BMW Alpina Z8 Roadster

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September 19, 2024
Okay, it`s time to expand my Alpina collection. My collection of 2 mind you. Anyway, this is the contender...
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September 19, 2024
I`ve got to be honest with you, I never liked Revell`s car kits.
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September 19, 2024
Something about them rubs me the wrong way, they are just....sloppy
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September 19, 2024
the casting quality is just poor, everywhere you look
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September 19, 2024
There is flash everywhere, the connecting pins are humongous and why on earth are these parts chromed? These are supposed to be the handbrake lever, the steering wheel obviously and the stick.
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September 19, 2024
There is absolutely no chrome near those parts on the real thing in any interior layout unless I missed something...only Revell knows
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September 19, 2024
These are supposed to be new moulds from 2000! Ugh....
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September 21, 2024
Okay when I was done self pitying myself again I started with the seats, first the headrest was chopped off
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September 21, 2024
This is the interior I am going for, including retractable headrests
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September 21, 2024
The grooves between the upholstery segments were deepened using the Tamiya scriber for a crisper color separation and ease of masking
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September 21, 2024
Now I'll try something I've been wanting for a long time
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September 21, 2024
The seats have a nice blue trim around the edges
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September 21, 2024
I've acquired this cord with blue insulation
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September 21, 2024
It was the thinnest I could find, still not entirely to scale
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September 21, 2024
But it doesn't bother me a lot, just wanted to try this technique
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September 21, 2024
I drilled small holes at certain points and just went around the edges, carefully applying thin super glue
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September 21, 2024
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September 21, 2024
So far so good!
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September 22, 2024
So, I would like to replicate the retrtactable headrest. We need a headrest support and this spacer/guide thingy here.
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September 22, 2024
First we need to fill our way too large holes, Some Evergreen strips were used for the purpose. The middle one will be the support
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September 22, 2024
Left and right are filling the space to create a tight fit. Used superglue which is glue and filler in one
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September 22, 2024
The headrest was treated the same way.
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September 22, 2024
Man is it hard to do shoot pictures of white parts!
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September 22, 2024
For the spacer plate I found the right contender on a PE plate for 1:12 seatbelt gear
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September 22, 2024
It was carefully cut out with Dremel tool and shaped accordingly
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September 22, 2024
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September 22, 2024
down
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September 22, 2024
up
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September 22, 2024
Yep, I think I like that!
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September 23, 2024
You might have noticed this loop for the seatbelt here. A prominent detail which I want to replicate
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September 23, 2024
First attempt, 0,25mm styrene with a tiny resin printed bolt
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September 23, 2024
Looks okay but does not convince me entirely, a bit too stiff to my liking
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September 23, 2024
The attempt to give it some plasticity broke it in half so I had to scrap that idea and try something else...
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September 23, 2024
In my materials drawer I found this shiny thing
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September 23, 2024
0,2mm tin (Sn for you chemists out there) beautiful soft material, you can easily cut it with a knife like styrene
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September 23, 2024
It is very bendy and malleable
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September 23, 2024
Has a much more organic look to it
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September 23, 2024
With the right colors it will be a convincing leather substitute
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September 23, 2024
I think we are ready for some paint!

Commentaires

15 19 September, 17:36

Martin Oostrom
Modelbouw Dordrecht. One of the last surviving brick and mortar stores. And a very nice one too!

20 September, 08:57

Alexander Grivonev
I waited for someone to notice actually 😄 I was on vacation in NL last year and you know what? Spent actually a night in Dordrecht but didn't even bother to check for model shops...

20 September, 11:56

Alexander Grivonev
Bought the kit on eBay couple of years ago

20 September, 11:56

Spanjaard
i was there actually a few months ago. i was just walking in the city and found it, i could not resist entering and buying some stuff, very nice shop! and now, let see the masterclass in car modelling. lovely work on that seat, love the blue trim 🙂

23 September, 06:59

MS K
I took my seat. 😎

1 October, 02:51

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BMW Alpina Z8 Roadster V8

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