Scale miniature models of the M3 G80 and M4 G82

Mani59 · 01-10-2022, 10:51 AM

My 1/18 Top Speed G80 M3 Competition in Alpine White arrived today.

A good effort by them but definitely not as sharp as GT Spirit's version of the G82 M4 in my opinion. However, the wheels on the Top Speed version are brilliant

Motorat · 01-10-2022, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

GT Spirit announce a 1/18 G82 M4 Competition with M Performance package in green (and also a 1/18 F90 M5 CS).

Yes please!!

_E90S65_ · 01-10-2022, 01:16 PM

Interesting how the the GT Spirit model has LaserLights, while the TopSpeed one does not.

Which came with the carbon buckets??

Mani59 · 01-10-2022, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by _E90S65_

Interesting how the the GT Spirit model has LaserLights, while the TopSpeed one does not.

Which came with the carbon buckets??

The GT Spirit version is definitely the finer version of the two but considering GT Spirit are not making the G80 M3, the only options are limited to Top Speed and Minichamps (and I am never confident on Minichamps release schedules).

The carbon bucket seats are done very well in the GT Spirit version.

Mani59 · 01-16-2022, 03:22 PM

TSM have confirmed that they will be releasing a 1/18 and 1/43 version of the G82 M4 GT3 #96 car of Turner Motorsports from the 2022 IMSA Daytona 24 Hours.

Motorat · 01-17-2022, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

TSM have confirmed that they will be releasing a 1/18 and 1/43 version of the G82 M4 GT3 #96 car of Turner Motorsports from the 2022 IMSA Daytona 24 Hours.

nice find!

I'm looking for the Minichamps MotoGP safety cars both m4 and M3 versions

merlin3008 · 01-17-2022, 02:54 PM

I was going to order one but then I heard that carbon seats were causing production delays.

Mani59 · 01-19-2022, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorat

nice find!

I'm looking for the Minichamps MotoGP safety cars both m4 and M3 versions

Latest I heard was March 2022 for release of these.

Mani59 · 02-16-2022, 10:48 AM

My 1/18 Top Speed G80 M3 M Performance Edition arrived yesterday and whatever your thoughts on the actual design itself, Top Speed did a great job on the model.

The carbon has been replicated pretty well, wheels are awesome and the rear quad exhausts look pretty good too. Overall stance looks good to me too.

Some quick I photos I took..

chicagofan00 · 02-16-2022, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

My 1/18 Top Speed G80 M3 M Performance Edition arrived yesterday and whatever your thoughts on the actual design itself, Top Speed did a great job on the model.

The carbon has been replicated pretty well, wheels are awesome and the rear quad exhausts look pretty good too. Overall stance looks good to me too.

Some quick I photos I took..

Looks good! Mine shipped out yesterday and should be here tomorrow.

jmg · 02-16-2022, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

My 1/18 Top Speed G80 M3 M Performance Edition arrived yesterday and whatever your thoughts on the actual design itself, Top Speed did a great job on the model.

The carbon has been replicated pretty well, wheels are awesome and the rear quad exhausts look pretty good too. Overall stance looks good to me too.

Some quick I photos I took..

Very nice! How does it roll? Do you have a banana for scale or the length measurement?

Mani59 · 02-17-2022, 02:36 AM

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Very nice! How does it roll? Do you have a banana for scale or the length measurement?

I hope this helps? I also have shown a 1/43 scale i3 for comparison.

The wheels on the M3 are fixed.

csayad · 02-25-2022, 10:43 AM

Got word from mini champs they're models aren't going to release until September of this year

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Mani59 · 02-25-2022, 02:22 PM

Minichamps are never the best when it comes to release schedules; some models have been delayed by a couple of years in the past!

FISH22 · 03-04-2022, 04:04 PM

Really impressed with the quality and detail on the Topspeed 1:18. Actually more excited about this than the parts I'm putting on the ACTUAL car.

Mani59 · 03-09-2022, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by FISH22

Really impressed with the quality and detail on the Topspeed 1:18. Actually more excited about this than the parts I'm putting on the ACTUAL car.

Top Speed did a great job on the G80!

bemisz · 03-09-2022, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

Top Speed did a great job on the G80!

Do you know if doors/trunk/hood can be opened?

csayad · 03-09-2022, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Mani59

Top Speed did a great job on the G80!

Do you know if doors/trunk/hood can be opened?

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Originally Posted by bemisz

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Originally Posted by Mani59

Top Speed did a great job on the G80!

Do you know if doors/trunk/hood can be opened?

No can't be, minichamps i think is releasing one where you can in September of this year

Mani59 · 03-10-2022, 02:07 AM

The 1/18 Minichamps ones will indeed have opening doors.
The photos are below:

https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...2&postcount=28

Mani59 · 03-20-2022, 07:19 AM

Finally received my 1/18 GT Spirit G82 M4 in Sao Paulo Yellow

_E90S65_ · 03-21-2022, 09:34 AM

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Finally received my 1/18 GT Spirit G82 M4 in Sao Paulo Yellow

GT Spirit got the details right on the 825Ms.

David Jackson · 03-21-2022, 03:07 PM

Just waiting for a decent representation of IOMG, not seen one yet!

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Mani59 BMW Miniature Collector! 13493 Rep 7,987 Posts Drives: E38 735i SE Individual Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (1)	TSM have confirmed that they will be releasing a 1/18 and 1/43 version of the G82 M4 GT3 #96 car of Turner Motorsports from the 2022 IMSA Daytona 24 Hours. Attached Images __________________ Visit my (mainly) BMW gallery http://jetone.co.uk
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Mani59 BMW Miniature Collector! 13493 Rep 7,987 Posts Drives: E38 735i SE Individual Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (1)	My 1/18 Top Speed G80 M3 M Performance Edition arrived yesterday and whatever your thoughts on the actual design itself, Top Speed did a great job on the model. The carbon has been replicated pretty well, wheels are awesome and the rear quad exhausts look pretty good too. Overall stance looks good to me too. Some quick I photos I took.. Attached Images __________________ Visit my (mainly) BMW gallery http://jetone.co.uk
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