1:18 e30 ///M3 - CCCP edition
Im not sure this is the right place to post this, mods feel free to move it to its right section.
I have always wanted to mess around and modify a die cast model (I added wheels and a wing to a red one a few years ago, but nothing big). I cant afford to do it for real with my car (not yet at least) and when i scored a damaged 1:18 Blaupunkt M3 touring car... I just had to.
The theme I am going with for it is 80's Soviet military tech. In particular I want a mixed look with hints borrowed from a Hind D, and some of my favorite Migs . I have so many cool ideas, just can only do one. Wish i could find another e30 M3 model for cheap. Enjoy the pics.
taken apart and ready for a "resto"
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sanding down at 1st with regular sand paper...(what was I thinking)
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then i got smart about it and used some stripper (took less than 15min)
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rear wing is plastic so i just sanded it with paper
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wala!!! Stainless steel look anyone?
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At 1st i was gonna keep the stock Ronal DTM wheels but then I sourced a set of BBS and a set of OZ Mito look alike wheels... now its between these two
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more to come... the shell is prepped and ready for primer. picking up decal paper on Wed or Thur to make custom transfers. still not 100% sure about the big decals but i know for sure whats going on the sides and the little details here and there.
I have always wanted to mess around and modify a die cast model (I added wheels and a wing to a red one a few years ago, but nothing big). I cant afford to do it for real with my car (not yet at least) and when i scored a damaged 1:18 Blaupunkt M3 touring car... I just had to.
The theme I am going with for it is 80's Soviet military tech. In particular I want a mixed look with hints borrowed from a Hind D, and some of my favorite Migs . I have so many cool ideas, just can only do one. Wish i could find another e30 M3 model for cheap. Enjoy the pics.
taken apart and ready for a "resto"
.
.
sanding down at 1st with regular sand paper...(what was I thinking)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
then i got smart about it and used some stripper (took less than 15min)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
rear wing is plastic so i just sanded it with paper
.
.
wala!!! Stainless steel look anyone?
.
.
.
.
.
At 1st i was gonna keep the stock Ronal DTM wheels but then I sourced a set of BBS and a set of OZ Mito look alike wheels... now its between these two
.
more to come... the shell is prepped and ready for primer. picking up decal paper on Wed or Thur to make custom transfers. still not 100% sure about the big decals but i know for sure whats going on the sides and the little details here and there.
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