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1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
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A brief re-introduction: I did some scale modelling back in '02 when I was around 12-13 years old. I lost interest back then mainly due to not really being able to afford the hobby as poor school boy with no income. Now that I'm a grown up with a steady job, things are a bit different. ![]() I decided to get back into modelling some time ago, but this time mainly in a smaller scale - meaning 1/43 of course. I feel this size offers more interesting subjects for me, as my main interest is european touring cars from the 70ies until the early 90ies. So, seeing how I drive a BMW E36 in real life, I just had to snatch these up when I found them for 19€/each. Price-wise, perfect deal for someone starting out in 1/43, imho. ![]() They are made by Gamma Models from Italia. Maybe not the ideal kit for someone to get back into things, but I'll make it work. ![]() I chose at random which of the three I'd build first - my choice fell upon the Kattus sponsored car driven by Altfried Heger in '94. As I'm just getting back into things, progress will be relatively slow. Unboxed, I included 0.05€ for size reference: ![]() ![]() The individual pieces look pretty good. There's some flaws on the body but the overall shape is quite good actually. There's a bunch of photoetch parts provided for the wheel inserts, wipers, door handles and other minor details like that. Started removing the flash: ![]() Test fit with the interior now that I could see how the parts line up: ![]() Here you can see one of the defects in the resin casting... there's a piece of the front bumper missing. I'll have to remedy this. ![]() Lastly, I cut off the dashboard from the piece of sprue, removed the flash and stuck it in for a test fit... fits pretty good. ![]() That's it for now. Not much, I know, but I'll be taking all the time I need to not mess this up too bad. ![]()
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
Nice looking kit. I have not built a resin kit before either, but have a resin 1/43 Gulf 917 in my stash that's next in queue, so I'll be interested to read your observations,
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
nice one dr.AK.
Bimmer too here (e36 of course).Congratulations for the nice touring there. I also collect the e36 in scale, but prefer work in 24 scale.Dragon/revell/hasegawa models are wonderful bases to start awesome models. will follow your one with great interest, keep on posting
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
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I'm familiar with the Revell 318ti Compact, was a pretty good kit iirc. And I'll keep posting for sure. ![]() Today's update, nothing much. First, there was a small air bubble above the front window frame. I read somewhere that CA could fill such a small bubble like this, so I just tried it out. Let a drop of CA dry up there and then sanded it smooth. ![]() Next some parts clean up: ![]() Dry fit: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As you can see the chassis is supposed to be screwed in. There's a small hole on the chassis underneath where the exhaust will be placed. I think I will use this. I will drill a small hole in the exhaust and insert a piece of copper rod or something, then glue it in place. I also took my hobby knife and scribed some of the panel lines where they weren't deep enough. Not really visible on the photo, sadly. ![]() I also discovered this: Mounting of the wheels is apparently supposed to be done via two simple axles being placed in the chassis with the wheels stuck on. Problem: The wheels have a smaller inner diameter than the supplied piece of rod which is supposed to be the axle - meaning I'll have to organize a smaller rod to build some axles. For this, I will also most likely have to make the holes for the axles a bit smaller, so the wheels will not slide around. ![]() That was it for today. My paint and some other misc supplies still has not arrived yet, but I'm hopeful that it will be here sometime next week.
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
Hey there...
today, I first poked out some air holes in the side skirts, then filed them smooth with a round file. ![]() ![]() Then I used some filler to, well, fill it again. ![]() I used Presty Polyester Feinspachtel (Fine Filler) from the local car / hardware store. ![]() Filled applied... ![]() ![]() And sanded smooth. ![]() ![]() ![]() And that's all for today.
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
Keep it up. Instead of finding smaller rod for the axles, you could drill the wheels out to a press fit?
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
That would also be a possibility, yes. Hadn't actually thought of that!
I'll have to see... like I said I'm not rushing it.
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
Shot a quick coat of primer on the body, mainly to get some training in with the airbrush and also because primer often times reveals imperfections you didn't notice before...
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
good for you, we need more young people involved. it looks an interesting subject.
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
DR.Ak, you've started off really well - welcome to the world of 43rd and pin holes
![]() I'd go with ianc's suggestion of making the insert in the rim bigger for the supplied axles. Whilst on the wheels, I usually start sorting out the ride height early in the build before you get too far with the body and chassis - you might need some adjustment, I learnt the slow way ![]() Paul. |
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![]() The primer showed me some spots that I needed to address, so yesterday I did some sanding and filling... and I also scribed the panel lines, as I finally received my set of photo etched scribing blades. No pics just yet as I'm still at work. Will post some later today! Quote:
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
Looking good!!! For those wheels & axles... If you can't find a smaller rod for the axle you could chuck the ones from the kit in a drill and turn the ends down using a file. I would'nt want to risk damaging that rim detail on those wheels.
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
Also a very good idea!
As the axles are longer than necessary, I will try this solution first, I think. I'm a bit nervous about working with the photo etch parts... any good advice for this topic?
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
For the p/e parts I like to scuff the backside w/ 600 grit befor removing them from the sprue(this is an extra precaution I like & if the part is too delicate or your not comfortable it's not necessary). I use scissors for cutting the parts. If you can't cut close enough you can hold those parts in a flat set of pliers and do final clean up with sand paper or a fine grit sanding disk in a moto-tool. Parts that are too small to hold or require pressure to attach use clear tape. I like epoxy... It gives you some time to work and once your familar with it's charactics it's cleanable and you can make some mess or redo if necessary.
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Re: 1/43 BMW E36 318i A. Heger '94
Thanks for the tips!
Here's the progress from yesterday: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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