1/24 Welly BMW 330i E90

Here is another lovely BMW that I got recently in unexpected and miraculous way. Well, it's a long story that I cannot tell everything here right now. Frankly, I'm almost getting crazy with my uni assignment at the moment. So I kinda steal a 'piece' of my 'pizza' time tonight to write a review here in order to loosen up my stress and tense from the assignment thing. For short, I got it so gratefully cheap from one of 2 dollar shop selling China made stuffs and thanks to my dad who found this one of my most wanted cars. Yeah.. BMW car diecast, particularly in 1:24 scale, will always be on my most wanted cars list.

So here is the 1:24 replica of luxury saloon BMW 3 series, 330i, in E90 form which made by Welly.

Silver painted body with gray interior shows matching color combination.


Look at those headlamps. They are so well made replicating HID projector look.

Only front doors are 'openable'. No disc brake hiding behind the wheels.


The tail looks simple and clean. Nice exhaust tips too.

I like this engine room, it looks so much better than any of Jada with chrome spotted all over the place.

the interior is poorly represented here. Lack of detail.

Love to see both together.

If I could choose, I would have this car in black anytime. Unfortunately, this car had been left alone abondoned on the shelf when I met it. But still, I love the silver too.

Hence, I cannot objectively rate this car as I have already fell in love with it.
It's just almost perfect for 1:24!

So I leave it for you to leave the rating.

Thanks for looking.

Christopher

1/24 Sunnyside BMW 328i Convertible

Got this baby from US ebay for about AUD 25 about a month ago and it seems that this replica of the 'topless' 3 series BMW is not a fancy diecast which usually comes with a nice set of wheels and decent details. Soon, I replace the original wheels with Fujimi's 17 " BBS RG346 and lower the suspension. Here come the pictures.

With a model

The grill is so lousy as well as the no plate & headlamp. One word, awful!

Look at the headrest! So ridiculous.

Well, not bad for interior.. The beige color cherishes it up.

The car looks so much better on these wheels.

Wanna jump in?

Well, it's the worst quality diecast I've ever had so far. But I dun really care actually because I'm collecting BMW 3 series. I know there are plenty of rooms that needs improvement & detailing for this car. So if my spare time allows, I'm gonna put more details on this poor bimmer. Rate? 6/10.

Christopher

1/24 Mondo Motors BMW M3 e92

Since Eric trusts me to drop a few lines for this blog, so here we go, I present you with BMW M3 e92 made by Mondo Motors which also known as Motor Max.

Beforehand, lemme tell you a brief story how I end up having this great replica.

I’ve been one of the hugest fans of M powered BMW 3 series since I was a kid. Initially, I loved the e30 back then, but across the time, I begin to love e36 more, and after BMW releasing the e92, I realize that I desire the e92 most. Look at those two liver grills! Headlight! Interior! V8 engine! Oh my, what a great car it is! As a 1:24 die cast collector, I’ve been dreaming, waiting, and searching to get my hands on this beautiful car in 1:24 scale.

Finally, the wait is over. I eventually found this BEEMER listed on Germany eBay for sale while I was doing my school assignment. Please don’t ask me how come I end up visiting eBay site as I was struggling & dying to finish up my assignment! LOL. Without any hesitation, I hit the ‘buy it now’ button and brought my dream into reality.

Later on, the bill came to me from paypal and it was clear that I have to spend some of my fortune, bloody AUD 50. “Relax! Don’t worry mate! It is your dream, Chris! Trust me, you won’t regret it! You did a fantastic job! Just pay for it, okay!” was what I heard in my mind on that very day. Indeed, that voice didn’t do me wrong.

Okay, enough for my crappy story and now time for some pics and comments!!!

My first impression was WOW because I was impressed by the carbon fiber roof that looks so real! However, I was let down by the undersized wheels and lousy headlight. Other than these, it is PERFECTO! This particular diecast is only available in two colors, white and grey. I picked the white one as it looks better in my opinion.

As I can't stand looking at the undersized wheels, I changed these wheels with a set of 1/24 Aoshima Leon Hardiritt Bugel 20 inch wheels which later on were replaced by the new released 1/24 Fujimi BBS LM 20 inch. Afterward, I gave a bit of detailing touch on the air dam and panel lines in place to keep the car away from looking like a toy.

Sitting on Leon Hardiritt Bugel

The headlight is so undersized too

While sitting on BBS LM 20 inch

Panel lines were given

Carbon fibre roof & shark fin antenna

The interior is pretty well made. As you may see the side panel and the seat are wrapped on beige color. I would say that the dashboard and the steering wheel are the exact mirror of the actual ones.

Lovely beige color interior

Poor engine details

double twin exhausts look great, don't they?

Cute or Fierce? Judge yourself ^^

Lastly, I would say that I’m quite satisfied with the quality of this diecast. But I’ve seen a few better quality car diecasts such as 1/24 bBurago Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera (see this review by Eric here) and 1/24 Cararama Golf GTI. Overall, I rate 8/10 for this newest car made by Mondo Motors.

Written by Christopher