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Here we go again. Not a big difference, but at least I know there is "mother of pearl" on the gauge panel :-)

Thank you all, for your comments. I appreciate that. I visit a “scrapbook store” to look after some paper with correct pattern on, but the only I found was “marble”. That what I tested, with clear spray on, and as you can the result was very plain. I will try to print “mother of pearl” as you suggested, on photo paper.

While I am waiting for the spare parts to the hood, I start with the dashboard. I have bought some “real” leather from MMC, very nice and soft, but as you see in pictures the backside is much “lighter”. I have to paint the edges of the leather so the” lighter” edges should not be seen. Maybe next time I should use some other material that is the same color both fore and back. Otherwise I satisfied with the dashboard, I have not put the stickers behind the big knop yet. The instruments are a transkit from Tremonia with some “clear” put on. The instruments are not permanently glued yet, so some alignment has to be done. The hand gloves handles are 1mm al-wire. I have taken some leather in some “lighter” tan to the front of the hand gloves lids, hard to see in the photos, did it just for fun.

Amazing work, I´m very impressed!!

Thank you! Yes I will continue with the test fitting (patient). And yes my hinge is not symmetrical, I will try to get a better one. In one end its ok, but in the other, it is like the photo.

Thank you! Oh no, my plan is white all over. My complete kit miss some vital parts, for example the main body I managed to find a suitable red, with some small "dents.

TESTFITTING, TESTFITTING, TESTFITTING.................. The "rail" on the frame of the main body, was not ligning up right against the fenders. So I had to drill/thread to put an screw in to get the right alignment. This part was warped, so I test the "boiling-method" but it getting worse :-( I have order a spare part :-)

Very nice and great "painting"!

A little more, my pictures are big :-) I test fitted the firewall and the radiator with my new braces. I think 1.4 mm brass rod is ok, but they come very close to the “top”. I don´t know how to fix that. Maybe I go on with it as it is, and put some BMF on them to get rid of the brass color.

I have some problem with the”fit” of the radiator in the metal frame when, the two halves where put together. So I first glue the forward half in the frame with some dots of epoxy. Some work on the firewall. When I mounted the firewall on the car, there was a conflict between the horn and the exhaust, so I have to move the horn a little bit higher.

Thank you! The "projects" is rolling on............

Update. Start painting the wheels, what have I done?? This could never work. Five layers later, it´s ok I think. The engine in place. Don´t mention the firewall I will fix that later. I think Pocher give “test fitting a face”, I don´t know how many times I have test fitted every single “piece” on this car J And I have a LOT more to do. /Bo

Very nice built car and good choice of color. I want an E-type, maybe I take a look on E-bay /Bo

Very nice! Your "wood" look is fantastic. I have a lot to learn /Bo

I bought the distributor cap from MMC but I think the supplied bolts was little to big. So I make new from 1.0 mm hexrod .(Thanks for the tip Harry P.) You can see the little white dot. A little red/brown on the cap and silver on the nuts I also put small rivets on the wire loom. And off course ignition wire. So far :-) /Bo

Did a little test today. My coming radiator braces is in brass, but I like them to be crome/silver. I have never used BMF, so I try it. I´m satisfied :-) nice product. My plan was to paint them but this is better I think. Maybe I do the "steering rod" to. /Bo

Mike: Thank you for the kind words. Even if I don´t have build a car for many years, I have been modelling "other things" like: modelrailroad, RC-airplane and RC- helicoters :-) /Bo

Scott: Yes, I use the soldering iron when I put togehter the wheels. "Melting method". Skip: I will check for the clip, and figure out how to do it.

Cato, not really solved yet. I wet sanded the sides of the firewall and put on another light coat of white. Maybe one more coat, and then I leave it as it is.

I have read “all” threads that I have found about Pocher Mercedes building. In many of these there are suggestions, that the radiator braces should be crossed. I would like to try that now, when I don´t have the big air cleaner. On the firewall I have moved the holes more to center, and placed it where I think it should be. I tried with 2mm brass rod. But as you can see in the photos it look to big/thick. I will try 1.4 mm brass rod, when I get my die. /Bo

I have done my first wheel, wow. It takes some time but I think it´s good. Now it´s only 5 left My hubs were much tighter when I have mounted the spokes. But it was still a minor looseness. So I take of some 1/10 mm, from the hub with a file, now it´s perfect. I sanded a little on the tire to get rid of the shiny black look. My car is supposed to have rolled on the streets. About the white sides of the tires I have understand that white acrylic paint flat (any brand) works well. I don´t have any airbrush, so I wonder if it is possible to brush the sides?? After that I have read Harry P. thread “Big Bad Benz” the answer is yes. /Bo A small update, with some extras from MMC. I think it looks good. Still working on the wheels. /Bo

I had problem with the spring to the pedal, so I take a small piece of a rubber tube instead, much nicer. Change the straps for the generator and starter. New made from 0,3 mm aluminum and added new bolts. I think I will change the copper lining to aluminum. I did that on the fueltank. I made a new “oilstick” the original was a little too big. When I saw the photos, there were some paint misses, I wonder who have made them. I consider to "take away" the screws between the sparkplugs, I saw that someone have done that here in this forum :-) /Bo

Thank you for the welcoming I will post more tomorrow.

There is a little job to build this thread again so take it in parts /Bo

This is my first Pocher build, even my first model car for many years. When I first saw the Pocher models I was interested, but at that time I was little short of money. But suddenly I get my eye on a kit on Ebay. Complete! Not!!! It misses the main body and floorboard. But I get a maroon colored body from Pocher-parts and a floorboard from Paul Koo, who also have a great DVD “how to build the car”. Without that I can guarantee that I have had problems J My goal is not to do an exact scalemodel, (I don´t have the skills for that), more a decent assembling of the Pocher kit. This thread is started in another forum, so some of you have maybe seen it already. /Bo My first problem was the wheel center hubs. I have problems that they were not tight enough. This was solved when the spokes come in place, I get some information about that. I didn´t like the big original air cleaner, so I bought a vertical cleaner from MMC. I just cut of the pipes and mount it, as I saw it from the reference photos. Then I realized that the out and intake has change places. I did some modification, razor saw/Dremel and using some left overs to fill the hole in the outtake and some adjustment on the intake, Change the places of the out and intakes and turned them upside down. Now I think it is a little bit more correct, for the 540K. I don´t know the right terms for the parts, but I hope you understand. As I could see in the photos even the “fuel devices” has changed places, but I have no good reference photos that show where they are placed, so I let it be as it is. I`m not ready with the painting and "washing" and the final mounting. /Bo