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Yh well I have learned hard lessons through this build but I am not giving up on this hobby just yet!

I have now officially screwed the body up royally! I'm honestly just sitting here sighing and wanting to cry! hehe

I have decided to strip it down and start again cause this time after I applied the clear, a lot of the clear started to run cause I am a noob and a boob!

I am now going to try and obtain a new sheet of decals for this build!

Go easy on me. Its my first official build

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Thanks but I can cry right now

big problems Sadly, the whole process of masking off and respraying, has gone and messed the whole body up. The trunk is now darker than the rest of the car and I fear that I am going to now have to strip down and redo.

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Thanks Mike

My camera skills are simply my HTC desire HD cell phone. LOL nice phone though hehe...

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Ok, I have not yet been able to do the wash on the underside of the chassis but I have been busy with floor mats and polishing the body.

I bought some contact velour paper for the mats and as you can see below, this was my attempt to make realistic floor mats For a noob, I think I did ok.

I managed to make a stencil of the Z3 logo as is shown on the original floor mats of the car.

BIG problem here that I desperately need help with. I was trying to fix a hair that got caught under the clear paint and sanded a little too much through the clear and ... well,...I'm not to sure how deep I sanded whether it went through to the primer. So I'm hoping someone can give me a suggestion on how to fix this.

After some polish. No waxing has been done yet. Those spray nozzles will be painted black. The orangle peel that you see in this photo is actuall the silver heat shield that surrounds the bulb in the light.

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OMG! After all the work gone in to this build, I wonder if it will start! LOL

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Thank you for the welcome I look forward to finishing this build The people here are great...

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Quick update. I know the interior doesnt have much detail but its purely because it is an all black interior

The underside is also now complete

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or, of your working with smaller parts or parts that need to be the same colour anyway, just glue it first and then paint it

I think that's what I will try and do to avoid it.

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Ok, so while building my frst model, I am finding that removing the paint in the areas where the glue must be applied adds risk to the model parts to be damaged. Also, the scraping sometimes doesn't always leave a nice finish on the edges and they can sometimes be seen.

How should it be done and how can I prevent the damage like small scratches etc.

Do you just apply the paint straight over the paint or do you first remove the paint from those areas?

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Is it just me or can anyone else not see these images?

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Thanks all This gives me hope to be an excellent builder in the future. I have learned so much from simply reading and researching the methods tried and tested by others.

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That's a great little kit and easily builds up into a real sharp little car. I especially like the layers and detail that they put into the headlights.

If you want a companion for this car, its more potent brother you might say, get the Dragon kit for the BMW M Roadster. The M was a performance version of the Z3 with a variety of body mods and interior mods. Model Express is carrying that kit and while its a prepaint, a good soak in 91% alcohol will take care of the bad paint job, and you'll have a solid foundation for a second BMW.

I look forward to seeing this one done.

rob

Thanks Rob I will definitely look in to that .... I was actually looking for the M version and couldnt find it. I am happy there is a kit like this.

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Man, remember the good old days when a persons first model was a glue bomb of mythic proportions? When you could see though only 20% of the glass, the Testors bottle paints brushed on so thick it looked 1/20 scale? Sat on three wheels? Heads on backwards? So full of fingerprints and glue marks? Enter this new guy with paint work that blows your hair back. Ah, nostalgia.

I'm guessing this is your first "scale auto" model and that you are a veteran of some other genre. You do very nice work sir, and I look forward to seeing more of it.

Thank you for such a nice comment It is a real motivation but to give you an answer, no...I am no veteran in anything else. Ok, maybe web development and design but that's not practical work.

But really people, this is my first model I have had a lot of people ask me "how can this be your first model etc etc." but I don't know how to respond other than tell them that I have done a CR@P load of reading and research about how to make a good model.

The wealth of knowledge here and on many other websites is immense and I think that if new modellers just applied themselves, they would be able to produce an eye catching model as well. One thing I am learning a hard lesson through this build is NEVER RUSH!

Another update soon to come when I start putting it all together.

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Now, just to give it a good polish before I detail.

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Ok, quick update. I have applied the badge decals now and will now go ahead and apply 2 coats of clear over it.

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Hello All,

Please see progress pics of my first build. The BMW Z3.

Quick Update. Some color on the body. I chose Tamiya's Gun Metal. There are 2 small spots with dust particles in them which I will wet sand out and respray the affected area.