E30 Zone

Anyone know where I can get a scale model of my convertible....

It seems you can get any number of different M3 models and racing E30s with mammoth body kits, but not a standard E30 convertible....

Please help...

Im a big BMW collector and ive never seen what your after anywhere. closest to it is the model you can win over on planete30.co.uk at the moment. Ԛ£1 gets you in the draw for an e30 M3 convert!

i also have a large collection of model cars you can get the e30 cabrio in 1/43 very hard to come by but so far i have a red alpina red alpina ,silver cabrio,a marron m3 cab, dont know of many out there

Ive got a white E30 cab, not a brilliant model but its all I could find.

http://auta5p.car.cz/modely/modely_b/modely.htm
found this like, got these little cute Bmw Baurs hehe

dips346 wrote:i also have a large collection of model cars you can get the e30 cabrio in 1/43 very hard to come by but so far i have a red alpina red alpina ,silver cabrio,a marron m3 cab, dont know of many out there

Cheers everyone... any idea what make they are dips/Stevie?

Ill have a check what mine is when I get home, its not a well known make.

best i can come up with so far is an e21 cab...

http://www.modelenium.co.uk/models/Mode ... =400021131

bit of painting and a change of grille

320Touring wrote:best i can come up with so far is an e21 cab...

http://www.modelenium.co.uk/models/Mode ... =400021131

bit of painting and a change of grille

Yeah, not good is it...

I've thought of getting a two door hard top and cutting the roof off and all that, but I think that's sacrilege isn't it?

Are tourings available?

datourer wrote:Are tourings available?

Through all my searches I've notice a similar lack of them....

datourer wrote:Are tourings available?

they're too exclusive

I've got one of these in my Matchbox collection (from when I was a kid, honest!)

BMW themselves do a miniatures catalogue. Some of the models are the lifestyle shop, not E30 cab though. Closes I could find was a 2002.

Might be worth popping down to a dealer and see if the have a catalogue handy.

https://shop.bmwgroup.com/is-bin/INTERS ... yName=LIFE

Its usually cheaper to buy direct from BMW that go to a model shop too!

oneblueleg wrote:

datourer wrote:Are tourings available?

Through all my searches I've notice a similar lack of them....

they are there a few 1/43 in silver were made by gama but golddust and a few smaller 1/87 which i have about 5 of will try and get some photos up

Geeman wrote:I've got one of these in my Matchbox collection (from when I was a kid, honest!)

hey hey ,well looks like i have found my model!!
wanna sell it?

datourer wrote:Are tourings available?

Happy days!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BMW-E30-325i-Tourin ... dZViewItem

Hyperion wrote:

Geeman wrote:I've got one of these in my Matchbox collection (from when I was a kid, honest!)

hey hey ,well looks like i have found my model!!
wanna sell it?

I've got one of those too, but mines been barrel rolled a few time in my younger days LOL

E30Mark wrote:Silver Gama 1/43 Cab on German Ebay

Cheers... lookin good

The one I have is by EDOCAR, ill get a pic up in a mo....

Here we go:

320Touring wrote:best i can come up with so far is an e21 cab...

http://www.modelenium.co.uk/models/Mode ... =400021131

bit of painting and a change of grille

E21?! <slap>

Go and stand in the corner young man.

The EDOCAR website is here: http://www.edocar.nl/en/index.html
But the site doesnt list the E30.

dips346 wrote:i also have a large collection of model cars you can get the e30 cabrio in 1/43 very hard to come by but so far i have a red alpina red alpina ,silver cabrio,a marron m3 cab, dont know of many out there

large aint the word to describe your collection

i like jagermeisters and anything white!!

Gama did several 1/43 scale E30 variants in the late 80's early 90's including a 2 door 323i in silver, a 325i touring in silver and a pre-facelift convertable in silver and also white. I have all of these except the white one which I gave to Lizzie at the E30 21st bash at Rockingham. They also did an M3 which came in (Henna?) red and also a racing version.

In 1/87 scale Herpa have produce a 4 door, touring and convertable, all post facelift, and an M3 in various versions including a rather nice rare Schnitzer S3.

Pauls Model Art (Minichamps) have a 1/43 scale 4 door listed on their website but this hasn't been released as far as I know, but fingers crossed they'll do the other bodystyles too!

You can also get a 1/32 scale Baur convertable, can't remember who makes it, but I have 2 silver ones and I've seen a white one about and personally I think this is one of the best E30 model's I've seen. It's a basic model but the shape is captured really well and some nice wheels from a Scalextric car would finish it off nicely!!

Hope this helps!!

Steve

Zayyan wrote:

320Touring wrote:best i can come up with so far is an e21 cab...

http://www.modelenium.co.uk/models/Mode ... =400021131

bit of painting and a change of grille

E21?! <slap>

Go and stand in the corner young man.

oops! my mistook! eyesight isnt what it used to be

didnt have you down as a kinky dude zay-slapping aint my thing

Just thought that while on the subject of model e30's,id put up a pic of my recently aquired steve soper dtm,m3

technoviolet wrote:Just thought that while on the subject of model e30's,id put up a pic of my recently aquired steve soper dtm,m3

Very nice.

What if I were to buy a white M3 and livery it up like that.....would it look stupid?

nope, it would look awesome.

@zayyan,if it was done properly it would look well.Now i dont generally like white cars,and i dont like e30's in white but if i bought an e30 m3 i think i would buy a white one.Does anyone else think like me that the e30 m3 just looks so right in white,moreso than any other colour almost?
I think it's because a white m3 reminds me of those lovely white warsteiner liveried dtm cars,just without the livery!

When I was a very young kid I thought that people bought white cars so they could colour them in themselves

There are very few white cars that look good IMO, though when I get my M3 I'll be looking at brilliant red and alpine white with the intention of getting the latter stickered up.

You can't beat brilliant red though

Zayyan wrote:When I was a very young kid I thought that people bought white cars so they could colour them in themselves

There are very few white cars that look good IMO, though when I get my M3 I'll be looking at brilliant red and alpine white with the intention of getting the latter stickered up.

You can't beat brilliant red though

Lol,ah the innocence of youth.
Ive seen a pic of a stunning brilliant red m3 belonging to a bmwcc member over here,ill try to find it for ya.

Here we go