1:43 BMW 2002 & 1600ti Alpina by Scala

[Guibo]

These are resin models. Blue one is a street car version of a Group 2 racer. The orange/black one is Niki Lauda's 1600ti as raced at the Nurburgring in 1970 (still can't confirm if that was the 24-hr race or the 1000 km).
Bodies come pre-painted (pretty nice finish too). I used Testors enamel for all other parts that needed painting. Solvaset on the decals for the 1600. Neither of the kits came with side windows, so I had to cannibalize a clear plastic box I had lying around. Might pull them out later and use some proper sheeting instead.
You can find the link to higher-res pics beneath each picture.
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With a standard 1600 (by Minichamps):

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The gang

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Now for the Alpina

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Seatbelt

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Prepping interior before the door panels go in. Should have sanded/trimmed out that blob of paint around the fuel filler cap; it'll show up through the decal later.

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Bare Metal adhesive foil for the chrome trim.

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Partially trimmed

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Ready for decals

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Solvaset applied. Used too much, as the water spot around that huge drop couldn't be removed.

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Bare Metal for the door handle

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Trimmed

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Finished. The "1600" decal set before I could rotate it into position.

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With the 1600 street car and 2002 Turbo (also by Minichamps)

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Sidepipe. The kit came with the exhaust tip, but no piping. So I had to make one from a tiny straw.

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[EMAXX]

I love all of your BMW's. Great work. I love that blue paint job. Shines, and sparkles. Keep up the good work.

[DJPaul]

A++ for the work. Speachless...
I like your collection.

[Valentino]

Nice BMW collection. and also great job

[Guibo]

Thanks, guys. Think I'll stick to larger scales from now on. My eyes are buggered.

[ratdat]

I'm most impressed with how well you've got these kits looking. I've only done one 1/43 scale lit like this (A MiniRacing Datsun 160J-SSS RAC Rally car) and found it pretty tough to do. It sits in my display case, still unfinished as I ruined one of the decals Maybe one day I pluck up the courage to have a go at rescuing it.

My kit didn't have all those lovely PE parts either... they must have been tricky to handle in such a small scale. Well done...excellent job on both of them

[Layla's Keeper]

That's how a 1:43rd scale model is supposed to turn out.