wgflatliner Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 after scoring this kit for 10 bucks at a model contest, i finally decided to give it a whirl. the kit is impressive with fitment thus far, and i spent a good while just on the engine alone. i want to take my time with this kit, and don't plan on doing anything outside of what comes with the kit. if anybody sees ANYTHING that i should do or fix or work on, please please please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Mark- That engine work looks great so far. Got any photos of the kit box? I'm curious what kit this is. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 This is the box art of the exact model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Nice work on that engine- you scored a great deal there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Looking good. These cars were realy fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haubenschild Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I cant wait to see this one done! , Alpina 7 series BMW's are my favourite sport sedan/ coupe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Quick question on this kit. The floor pan in the interior is molded as if there is no carpet. It's like it has all the valleys and such as if the carpet was removed from the car. I would much rather put a carpet in the car but it appears I might have to use flat styrene to cover the floor. Simply flocking the floor as it sits would not look right. So, would you guys make a flat surface with sheet styrene, flock it, and make floor mats with other pieces of sheet styrene or what would you guys do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) those are cooool... i used to run parts/service at a grey market sales/service place... saw a lot of nice stuff...the owner of Valentine One has a fa$t B7 Alpina sedan[5 series body], among others.... 745's are coool to.... Edited February 17, 2012 by weasel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 i'm gonna be starting this one back up here pretty soon. i was looking up some Enthusiast kit pics on google and it came up with a pic of my engine! So anyways, i was going through my stash trying to separate my new kits from started kits, and went to open the box and i was surprised to see i got as far as i did. The chassis was already done by myself previously! So i think once i get done with a couple other kits, i'll get this one off my bench next. (of course i SAY that, but what REALLY happens may be a different story lol) i was already test fitting the chassis to the interior and the hood won't sit flush against the car when closed - maybe a general design flaw with the kit or i'm doing something wrong. but it will be fixed one way or another. stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwolf Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Top notch work on the engine work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 nice model to work on .. and with a 6! Engine is looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluhead Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Nice start...these were pretty dang cool for a late BMW. On the carpet, I'd smooth up the floor some with panels cut from a for sale sign...the thinner the better, in this case. I would cover the entire floor with it...rather, I'd smooth off the areas that are heavily contoured and leave the large, major shapes unchanged. A lot of the European cars have/had quite a different approach to the floor coverings compared to American cars, especially when you have a model that has little compartments in the floor to stow electronics (as I'd imagine a BMW of this era does). Some good reference could be invaluable on this one. Good luck and keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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