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Mercedes 300 SL Roadster


ATHU

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Old Italeri kit. The body was warped and broke when I tried to bend it back. That meant several hours of extra work.....

In the end I was just happy to get it glued together and get some paint on it and now it's completed.

The color is Vallejo medium Gunship Grey cleared with Alclad Aqua Gloss and polished with Tamiya compounds.

Thank you for checking it out.

 

 

 

 

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The only quibble I have with this otherwise excellent kit is the windshield shape, which is too sharp in the upper corners. Same issue with their 1/16 version. Italeri also mistakenly used the roadster as a base for their Gullwing; the 1:1 bodies are different, with the roadster having more pronounced fenders and a larger grille (also passed on to their 1/16).

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Very nice Mercedes SL. The colour looks great, I do love these old 50's Merc's, especially the headlamp arrangement. The kit looks well detailed and not at all like the Italeri kits I have had in the past.

You did well to hide the damaged body shell.

Atb, Steve.

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