ShawnS Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Hi guys, I'm finally back building again. This one is the BMW M3 that Jim Richards won the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship with. The kit is from Beemax with wheels from Scale Production and decals from Decalcas. I have back dated the model from 1991 DTM spec to 1987 Group A spec by modifying the front airdam and rear wing, I scribed a fuel flap, fitted a side exit exhaust and added detail to the interior door cards and modified the dash to analogue gauges. I have also changed the mirrors and moved the air jacks to match references of the 1:1 car. There was a fair bit of work to get it sitting just right because the scale production wheels are smaller than the kit supplied wheels so a straight swap leaves the car sitting on it's belly with JDM/tuner style camber on all four corners. Enjoy. The Decalcas decals are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen they went on easily and have reflective gold graphics, I took some photos outside to see if I could get the reflective gold to pop Thanks for looking Cheers ShawnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Very nice! A beautiful cleanly built model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Beautiful build! Always loved the John Player Special liveries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Great looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I remember watching this one go around the circuits very well, and a SUPERB rendition too, the gold graphics really do pop. Welcome back to the bench too mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droogie Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Excellent model! What was your source for the decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 That's a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Outstanding paint job, and the Decals really stand out. Something about the shape of the 3 series with the fender flares that I really like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Great to see this build , super nice , looks so right . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Wow, a stunning finish and in my all time favourite livery aswell. Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnS Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 11 hours ago, droogie said: Excellent model! What was your source for the decals. I got them from hiroboy.com earlier in the year but they are listed as sold out now, spotmodel.com do have them in stock if you are interested.. Thanks everyone for the kind words. Cheers ShawnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator-Fox Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Wow that's an awesome build. I love the early M3's. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Great looking model Shawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Super sharp looking car. It does look good in that livery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skid896 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Wow, fantastic detail on an awesome car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 FWIW if you wanted to build the team car (I got two sets of the decals) or anyone looking to make one of the older Gr. A cars, S.K. Decal sells a resin "transkit" for the Beemax kit that comes with the modified spoiler, front air dam, and mirrors included. They also have a set of three piece resin BBS Wheels that are sized to fit the Beemax tires (and ergo don't drag the ground the way the S.P. ones do). S.K. products can be found on eBay, MediaMix Hobbies, as well as directly from them via their Facebook page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnS Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 Yeah I found out about those SK Decals parts two days after I had finished modifying the kit parts. I have another Group A M3 planned so I may go that route in stead of doing it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Very nice Shawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
935k3 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Absolutely beautiful. Those are the best gold foil decals I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Very clean, very sharp! You're making me want to get one of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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