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I just got the old Tamiya Lorinser Mercedes-Benz 500SEC. The box art shows seats with brown scattering upholstery, but it’s not in the kit. I would love to have decals for this, in several color schemes. Can anyone here make this?

I dug that kit out of the stash and the cab and bed are gone. I have no idea what happened to them. I’m sorry, but I can’t help with this.

I’ve got one of those. Send a PM and I’ll try to send it out Saturday. I don’t need anything in return. Just help someone else out when you can.

I wish I could find a 3D printed Honda CBX engine in 1/6 scale. I saw a custom built around that engine with a 916 single sided swingarm. It was a pretty wild street fighter.

New Ray 1/6 Ducati 998. Normally very expensive, this is not quite perfect and I picked it up for a song. Sounds ideal for parts to add on to street fighter powered by GS1100 engine.

Build it. Look- in five billion years, the sun will go supernova and destroy the earth. Everything we have ever done on this planet will be erased. No one will get to see your MISB Pinto funny car. Just build it.

If I had them I would. I’ve given up on the idea of the Mercedes-Benz M119 V-8. It’s an awesome engine but zero aftermarket support. Only one transmission fits. There is an aftermarket controller that has bugs. I think a Lincoln Mk VIII engine with a 6R80 would be easier (a little easier, anyway). I work in construction plumbing. Construction has slowed down. 👎🏻

I wonder how difficult it would be to swap into a Mercedes-Benz 190E?

Those twin-engine dragsters are awesome.

Why not use a newer, more detailed flathead?

They arrived yesterday. They are indeed big gems. This is the panhead with a few parts dry fit. I also got transmissions for both engines…but I don’t know how they attach. I haven’t seen a clear photo of the two together. This guy is a wizard with his 3D prints. I can post more photos if anyone wants to see them.

An Englishman being forced to watch while an American inline-six is swapped into a Jaguar E-type.

Use the Express Mail box. Undo the glue seam, turn the box inside out, and tape it back together. I have done that and received packages like that.

That’s pretty wild. The car he built and the aftermarket tires. I love reading about things like this.

It doesn’t look like it has any heat damage. I just wonder if it’s due to 27 years in that little plastic bag.

I got a kit off eBay. The tires and seat are in a sealed plastic bag and it looks like it has some thin oil inside. Are these parts going to dissolve the styrene that they contact? If so, does anyone make replacement parts?

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Has that been reissued? I think I have some Chevy Van parts in the stash. I would have check later tonight.

There are plenty on eBay, too. Hard to beat this price. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=1%2F24+tractor&_trksid=p4624852.m4084.l2632&_sacat=1188

I did not remember the lack of a decal sheet. Looking at the box art, I thought there would be one for the seats. Sounds like a challenge.

A Tamiya Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC Lorinser. That was a tuning firm that did mostly cosmetic and interior upgrades. It was only issued once, in 1982. I had one back around 1984 or so, when it could still be found in a hobby shop. I found a good deal on eBay and couldn’t resist.

I just found this while looking for a kit to buy. Your build is beautiful. I love the car and I had the kit back in 1984 or so. It’s long gone now. I may bite the bullet and get one off eBay.

That engine looks good. I have a friend who can print custom parts. I’ll look into it. For the show rod project, I found a different V-8 with mechanical fuel injection. It’s the Buick Nailhead in the new Revell 1930 Ford Model A coupe. The same type of engine in this build from 1967. It used parts from an Uncertain-T. That kit is too expensive for me to use for parts. My project will be a tribute build.

How bizarre.

Mouse Hair???