'98-'02 BMW M coupe

[JesseJames]

Hey all! Im pretty new to this site and forums altogether, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Ive just gotten back into building model cars and not too sure about kits other than revell, Amt, and a few other japanese companies. Ive been looking around lately for a 1998 to 2002 BMW M coupe in either 1/24 or 1/25 scale and havent had any luck. Theyre a rare car to see in 1/1 so i'm wondering if anyone knows of something out there and can point me in the right direction. Thanks

Edited August 22, 2011 by JesseJames

[sjordan2]

Buy It Now, $49.99 (from Taiwan, $18 shipping not included).

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-24-REVELL-BMW-M-COUPE-RARE-/250683090248?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5de06548

Edited September 13, 2010 by sjordan2

[Jon Cole]

Taiwan, Hong Kong, et al... where "shipping & handling" has nothing to do with a corrugated cardboard boxes!

[Zoom Zoom]

I believe it was only issued one time by Revell AG and was commissioned by Dragon. Typical of Dragon BMW's, it was predecorated and a bit tricky to get it all apart to paint it properly. The kit was always quite scarce in the US, and it's not a particularly great kit to begin with.

But it's the only game in town, and I did manage to build one to represent the very last of the 1st generation M Coupes built in Spartanburg, SC. It was on display with the final 1st generation M Roadster and Z3...the M Coupe was white, the M Roadster was red, the Z3 roadster was blue...a rather fitting final run of the US-built Z3's. I made the decals myself.

[Zoom Zoom]

I take it this is another "flow coated" plastic body, not actually pre-painted as their boxes sometimes claimed? The M3s I have seem more like they were plastic dipped in Future (but it's not Future) rather than painted.

I think it might have been a tinted flow coat; IIRC I threw the body in a container of 99% isopropyl and shortly thereafter I was able to wipe the body clean of the "paint"..it remained blue but the residue had a blue tint to it.

[JesseJames]

Excellent stuff! Thanks for your replies, exactly what I was looking for Great looking M, very nice work and insane decals too. One last question.. does that kit come with an engine? Sorry to be a nag with the questions, im excited and curious about the details. Im also building it for a friend, this is his M

Edited September 13, 2010 by JesseJames

[sjordan2]

Another killer build, Bob. How do you get the decals to lay down so cleanly over the curves in the rear?

Is this a curbside?

Edited September 13, 2010 by sjordan2

[Zoom Zoom]

Another killer build, Bob. How do you get the decals to lay down so cleanly over the curves in the rear?

Is this a curbside?

Thanks; I made tape tape patterns of the panels that were going to be covered, and scanned it so that my artwork/decal would fit well when applied. The laser-printed decals are also pretty thin, so they laid down nicely w/only a little help from Micro Set/Micro Sol.

The kit is a curbside. I have a second kit with an obscure European resin body conversion to make it into a race car. Will take a ton of work...but they make neat race cars.

[JesseJames]

The kit is a curbside. I have a second kit with an obscure European resin body conversion to make it into a race car. Will take a ton of work...but they make neat race cars.

Definately, even better street cars. The frame are so rigid and the handling is intense. Gotta love german engineering

[B_rad88]

i have always liked the bmw m coupe, and then i found this pic of the m coupe gtr, and i want to build a replica of it!

[Zoom Zoom]

i have always liked the bmw m coupe, and then i found this pic of the m coupe gtr, and i want to build a replica of it!

I have never taken a photo of it, but that's essentially the racer that I have a resin body of. From a company in Germany (I think) that makes them for slot racing, a company called Ditech, BMW Z3 Coupe LM. It's just a body, a flat piece of printed clear "windows", and some paper patterns...

It's better than starting from scratch, but it's not going to be easy to get it together and complete. Lots of grinding, some filling, figuring out what do do w/the interior...it also is lacking the lower front fender vent. I saw the car in your photo above several times when visiting the museum, which is near my Mom's house (and she drives a Z3 as well...still loves it...she's 86 years old).