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BMW M8 GTE Team Mtek #82 T. Blomqvist / A. Felix da Costa 6 Hours of Fuji 2018 Minichamps 1:18

BMW M8 GTE Team Mtek #82 T. Blomqvist / A. Felix da Costa 6 Hours of Fuji 2018 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155182982
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About the BMW M8 GTE Team Mtek #82 T. Blomqvist / A. Felix da Costa 6 Hours of Fuji 2018 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This 1:18 Minichamps diecast BMW M8 GTE reproduces Team Mtek's #82 entry, driven by T. Blomqvist and A. Felix da Costa, at the 2018 6 Hours of Fuji. Diecast livery replica of BMW's GTE programme built on the M8 coupe, finished with period team graphics.

The M8 GTE marked BMW's return to top-level GT endurance racing on a new platform, and this diecast documents one of the team's entries from the 2018 World Endurance Championship season.

Reproducing Team Mtek's Fuji Livery

Modern GTE bodywork carries pronounced wheel arch extensions and a rear diffuser that sit well beyond the road car's silhouette, and a diecast needs those additions cast with clean, defined edges to look purposeful rather than bolted-on. Minichamps applies Team Mtek's #82 livery directly onto the zinc alloy body, keeping the sponsor graphics and numbering sharp at 1:18 scale. Blomqvist and Felix da Costa's names on the car reflect the shared-driving format of endurance racing, a detail collectors check when verifying a specific race entry rather than a generic team livery. Wheel and brake duct detailing follow the standard expected at this diecast tier.

Placing a Fuji-Specific GTE Entry in a Collection

A named circuit, season, and driver pairing gives this model genuine documentary value beyond a simple BMW motorsport diecast, letting a collector track a specific round of a specific championship rather than a generalised racing scheme. Alongside other 2018-era GTE liveries from Ford, Ferrari, or Porsche, it builds a picture of a genuinely competitive class during that WEC season. It suits a collector following BMW's GT programme or building a rounded GTE-class grid from a particular year.

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