WIP: Revell BMW 320i street - drift

[KP60]

Hello, as I said before, I start making models again after a long time...
This is the Revell BMW 320i schnitzer team STW '95



but again I'm going for a street - drift version

please be patient because I dont have much free time, plus I try to make more models at the same time

feel free to check my other posts...

I believe this is an old kit (never seen it before)
I accidently found it at a toy shop (!)
as you can see its box is in a very bad condition (while the inside is very good)

these are the stuff in the box..



and here they are out of the box ...

[zak78]

Don't forget the staggered, deep-dish wheels

[KP60]

well, the weels in this kit are not so nice, so I change them with the ones from the r33 kit..

here are the original:



here are the "new ones":



here is a comparison:



here is the body:



its pre painted and with decals, but I dont want them, so I'll scratch them out and sand the paint off the body, if you know what I mean

this is another view of the body:



I'm not putting air wing , so I will close these two holes

and here is a view of the wheels test-fitted on the BMW:



I think they are ok, what do you think??

[924_CarreraGTS]

The wheels look pretty good. I think, rather than sanding off the paint (and risking damage to the body), you can use oven cleaner (let it soak for a week) and the paint should strip right off. However, I don't really know what kind of paint the pre-painted kits use, so this may not work. But it wouldn't hurt anything, and is worth trying before you sand.

[KP60]

thanx for the advice, but I allready did it.
ok there was no problem, and I like the result. I think painting will be easier now that its sanded. well here are the pictures..

scratching started:



more scratching and some sanding done:





no more decals! and i also removed the bumpers (they were glued on - bad condition - not good fitted - too much glue) :



test fitting the bumpers:





removing the badges:





rear bumper glued on again, and closed the wing holes:



(I put a piece of styrene to close these holes from under)



some work on the front bumper...



and the body is ready!



add some coments here...

[KP60]

I had to cut a little amount of the brakes because my new wheels are smaller in diameter...



I put some "carpet" for the interior... (its toilet paper )



put a shift and a handbrake,
I'm not sure about these speakers..

[ATMDC]

i dont think those speakers would look very good or realistic. are you going to paint the carpet?

[KP60]

Originally Posted by ATMDC

i dont think those speakers would look very good or realistic.

hmm, unfortunately I have the same opinion... (they come from walkman speakers) hehe

Originally Posted by ATMDC

are you going to paint the carpet?

yes offcourse my friend, what color you suggest???


haha imagine if I let it with the flowers....

[KP60]

firsr coat of colour:



(it is behind a glass)

here it is together with my r33:

[KP60]

second layer of tamiya spray







what do you think?

[Fabio Quirino]

Nice Job !

[Canneth]

looking nice.. love the colour.. did you prime the body before spraying on tamiya paint?? if you didn't prime the body, did the Tamiya paint react with the paint that was original on the body?? i suggest sanding will not bring all the original paint off the body..

[white_R34]

Hello there I have tryed to kep up with your builds I thought you finished this build any ways here's a hint to make you car realy look like a Drift car that the pros use add some markings you could have just left it the way it was an it would pass a a pro drift car an I see it now I think your going for a novist or non-pro look a truly street drifter. Like a sleeper in drag racing it looks stock but it will blow your doors off. cant wate to see the end.

[KP60]

thank you guys!!
no, its not done yet... (not much time)
but I have done some progress - I'll post pivtures soon.
No it's not primered, but I removed ALL the old paint...
it was difficult.. - if I have a picture, I'll post it.

[KP60]

well, here is some progress:

two tone interior, with black center console



seats from an old porsche 911 carera 2 cabrio (by Italeri)



there are no seats at the back, so I painted it black semi-gloss



I painted the under semi-gloss black and flat at some parts



seats fitted



black mat steering wheel