galaxyg Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 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. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Exceptional! What a superb model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Beautiful BMW! Very well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Fantastic looking livery. A BMW team should approach Jägermeister for sponsorship using photos of your model !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 I personally think that this is such a stunning livery! Wow, just wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Nice work.... colors really work Cheers DanL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Turned out pretty nice. Great color choices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Excellent, Michael! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Super nice build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marathonman5962 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 very very good joob it's difficult to paint metallic color 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Very impressed with what you have done with this kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Pretty cool build Mr G! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Very nice build with beautiful paint and decals. The colors go together perfectly on a race car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Nice looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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