Bengalensis Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 24th July 1938 young British driver Richard "Dick" Seaman reached the very top of international Grand Prix racing. He was driving in one of the two top teams, Mercedes Benz, and on this day he was the winner of the high profile and eventful German Gran Prix at Nürburgring. This is his car that day, the Mercedes W154 with a British green nose identifying Seaman. The base is the 1/24 scale resin kit from FPPM, Fernando Pinto, in Portugal. I modified the engine with my own 3D-printed compressors for the '38 configuration and added a few small details. The WIP-thread can be found here. 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 This stunting model. really beautiful work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 It feels as though you've built this in no time, but it's a lovely end result. You always seem to produce consistently good models of less common subjects - that's a very good thing. Have to admit that (probably along with most Brits here) when I first heard of Dick Seaman a few years ago I thought with the name someone was having a laugh. It really appears that he's much better known in Europe than over here, although I guess that's in large part due to the time he was racing in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Stunning again! FPPM models are great,I've only made one myself and it was nothing like your one though! As far as I know Dick Seaman only drove for German teams,some of those cars had the swastlika in a red band on the back of the car.Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 15/04/2021 at 13:52, Vesa Jussila said: This stunting model. really beautiful work. Thank you very much Vesa, you are most kind. 21 hours ago, Spiny said: It feels as though you've built this in no time, but it's a lovely end result. You always seem to produce consistently good models of less common subjects - that's a very good thing. Have to admit that (probably along with most Brits here) when I first heard of Dick Seaman a few years ago I thought with the name someone was having a laugh. It really appears that he's much better known in Europe than over here, although I guess that's in large part due to the time he was racing in. Thanks a lot your kind praise. I'll happily admit that my taste and interest in cars are often not mainstream and mostly of yesterday's subjects 😎 Yes, I suppose Dick Seaman might be more known in continental Europe. His far too short career was during very troubled times. 9 hours ago, Kitkent said: Stunning again! FPPM models are great,I've only made one myself and it was nothing like your one though! As far as I know Dick Seaman only drove for German teams,some of those cars had the swastlika in a red band on the back of the car.Chris. Thanks a lot. I'm very happy for FPPM's kits and often excellent choice of subjects. Never easy to build but very rewarding. As a works GP driver Dick Seaman indeed only drove Mercedes, 1937-1939. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Absolutely lovely model Jörgen, really beautifully built and painted - and I love the green nose! Terrific work! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 22 hours ago, keefr22 said: Absolutely lovely model Jörgen, really beautifully built and painted - and I love the green nose! Terrific work! Thanks a lot Keith. The bit of colour on the nose really adds to the impression I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilX Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Very nice build ... 😍 Special mention for the green front grille which was not simple to realize, I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 An impressive Silberpfeil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sheene Machine Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Wonderful work, clean execution as always. Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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