1/24 BMW E36 M3 Coupe

endac · #1 01-06-2009, 03:23 PM

Hey guys, well before Christmas I was browsing ebay looking for nothing in particular. I had been keeping my eye out for an E36 BMW for a few years and I came across a 1/24 Revell BMW M3 which was partially started. I added it to my watching items and didn’t think much more about it.
Then a few days later I noticed it was still for sale and the price wasn’t a lot so I put on a bit and won. Now I probably should have stopped there but I happened across an original Dragon 1/24 BMW M3 Lightweight and after a slight hesitation I hit buy it now and went on to buy a third kit which will be in another thread.
Well the postman arrived today with two parcels, one from America and one from England. I was amazed to find the Dragon kit was still in its original plastic wrapping and it was almost a shame to open it.
So now I have two E36 M3’s waiting to be built. Well I’m slightly undecided about the one that’s already been started as to weather I should just finish it or disassemble it and start from scratch as I’m not entirely happy with the colour of the interior. The Dragon kit which came from the factory painted dark blue I have planned to repaint in Boston Green metallic with a turquoise interior. This you might think an unusual choice but if you look to the last picture you’ll see my inspiration. As for the second kit I was thinking Hellrot red.
Now I hope I haven’t bored you too much with that and I shall keep this updated as I progress.

And my inspiration

Interior

BVC500 · #2 01-07-2009, 12:14 AM

I like that color combo. I've seen a Ferrari 250 GT SWB in a very similar color combo. I used to have one of these kits, and sort of wish I kept it, but thought I'd never build it, so I sold it. I recently acquired a Hasegawa BMW 320i sedan, which I think produced in collaboration with Dragon.

endac · #3 01-07-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BVC500

I like that color combo. I've seen a Ferrari 250 GT SWB in a very similar color combo. I used to have one of these kits, and sort of wish I kept it, but thought I'd never build it, so I sold it. I recently acquired a Hasegawa BMW 320i sedan, which I think produced in collaboration with Dragon.

Thanks, the colour combination is pretty rare i think, well at least here in Ireland. Thats one of the reasons i really like the car is the fact its slightly different. Hope to start building soon.

BVC500 · #4 01-07-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by endac

Thanks, the colour combination is pretty rare i think, well at least here in Ireland. Thats one of the reasons i really like the car is the fact its slightly different. Hope to start building soon.

As a matter of fact, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB is a british car (spent some time in Australia too). So maybe that color combo is well-liked in England and Ireland. I'll have to dig up and post of photo of it.

NissanSkylineGTR98 · #5 01-07-2009, 09:52 AM

Love the M3s you've got, makes me want to get a couple! Looking forward to seeing how you do with these

endac · #6 01-07-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BVC500

As a matter of fact, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB is a british car (spent some time in Australia too). So maybe that color combo is well-liked in England and Ireland. I'll have to dig up and post of photo of it.

Well i meant that the colour combination was unusual in BMW circles at least. Although the rare E36 M3 GTs were finished in British racing green with a mexico green interior.

BVC500 · #7 01-07-2009, 03:00 PM

Gotcha. Was this color combo offered in the standard palette, or was special order, or offered through BMW Individual?

drunken monkey · #8 01-07-2009, 03:15 PM

not really relevent but is that real M3?
Steering wheel, alloys and side skirts don't look like it.

endac · #9 01-07-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by drunken monkey

not really relevent but is that real M3?
Steering wheel, alloys and side skirts don't look like it.

No, my own car is a 318is, it just came from the factory with M-Technic parts such as the front and rear bumpers, spoiler, clear front and rear indicators and the strips on the sides.

endac · #10 01-07-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BVC500

Gotcha. Was this color combo offered in the standard palette, or was special order, or offered through BMW Individual?

Well the colour was offered in the brochure for the E36 coupes. Sorry for the quality of the images, my scanner isn't great.

mmagda · #11 01-07-2009, 05:52 PM

DUde you 1:1

is pretty!

I love the color combo, as mentioned before!

-mike

BVC500 · #12 01-07-2009, 07:16 PM

Europeans always get better colors!

Here's the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (SN #3281) I was talking about:

endac · #13 01-08-2009, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BVC500

Europeans always get better colors!

Here's the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (SN #3281) I was talking about:

Wow those colours do look really similar, thats a beautiful looking car.

BVC500 · #14 01-08-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by endac

Wow those colours do look really similar, thats a beautiful looking car.

It's actually an Irish car now. A Ferrari collector living in Dublin owns it. I'm planning on building the Italeri version in this color combo.

Let me know what paints you use to mix your interior color when you get to that stage.

endac · #15 01-13-2009, 11:47 AM

Small update, been doing a lot of priming and some experimentation with the interior colour. I found one in the local hobby shop that seemed pretty close but now its on the plastic its a bit light. It still needs a good few coats so hopefully it'll darken up a bit.

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