Frank Ocean photographs life-size toy BMW racecar in “Scale 1:1”

Scale one to one life size BMW M3 E30 Sport Evo, Tamiya Item 35832 8090 TT-01 chassis RC RWD, remote control toy sports race car driving out of a large toy box, into a field with yellow flowers and trees. The car features logos from different brands.

“Scale 1:1,” Boys Don’t Cry, pp. 280–281.

In his magazine, Boys Don’t Cry, Frank Ocean drives a life-size toy car in his photo series “Scale 1:1.” He captured the images in a flowery meadow of Campbell Park in Milton Keynes, England.

The art piece juxtaposes children playing with a small remote-controlled vehicle (made by the Japanese RC toy company Tamiya) and an adult driving a full-scale version out of a large toy box.

The automobile is a BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution with a touring car-inspired livery, featuring logos from various unnamed sponsors. The German automaker produced only 600 units of the Sport Evolution (Evo III) between December 1989 and March 1990 to meet homologation rules for the Group A and DTM touring car racing series. These regulations require manufacturers to make a minimum number of upgraded road cars to use the same technology on the race track.

Ocean is a well-known sports car aficionado and BMW fan. Notably, the artwork for his 2011 debut project Nostalgia Ultra also featured an orange BMW E30 M3. He spoke about the car in a 2011 interview with Complex, saying:

That’s my dream car [on the cover of Nostalgia Ultra]. It’s been my dream car for a minute, that E30 M3. That’s been my shit. I was the kid who had a bunch of car posters and girls in bikinis, all over my wall in middle school.

In his 2016 magazine’s opening letter, Ocean described his experience producing “Scale 1:1,” and other articles in Boys Don’t Cry, writing:

I found it romantic, sometimes, editing this project. The whole time, I felt as though I was in the presence of a $16m McLaren F1 armed with a disposable camera. My memories are in these pages, places close by and long, ass-numbing flights away. […] Throwing parties around England and mobbing freeways in four project M3s that I built with some friends. […] Commissioning life-size toy boxes for the fuck of it.

Magazine scans, behind-the-scenes photos, and a transcript of the car’s build sheet are available below.

Scans:

 
 

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Photography:

pp. 282–285 (animated by ody)

pp. 286–287 (photo)

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Behind the Scenes:

Transcript:

ENGINE
Type … S52 DOHC
Displacement … 3,152 cc
Bore and Stroke … 86.4 x 89.6 mm
Compression Ratio … 10.5 : 1
Maximum Torque … 524.2 ft-lbs @ 6,500 rpm
Maximum Power … 552 HP

CHASSIS
Wheelbase … 2,562 mm (100.9 in)
Overall Length … 4,345 mm (171.1 in)
Overall Width … 1,680 mm (66.1 in)
Steering … Rack and Pinion
Dry Weight … 2,645 lbs

BRAKES
Front … Wilwood 310 mm, 6 Piston
Rear … Wilwood 310 mm, 4 Piston

SUSPENSION
Front and Rear … H&R RSS Clubsport
Swaybar Front and Rear … 22 mm Front, 19 mm Rear

TIRES
Front … Nitto NT05 235/35/17
Rear … Nitto NT05 255/35/17

Transmission … ZF 5 Speed

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