89AKurt Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I'm back...... My dad restored a real one about 50 years ago, when I was a brat. I sort of recall a drive from Flagstaff to our home at Grand Canyon (he was a park Ranger), riding in the rumble seat. I'm giving this to my mom for Christmas, but I'm sure she will let me enter it in contests. It started as a Heller 170V Berline 1:24 scale kit, that I got by mail prior to 1995, when I sketched what I needed to do. I chopped off the roof and used Corian (kitchen countertop) to fabricate the rear part, including the rumble seat. The windshield is also scratch-built, and folds down. The back seat was modified into the front seat. The steering wheel was incorrect 3 spokes. I turned the spare tire cover out of Corian, using a drill press and wood chisel. I cut up about 80% of the interior door panels for various body parts. The engine and chassis are almost box stock, *had to* use real coil springs on the rear suspension. I used Alclad "chrome" paint, and aluminum tape; Testors custom mix of metallic blue, and 'aluminum' (looks much better than so-called 'German Silver' which looked like steel). I made body mounts and grill mount, to screw together. I even carved his hat that I have, that's older than me. The diorama is another story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Wow! That's really cool, love the diorama too. Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Caballo Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 At first blush I thought the diorama was a real photo, ya got me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 VERY creative modelling and a beautiful result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 That is beautiful !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Very good looking and a great story behind it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Outstanding craftsmanship on the Mercedes and the diorama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Very nice Kurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 This is so cool! Awesome build and cool story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Amazing looking build. You got the colors perfectly. At first I thought the rear wheel opening for the rear tire looked like the wheel base was off and the opening its self was shaped wrong. Then looking at the 1:1 picture I realized that the factory made it that way. Your Mother should enjoy this model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 The colors look spot on! Sharp, sharp, sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) Thank you very much everyone! I'm trying out the Fakebook embed feature, this was the beginning of construction: Edited December 13, 2017 by 89AKurt use advanced settings - "code generator" - URL of post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 In progress..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 This beats using up my account space for posting pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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89AKurt Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Cool, this is the first time I have linked to Fakebook. Saves me time too. Funny thing, when I was near the end of the process, to save messing up this model, I built three 1:72 scale airplanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Outstanding replica of a car that's close to your (and your mother's) hearts. Great scratchbuilding work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 8 hours ago, Gramps46 said: Outstanding craftsmanship on the Mercedes and the diorama. X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Very cool and well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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