Rebuilding the BMW M1 "Map of France" LeMans 1980

Hi everybody,

while I´m repainting the BMW 320 before applying the Jägermeister livery, I started to do some work on one of my first full-decal-builds. Back in the days I was a little rushing in the latter stages of the build. What I´d like to do is to rework the following bits and pieces:

- redo the wax job on the body
- redo the front and back lights (apply BMF)
- redo the front grills
- add realistic rear bonnet lifter
- rework the left side mirror
- some minor work on the car
- add a windshield wiper

This what the car looks right now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/knobi23232/BMW%20M1%20Map%20de%20France/SIMG0008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/knobi23232/BMW%20M1%20Map%20de%20France/SIMG0006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/knobi23232/BMW%20M1%20Map%20de%20France/100_1584.jpg

But most important, I will redo the gorgeous wheel-set. I painted the center flat back and the BBS-parts with TS-Gold. The center look nuts were re-attached (two pieces). I just recently found out about the golden center pieces by paging through a german car magzine and their stupid lottery.

This is what I have so far:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/knobi23232/BMW%20M1%20Map%20de%20France/CIMG4396.jpg

I´m also thinking about applying a "used-in-race-scheme" by doing my first heavy wheathering job. But up to now I have no clue how to do that wihtout ruining the car. Maybe you guys have a hint. I promise to use the search function as well.

Robert

Nice car, be careful not to ruin it! How did you paint the spokes? They're molded into a solid disk right?

HI

nice car, great wheels :ylsuper:



Mikezibit

WTG Robert! :)

If you destroy anything I know where you can get a reasonably priced new t/k ;))

I usually don´t rework models, however, your new wheels look good. Where are they from?

Nice car, be careful not to ruin it! How did you paint the spokes? They're molded into a solid disk right?

I´m very careful. Especially with the paint and decal job.

The spokes are an extra item (watch here http://www.scaleproduction.de/product_info.php?info=p980_BMW-M1-Aetzteile.html). I just put some greay metall primer on them and added a layer of pure white and two layers of TS-gold.

I usually don´t rework models, however, your new wheels look good. Where are they from?

It´s quite some time ago I bought the transkit. When I built this kit the first time I used a photetched set from scaleproduction and the BMW M1 LM 1980 transkit from renaissance. I can´t quite remember, whether the aluminium-wheels have been included in these kits or whether I bought them as a extra from one the above mentioned companies.

The reason, why I rebuild is that the wheels looked very unrealistic in my first approach. They showed the silver/aluminium background (see the third picture). This bothered me for quite awhile now. But just recently I found the eagerness to redo this. And while I´m at it, I redo stuff I also didn´t like with the finished model.


If you destroy anything I know where you can get a reasonably priced new t/k

Jup, but I´d like to take any chances on this subject. While you´re asking...you don´t have a right side rear view mirror laying around that could fit. I trashed mine somewhere...

Thanks for your comments and questions. I´ll keep you guys updated.

Does anybody have any thoughts about the weathering issue??


Robert

I remember this build like it was yesterday. Out side pics are nice, its so weird how dark the blue becomes inside. Either way i love this livery and hope to build it in the future. Hope you rebuild it so that it makes you even happier.