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  • Re: BMW Z3M – A/C Schnitzer inspired

    Getting back to the issue of paint. I found a French brand in an office supplies store here in Algeria. It’s Pebeo, made in France, and it’s acrylic water-based. It has a wide selection of colors, not available in my limited supply of Tamiya acrylics. The pearl orange and vermillion red seemed to be...
    Posted to Tuners/Lowriders (Forum) by elbeik on 07-22-2008
    Tags: BMW Z3, A/C Schnitzer
  • Re: BMW Z3M – A/C Schnitzer inspired

    Gents, Elton John should do a remake of his hit, “I’m still sanding”…. After smoothening out the epoxy, followed by two coats of basic putty (or as Mike put it, camel dung), I had to spray a coat of neutral color in order to spot uneven areas that required filling / sanding. The paint is white from a...
    Posted to Tuners/Lowriders (Forum) by elbeik on 07-22-2008
    Tags: BMW Z3, A/C Schnitzer
  • Re: BMW Z3M – A/C Schnitzer inspired

    Hello again, The front end of this car also needed some attention. I started by trimming all the air vents separators, widening the side ones, and adding oblique ones to follow the M shape. They still need to be covered with putty and sanded for a uniform appearance. The lower side of the front bumper...
    Posted to Tuners/Lowriders (Forum) by elbeik on 07-19-2008
    Tags: BMW Z3, A/C Schnitzer
  • BMW Z3M – A/C Schnitzer inspired

    Gents, I have pondering been on this kit in my little stack here in Algeria. Tamiya has managed as usual to replicate in fine details the 1:1 lines of the original BMW Z3. However, this is the basic 1.9L engine, with very little options on it. Entry-level German cars are usually deprived eye-catching...
    Posted to Tuners/Lowriders (Forum) by elbeik on 07-19-2008
    Tags: BMW Z3, A/C Schnitzer
  • Re: WHAT IS A LOWRIDER ????

    WOW!!!! This is good suff guys, i grew up in socal and there was a distinct line and differance between styles. A "low rider" was always a car with the lowered stance and either cragar or wire wheel on some 520's and also a bomb style old school on some gangsta white walls. then came the...
    Posted to Tuners/Lowriders (Forum) by Blvd1968 on 10-26-2008
    Tags: Tamiya S2000 Honda VTEC, Revell Subaru, BMW Z3, A/C Schnitzer, Xanavi, 1/24 scale, Tamiya, Aoshima, drift, 350z, Acura Integra, trucks, riders, muscle cars, low
  • WHAT IS A LOWRIDER ????

    So there are many different styles for cars and trucks. In my 18 years of building custom cars and trucks there has always been a clear line in the different styles......... can you tell the difference? " align="middle">
    Posted to Tuners/Lowriders (Forum) by Blvd1968 on 10-26-2008
    Tags: Tamiya S2000 Honda VTEC, Revell Subaru, BMW Z3, A/C Schnitzer, Xanavi, 1/24 scale, Tamiya, Aoshima, drift, 350z, Acura Integra, trucks, riders, muscle cars, low
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