Angus73 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hi Guys, return to classic cars. This time Italeri Mercedes 300 SL. As of today, engine is ready for placement. It was the poorest engine available in box. Just a piece of plastic with few elements. Originally 14 elements, but now it is 243 incl. every single nut. I had to make from scratch a lot of elements, joints, wires, tubes, nuts, equipment, modifications to come up to original shape, etc. etc. Enjoy, at the beginning comparison to "international metric system", i.e. lighter regards 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 That’s a great start. Very nice detailing on the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 That is indeed some serious work on the engine! Looking forward to more of this build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 That's certainly looking like a labour of love. Looks great, but if it was me I'm not sure I'd be able to face the rest of the car with that much detail! Not just a great engine build, but well photographed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Beautiful work 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 Hi Guys, a short update with the frame and suspension. I sprayed black semigloss at the frame not with aero but spray can. As it gives pretty strong pressure, you can get some air bulbs which once dry, then can be marked as small rust spots. All pictures of this car in real life, I've seen in the net , present fully restored ones, almost brand new. So I used this "almost" to have some rust spots and marks Later I realized that even sealed, the set was not original. This white part was broken off and missing... So I had to make it myslef. Then I have assembled front & rear suspension to be continued... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCH Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 The fuel lines are ridiculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Do you mean that silver steel hangers? I made them from steel stripes. Maybe they should be more "used"? Edited July 29, 2020 by Angus73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Absolutely beautiful job here, I look forward to the next update! Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Hi Guys, because of holiday and workload, small update. I have started to work on interior. First I had covered with leather but the final result had not satisfied me due to pretty complicated curves of particular elements. So I had removed it and than painted to reach the leather-like layout. I used structured paint from ZP for leather effect and brown to make it darker. I think it is much better. I have just mounted engine and exhaust pipes, flocked spare wheel compartment and cooler with pipes. tbc, regards 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Nice work! The new seats are really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yes, love the seats. Look really good in this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Very intersting job @Angus73.. And easier to extra-detail the engine at this scale than on my MB 300SL 1:24 from Tamiya. Your example is chalenging for me...let's see if I managed to do as good as you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Good choice to remove the leather from the seats. The paint has worked really well! I’ve never tried Zero’s textured paints. Did you spray or brush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 I have sprayed it with aero, several very tiny layers. If it is sprayed too much, it brakes. So 5-6 times. Then dark brown ZP and clear semigloss, with aero as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hi Guys, short update. I have prepared a dashboard and rear panel of engine. There are some pictures of it separated and placed into engine compartment. Regards and tbc and a panel of engine 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Hi Guys, now it is ready for chassis... tbc Regards 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Very nice work so far. I am really waiting seeing final result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Your chassis is looking great. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Hi Guys, an update with body ready for next steps. The original blue plastic is painted with blue primer, Arctic Blue ZP and Clear Diamond ZP and polished. I love it, the shine, depth and metallic blue cold color is so different depending on angle, light and background, that I don't know what is real tbc, regards Edited November 5, 2020 by Angus73 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Nice color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Hi Guys, almost, almost, slowly comes up to the end. I am happy that body fits to rest part of chassis, almost without even glue, just few spots to fix it. some parts still to be fixed, but now it seems like a car As we are just few days after new AC/DC album release..... "For those about to scalemodelling - we salute you" Regards 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Very handsome model. Nice colour combo. I did not hear any other gripes from you, so, apart from the engine details (or lack of it), am I correct in assuming that this is a fairly well designed kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus73 Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 Hi, overall it's a good model, all parts are very well prepared. The only thing is the size of the door. I think that they are a bit (1-1,5mm) too long. Or the issue is with its hinge, I don't know. I checked if it is possible to move them or shorten, but finally I have not. I've tried to fix them as only I can but maybe my skills are still for improvement. Take my invitation to gallery section. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Ok, thanks. Good to hear. I really like these 300sl cars in both forms (flügeltür and cabrio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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