1990 BMW 850i

[MrObsessive]

Finally! What was supposed to be a "simple" box stock build, turned out to be one of the most difficult "simple" builds I've had to deal with in a long time! EVERYTHING about this kit was a fight, and with my emerging eyesight difficulties it made getting this done that much more annoying. Well, just this evening I got it all together and I have to say that probably one of the most difficult things about this BMW was getting it to SIT right. I had to tweak a number of things with the suspension, and the car if it were built to the instructions would have had the wheels sticking way out too far, and the car sitting up too high.

Revell of Germany IMO put waaaaay too much into this kit, and it does rival Fujimi's Enthusiasts Series of kits in parts count, and very fiddly assembly. It's interesting that Tamiya chose this one to rebox as it was so difficult to get together-----at least for me. 

I have to give this kit a C- as far as ease of assembly and I DO NOT recommend this to anyone who is either short of patience, or doesn't have the skills to get it together. Some things I left on the cutting room floor------such as the separate trunk compartment they give you. The trunk is epoxied shut as the hinges are not accurate compared to the 1:1 (scissors hinges the real ones use), and this led to further crowding of trying to get everything to fit properly.

I have two other kits of this one.......a pristine untouched Tamiya one, and another ROG "Alpina" version. Needless to say, it will be a very long time if ever when I tackle this one again. 

Enough of my rambling.......here are the pics!

The paint was Acrylic Enamel Laguna Green mixed locally here, which I clearcoated with a tint coat of Tamiya Clear Blue and Green and their regular X-22 Clear. I did this to blunt the metallic paint somewhat as the metallic flakes while OK............were a little overwhelming a scooch.

Some pics I see some dust flecks..........oh well. I've had the fan blowing as it's a bit warm in the room where I'm building today. There are a couple little spots here and there that could stand some touching up, but for all intents and purposes, this one's done!

OK............here's a teeny taste of what the next WIP will be. This is all there is for now, and I probably won't do a full post on this till possibly next weekend when it'll be worth my while to have a sufficient amount of pics to post on it.

Thanks for lookin' folks!

Edited September 5, 2016 by MrObsessive

[bbowser]

I like it, nice clean work.  No trace of the ulcer-inducing issues you had.  Glad you stuck it out 

[MonoPed]

Those big coupes are cool - nice work, as usual!

[martinfan5]

Very nice

[o-man]

For so much trouble, that turned out REALLY nice!

[slusher]

A real beauty Bill, glad you had enough patience to finish it....

[935k3]

Nice job Bill.

[FabbricaP]

Very nice! I love the color

[ChrisR]

Great build!

[Foxer]

Good to see it on the road ... beautiful, as usual!

[MrObsessive]

Thanks for the nice comments folks! While it's not the chromiest, flashiest thing that I've ever built, it was a change of pace for me. I just wish it wasn't so dang fiddly to get together! 

It is one of my favorite BMW's and one that was rarely seen then, and never seen at all today now! At least I finally have one built in my collection, but woe unto the novice that ever tries to build one of these!

[BVC500]

You did a very nice job and I'm be referring to your WIP when I get back to working on mine!

[iamsuperdan]

Despite the challenges, I think it turned out really well!

[Mike C]

You did a real nice job on it.

[charlie8575]

The end results speak for themselves.

Great work, Bill.

Charlie Larkin

[randyc]

I have a friend/acquaintance that has the 1:1 sitting in his garage with the tires flat!   Next to it sits a first year Viper.  A bunch of motorcycles, etc.  Shame what people do with their cars.   I *think* I would llvoe to try this one, but I do run short of patience and if you didn't have patience with your skils, I would probably fail miserably.  Grat looking work and can't wait to see the Mustang project to come.  

Randy

 

[John Goschke]

Nice work, Bill. A very crisp build that sits just right! And a true hardtop at that!

Good luck with the Shelby/Mustang! You must really like Iacocca's glorified Falcon! ; )

[Luis Ayala]

Great Job Bill !!

Despite all the issues you mentioned it turned out really nice!!!

[Funkychiken]

Fantastic high quality build!

[BradD81]

Complicated kit of a complicated car.  Would never know it from the results!  Looks excellent. 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Great results

[beeRS]

Very nice job of this complex kit. I remember when Revell first released this - I thought it was on par with any Fujimi Enthusiast series kit. You've done a great job and I love the colour.

[Ron Hamilton]

Thanks for the nice comments folks! While it's not the chromiest, flashiest thing that I've ever built, it was a change of pace for me. I just wish it wasn't so dang fiddly to get together! 

It is one of my favorite BMW's and one that was rarely seen then, and never seen at all today now! At least I finally have one built in my collection, but woe unto the novice that ever tries to build one of these!

You are right about it being fiddly! Mine has been "under construction" for over a decade. Who knows when I will finish it, but yours looks great!!!!!

[Dann Tier]

Even with all the difficulties you encountered, you turned out a fantastic looking piece of artwork. I'm glad you stuck to it, this is one of my favorite beemers.