesome chassis detailing. I'd suggest rubbing off the "Revell" lettering up front!
Beautiful paint job for a beautiful roadster!

[freakmech]

I have actually made a small bit of progress. Flocked interior, shifter, carberators, radiator, ride height.... sorry about bad pictures.





enjoy...

[blubaja]

Hey,

Pics seem ok to me. Is that the spray flocking ont he seats? Nice job on the floor carpeting so far. Keep up the nice work.

Frank X.