NuNu BMW M6 GT3 "Jägermeister"

[galaxyg]

Background:

Not a kit I'd considered before I saw it for sale secondhand, slightly started and cheap(ish) at Scale Model World Telford last November. It sat in the stash for a while before I saw a picture of a much older BMW in a similar orange/green Jägermeister livery online, so I decided to update that with metallic paint and a modern car. The in-box decals were not interesting to me, hence a custom livery.

Pros:

Very cleanly moulded - no flash, no seam lines. Very very nice transparent parts. Quite a lot of detail. Tyres are a good realistic rubber and have no seam lines to remove - perfect. Seat fits securely, rollcage is easily assembled. Great look and proportions. From the decals I did use, they were all high quality. Most of it fits together very well.

Cons:

Giant ejector pin chunks on the chassis and interior tub underside - thick cylinders of plastic about 4mm long and 4mm in diameter that have to be snipped off or sawed off. Front windscreen area needs work to make sure the wipers don't foul the bonnet. A few other parts do foul each other or misalign, in particular the rear air scoops on the interior don't align with the holes on the body. Nothing that can't be dealt with but annoying nonetheless. The body is a pain to get onto the chassis. Althouh in it's favour, once it's there, it's very secure. Wheels can sometimes fall off - either the pins are not long enough or the poly bushes are not tight enough. Not sure which. Headlight and rear light buckets have rather a vague fit. Some incorrect and/or missing painting instructions for parts of the interior.

Verdict:

I guess this is an earlier kit for NuNu than the Audi A4 I built, and it shows in places. However the pros are all very strong and although the list of cons looks longer, they're all niggles that can be worked around with a bit of experience. On the whole, a very very nice kit.

Build notes:

Built over the course of 3 weeks in May/June 2024. Painted with Tamiya Candy Lime Green and Tamiya Metallic Orange. Clearcoated with Mr.Hobby Gloss, but since this is a race car, not polished. Custom Jägermeister livery uses decals from modelworks. I used this kit's Photo Etch pack as it came with the secondhand bundle. PE sets vary in usefulness in my experience, for this one I'd say "well worth it". Green seatbelts are from cardboard, and a few other details are added to the interior.

 

 

[Rich Chernosky]

Never would have thought that green and orange would go together but this turned out to be a very striking livery.  Well thought out and executed model. Congrats on a job well done. 

[Yeah Nah]

Exceptional! What a superb model.

[Jim B]

Beautiful BMW! Very well done. 

[Phildaupho]

Fantastic looking livery. A BMW team should approach Jägermeister for sponsorship using photos of your model !!

[Nacho Z]

I personally think that this is such a stunning livery!  Wow, just wow!

[DanL]

Nice work.... colors really work

Cheers

DanL

[Zippi]

Turned out pretty nice.  Great color choices.  

[SpikeSchumacher]

Excellent, Michael!

[PappyD340]

Super nice build!

[slusher]

Looks great!

[marathonman5962]

very very good joob

it's difficult to paint metallic color

[Gramps46]

Very impressed with what you have done with this kit.

[Funkychiken]

Pretty cool build Mr G!

[Roger U]

Very nice build with beautiful paint and decals. The colors go together perfectly on a race car.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Zippi]

Nice looking build.

[titino]

What a beauty, the color combination is great. Congratulations.

[MarkJ]

Wow, Michael. What an impressive build and the paint is something to behold. I thought that was copper till I read your build notes. Doesn't matter what they call it, it is downright beautiful, and the build is as clean as it gets. You should be very proud of this one for sure.