littlfron

The embossed registration was the last added part, done manually from a coke can and painted !!!

Project finished .... 2 years time..

replace the original exhaust pipe from the Pocher kit who are not very nice by metallic straw founded in DAYSO .. Cheap , the exact same size and looking way better . finish my spoon testing paint .. this blue will be the one, a pearl blue .. and the rims are done with the Mercedes logo .. this project is getting closer to the end . next step is the real deal with the paint of all the part ...

used some clothes hanger to create a kind of metallic frame to give some volume behind the seat .. still working on it ... and on the other side , started to work on the display case ... stain the kind of composite wood I had to give an impression of legitimate wood ... color is dark walnut with a gloss polycrylic water base for the finish , that doesn t become yellow over the year . I order a mirror that will be under to show the details .

preparing all the body , before painting , the trim aluminium have been reduce , they don't go until the rear bumper anymore , all line of the back seat cover have been improved and will be filled with a black kind of foam to give a more realistic impression , a reduce the size of the rear light as only one spare tires will be put on , it was going a bit out of proportion so I cut , drill a hole for a screw and fix the headlight on it , with a small black rubber rim between the 2 part ( and it look not so bad ) . on the fender , the impression next to the rear wheel was not looking nice . the line was not in harmony and loosing the curvy surrounding the wheels ( that cover the wheels) hard to explain ahahah , so I fill the gap with putty , as you can see , also fill the hole as I remove the supposed little light on the front fender , the original from the kit not giving visual satisfaction . sometimes nothing is better , and there is enough light ( 3 in front ) and 2 next to the doors ..

leather on the inside panel is done , some details remain to be worked on , I also upgrade the the gauge with a glass cover ( a clear plastic bottle cut and insert inside the gauge ... result is ok exception on the first left one ... might re do them later , I let it sit like this for the moment .. and I start the body frame work , the handle that open the back seat compartment will be in a central position as I damage the part 2 , so only one left , re adjustment .... I worked on the central line were the handle will be positioned , will put 4 nice bolt at the initial fixing nuts in each corner and an extra bolt wit a pin will be on the left side .

must be one of the most difficult part , working the leather , giving a shape , hiding the connection , to get an acceptable result . this leather was so thick , but quality ... it was a one shot attempt as I had no spare fabric . As I cut the seat part to be able to work it in good condition , I created a bottom support , no idea yet how I will re fix the seat on this ... improvisation still on .... next step the leather on inside door panel ..

Hi, that was my first model I built , in 2017 , I got this model from France and was already built, by the italian factory (Pocher) itself in 1969 , the grandmother of the person who sold it to me was working for a famous toy shop in Paris ( galerie Primptemps Haussman ) and she bring back the model in 1969 and offer it to the grand children , since then he was on a shelf for decades , and in 2016 I bough it , and bring it back to Dubai , it was original with the case ( classic built , but was showing the effect of time ) , I decided without any experience in modeling to dismantle the car , to upgrade it with dashboard aluminium , leather seat, new paint and to re built it in a more roaster looking ... since there it is sitting in my living room .... and can showcase this very old piece of model that travel into time and from Torino, to Paris , and finally Dubai.

creating footprint for a metal sheet that will support the seat and my fight to get all the leathers dimension pieces fitting inside the small fabric I got . forgot the inside panel door at one point , had to squeeze a bit more .

I remove the seat from the main body frame section to be able to work it more easily , and start to create future line where the leather will be attached, the already existing line have been accentuate for the leather connection to be better . on the last picture I found a knife case with this back kind of sponge material quite flexible and easy to cut , that will be to create volume on the leather .hope the result will be nice as I just have one piece of leather to work on ... no second chance available

very nice job ....... well done

I am currently preparing the fitting of the doors before the paint , got one question without answer about the overall layer of paint and the gape I need to leave to be able to open and close the doors... tried to see online the average thickness of a paint Tamiya TS rattle can , not sure at all , considering that there will be 2 coats primer , 2 coats undercoat , 2 final coats , and possibly 2 coats clear,, total will be 8 coats in total , I won 't be sanding on the under edge of the door , ....what will be the final extra thickness ? 0.6....... 0.4 ......... 0.3 mm ... that the question ? if anyone have an idea ... !!!!!!

dashboard completed , aluminium panel fixed with brass bolt , gauge inserted in mother of pearl panel , glove compartment in white leather .

thank you , the yellow wires are from the Pocher website of Marvin https://www.modelmotorcars.com/ There is a shop section with all upgrade parts available depending on your model you are building . the black ( head) part connecting are the original one from the kit ( you cut and remove the original black wire , drill a small hole in the head and connect the yellow one inside .) then for the red and black one , taken from an old digital camera that I open apart , and took small screws that I added to the engine part for more realism , the red & black wire were thin enough and adding some different colors, for more detailing final impression. ( improvisation is Pocher philosophy.) !!!!!

detail of the engine and all pipes , wires connection . my stage 2 of the completion is done , stage 1 was the fitting , stage 2 the painting and re assembly , stage 3 will be the body frame fitting, then painting , leather seat upgrade dashboard aluminium and mother of pearl , and all finals details . painting should be a blue .. still searching the one that will be matching the light beige or white leather seat ...

Brake pad painted Alclad II polished brass

Very nice model . Do you still have it ? My goal was entire white wall , but was not sure at the result on the border edge close to the rims . That why on the rim you can see a black lane n case the tire doesn’t fit perfectly .. , then the plan was to put the writing details in white as well , on the tires number 6 that I will not put . (Only 1 spare at the back ) . Impossible to get a clean work . So then I back up on a single small line .. finally am happy with the ending result .. and was scare with hot water and the white to melt or make a mess .. not sure yet what I will do with the trim and the upgrade metal logo I have ..

wheels and rims .... hard to decide how to paint those rims and then insert them as the original tires are very hard and lack of flexion . I decided to paint the rims then trying without damage to fit them inside . it was a risk . i did a thin white line on the tires , the rims have been paint in gloss back first then Alclad chrome , then end of the spoke have been re paint in black manually with a brush , a brass bolt have been added to simulate a valve that doesn't exist ... the Pocher wheels use to be amazingly done , but the K91 model was a disgrace on that part . try my best to upgrade the final looking. I unfortunately loose the mirror effect of the Aclad paint during the assembly as I had to put Vaseline as it was nearly impossible . will have to to do the trim . this will be later on .

engine partially done , will continue the wires connection and fitting when it will be connected on to the frame ... just missing the top cover with the MERCEDES Benz inscription , need to re do it as I was not happy with the result ... and by trying to much I damage it , Marvin from modelmotorcars.com save me as he had an extra one . I got it , and will do it later on . next step : frame body assembly / wheels and rims / triangle suspension front and rear / gas tank exhaust line and muffler .