martinfan5 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 This will be the final street car for 2018( that I am aware of) , the Mercedes 500SEC from Tamiya , Merc Diamond Blue Met paint from Scalefinishes, box stock for the win, I used a mix of BMF and the Chrome Pen for all the various items that needed to be chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Looks good in SHINY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Your model looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 She's a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Looks great! Brings back memories of the late 80’s when I worked at a body shop for European cars. Got to drive a lot of nice stuff and these were great to be behind the wheel of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Great looking model Jonathan, I really like the color choice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Lookin' nice and clean Jonathan! You just can't beat a Tamiya kit for ease of assembly (most) and no nonsense approach to accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Well built and nicely detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Still, remember when they first came out, a guy (think his name was Francois, but everyone called him Ludo) built one and showed at a monthly meeting at Verlindens Model World shop, it was beautiful, Lost contact with him, but know that he later started building automotive display models for Tamiya Europe, remember seeing them at the Tamiya stand in Nürnberg. I too built on back in the day, but it's landfill now...maybe just maybe there's still a polaroid pic of it somewhere... Anyway...beautiful build Jonathan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 11 hours ago, slusher said: Great looking model Jonathan, I really like the color choice!! Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Absolutely STUNNING!!!....Well done, bud!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 That’s hot, boy that really strikes my ‘fancy’ as it were, great looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Love it! Actually one of the nicest rides I was allowed to drive ever! My father-in-law owns this one in dark blue. Never felt that comfortable again at 150 mp/h! I had the same wheel covers on my 280 SEL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 You really have an eye for non-domestic makes. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Koellefornia Kid said: Love it! Actually one of the nicest rides I was allowed to drive ever! My father-in-law owns this one in dark blue. Never felt that comfortable again at 150 mp/h! I had the same wheel covers on my 280 SEL. Mercedes (some may disagree) IMO are one of the best engineered cars in the world. I've had three of them over the years including a 300 SEL which unfortunately caught fire and burnt to the ground back in '99. I loved that car for the performance and for its size it handled very well! These days they're MUCH too expensive for me and that can be a downside to owning one. They can go for a long, long, long time without ever needing a thing, but when they do eventually break down................LOOK OUT! ($$$$$) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Sharp build..I have this kit and the Revell of Germany one in my to-build stash. Always liked the 80s Mercs. When she lived in Arizona, my sister had an '84 Merc 500SEL and a '91 300CE. I drove them both quite a bit when I lived out there over the last decade, when they were running they were quite enjoyable to drive. But cars that are expensive and complex new can become money pits when they are old w/ high mileage (and the previous owners didn't maintain them properly). I find them more enjoyable in 1/24th scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Really nice buil! Love the color choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Great car, great build, I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Rob Hall said: [...] But cars that are expensive and complex new can become money pits when they are old w/ high mileage (and the previous owners didn't maintain them properly). [...] Buzzkill. But I would not disagree, that's why you never see them on the road anymore. I have a friend who told me about how MB would give a car to a car magazine journalist every year, so that guaranteed positive reviews. One broke down on him, they immediately sent a new replacement. Then later driving back home, I saw one on the shoulder of the freeway, middle of nowhere. Nice job putting this together! I built the Lorinser version last century, so it's cool to see one built up nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I have the Lorinser kit also in my unbuilt stash. Too bad that an AMG version of this generation wasn't kitted, always like the look of them. A buddy in high school had an '86 560 SEC AMG, red like this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Awesome. I’m partial to Mercedes (kits and 1:1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) On 16.12.2018 at 6:55 PM, Rob Hall said: I have the Lorinser kit also in my unbuilt stash. Too bad that an AMG version of this generation wasn't kitted, always like the look of them. A buddy in high school had an '86 560 SEC AMG, red like this.. They even came wi(l)der from Koenig Specials... @martinfan5: great model and superb, temporary choice of colors! Edited December 18, 2018 by Tommy124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 great job, always loved these cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Very nice. I think it's hard to beat a Mercedes Benz even though they're a bit out of my realm for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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