Originally Posted by
speedy2010
At the end of the day the bm was my first attempt at modding a 1/18 scale model and im happy with how it turned out.....
.....but i can assure you that my skills are at they're best as i have done this sort of thing before on 1/24 scale models, which i no longer have as i sold all 1,200 of them
What I meant was that the BMW looks a little half arsed, it just looks to me like you have all the right ideas in your head but have just rushed through them to get the car complete....as an example look at the doors.
You got the idea to smooth off the handles and sidestrips but to me it looks like you have thrown filler/Mulliput into the bits you wanted filling, scuffed them over with sandpaper and slung some paint on it. Would have taken a matter of minutes to get them spot on, a little more filler and a little more rubbing down to get them 100%.
Small things like that make such a bigger difference to the overall look of a model, with models you cant go down the route of function over form unless your looking at doing a rat look car or banger racer etc.
I dont mean to offend you but I say what I mean, I personally think the Escort looks great!