Revell BMW Alpina

[zetaet]

Hi.. anyone has any experience in doing this kit. Is it a curbside kit or does it include engine?? I saw it on Revell site, but too bad I don understand german.
Does it have fitting problem?? Cos most kits from Revell Germany seems to have fitting problems.. Any1 can comment on this?? Thks.

[fwdfreak]

It does have an engine

[Snooker]

Originally posted by zetaet
Hi.. anyone has any experience in doing this kit. Is it a curbside kit or does it include engine?? I saw it on Revell site, but too bad I don understand german.
Does it have fitting problem?? Cos most kits from Revell Germany seems to have fitting problems.. Any1 can comment on this?? Thks.

You could ask me, I speak German. It´s a nice kit which fits good. If you have more questions, ask me.

[fwdfreak]

actually this is one of the best kits by revell. its heavyly detailed from everywhere. I had it but i managed to screw da body up

[zetaet]

Umm.. it sure sounds like a gd one... where can I get it online?? Cos most of the online stores i visited doesnt seem to carry it. Which online stores have lower shipping charges?? Any stores in Aust or NZ??

[primera man]

I could have a look here...but i dont think i've seen the kit anywhere

[Snooker]

I don´t think that Revell exported this kit to Australia or New Zealand.

[bri g]

I didn't really like the fit of the kit too well. I've already been pampered too much by Tamiya But it's not a bad kit. If you want a better looking 3 series, just go for the dragon M3 or the hasegawa 318i or 320i kits. They don't have engine detail but the suspension detailing is good and the body is absolutely perfect. Oh yeah, if you do get that revell kit, you definitely need better rims for those and the decal sheet is badly printed.

[calsonic]

if you want somthing with an engine and you wanna do it right. may i suggest for you to get the revell for the engine and for the body get a dragon or hasegawa. if you can find a revell kit

[Snooker]

Originally posted by bri g
Oh yeah, if you do get that revell kit, you definitely need better rims for those and the decal sheet is badly printed.

Don´t listen to him! You will rape the car if you change the rims!






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[Lownslow]

which BMW alpina are you guys talking about i have the REVELL Germany B6 2.8(i wanted the older one) i did bastardise this one i added 20 inch wheels(stock wheels blow)

[bri g]

Don´t listen to him! You will rape the car if you change the rims!

The rims that come with the kit are not that great and they don't even look like the alpina rims. The design of the rims (with the big plastic backing) prevents you from having good brake rotor details. I decided to swap the rims out with a nice set of aoshima 18 inch BBS wheels and it turned out great

[bri g]

Don´t listen to him! You will rape the car if you change the rims!

The rims that come with the kit are not that great and they don't even look like the alpina rims. The design of the rims (with the big plastic backing) prevents you from having good brake rotor details. I decided to swap the rims out with a nice set of aoshima 18 inch BBS wheels and it turned out great

lownslow, yup I think we're talking about the same kit but mine was reboxed by tamiya (just like the bmw 850)

[zetaet]

huh?? what do you mean by repacked by Tamiya??

[bri g]

actually I have the alpina in the revell box. But tamiya did have a limited release of the BMW 325i a few years back. The tooling was from revell germany though. Correct me if I'm wrong guys. I do have the BMW 850i in a tamiya box but the tooling is also by revell germany. Sorry for the mix up.