Italeri 1/16 Mercedes SL 300

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all next victim is the italari 1/16 Mercedes 300 SL, first thing I don't like is the distributor and plug leads are molded as part of the rocker cover (I don't even know why they would do that at this scale)

 

[minitnkr]

Nice choice, don't see many modeled. Maybe to encourage you to keep the hood bonnet shut. PaulE

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well for a kit of this age I can't believe how well the body goes together (considering all the complex curves) look how little filler ive used.



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[Deleted member 3568]

I was going to do this deep impact blue (I had a can of it and thought I would use it on this) not quite enough, but it worked as a good primer for this colour. Added some ht leads.

 

[stillp]

Deep Impact Blue - that's the colour of my Ford Focus. Some people said it suits my driving style!
Nice paintwork, and that engine is great!
Pete

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Yes was the colour of our old fiesta (I really love that colour)

 

[minitnkr]

Some excellent additions to the engine Ken.
stillp, so you rub deeply, or just crash a lot? PaulE

 

[stillp]

stillp, so you rub deeply, or just crash a lot? PaulE

I had a bit of a reputation when I was working Paul. Mostly people running into my car when it was parked. Allegedly.
Pete

 

[minitnkr]

Unattributed quote referring to USAC & NASCAR, but also sometimes street racing. PaulE

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is the next update just put together what I have so far

 

[Deleted member 3568]

No matter what angle you look at the front of the SL 300 she is sexy and beautiful. As a classic its got to be up there with the EType

 

[minitnkr]

Looking very, very good. PaulE

 

[outrunner]

A fine looking model there, just love the finish on the seats.

Andy.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

So I ran into a small problem with the 300SL the track rod end and the top of the king pin were broken off I tried gluing them back on but they just kept braking off so I drilled out where they should have been and added some bent rod to fix it.
It doesn't look very pretty but is not really visible on the model so I'm not too worried about it.

 

[Bortig the Viking]

Did a Tamiya version of this a while back, you're doing better than I did, color looks good, got halfway through it and broke or lost a few bits, ended up in the shooting gallery it bounced on first shot, then I killed it.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

More done on this

 

[Deleted member 3568]

The 300 SL nears completion. Just the exhaust and the fuel tank to add to the underneath then time to add body doors and details.

 

[JR]

Ken, good recovery on those track rod ends, even if they can't be seen. Think the colour is great, such a deep gloss .

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Nearing completion now (tomorrow I think)

 

[outrunner]

That is very, very nice.

Andy.