1956 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing in Graphite Grey

[RAMBENNA]

wow fabulous build , looks great very nice job

[carbuilder1950]

I love the colors and the excellent attention to detail, and the clean execution.

Beautifully done in all respects ?.

[slusher]

absolutely stunning!!!

[beeRS]

An absolutely stunning job!

In my opinion this is Tamiya at its very best. And you’ve really done the kit justice. I thought your DS21 was beautiful, but this is even better.

Thanks for sharing your building techniques and paint details - very helpful. 

[ATHU]

Looks absolutely phenomenal in that color. Superb work as always from you Chang!!

[Mattilacken]

Epic. Without your hand in the pictures it can definitely be taken for a 1:1! A true inspiration!

[Beamerman]

Simply beautiful!

[absmiami]

This is a lesson for me and otherz like me

ive not yet tackled this kit but it’s sitting patiently on a shelf waiting - I tend to get lost in the details - so that when it is finally time to paint the body the project has worn me out and I’m tempted to cut some corners- I’d sure like to get a finish like this on mine - maybe I’ll try painting the body first ….

[e30lover]

On 8/17/2021 at 1:21 PM, RAMBENNA said:

wow fabulous build , looks great very nice job

Thanks a lot!

On 8/17/2021 at 1:35 PM, carbuilder1950 said:

I love the colors and the excellent attention to detail, and the clean execution.

Beautifully done in all respects ?.

Thank you! 

17 hours ago, slusher said:

absolutely stunning!!!

Appreciate it!

14 hours ago, beeRS said:

An absolutely stunning job!

In my opinion this is Tamiya at its very best. And you’ve really done the kit justice. I thought your DS21 was beautiful, but this is even better.

Thanks for sharing your building techniques and paint details - very helpful. 

Thank you! This was much easier to build compared to DS21 kit. 

12 hours ago, ATHU said:

Looks absolutely phenomenal in that color. Superb work as always from you Chang!!

Thanks a lot!

7 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

Epic. Without your hand in the pictures it can definitely be taken for a 1:1! A true inspiration!

Thank you!

5 hours ago, Beamerman said:

Simply beautiful!

Thanks! 

1 hour ago, absmiami said:

This is a lesson for me and otherz like me

ive not yet tackled this kit but it’s sitting patiently on a shelf waiting - I tend to get lost in the details - so that when it is finally time to paint the body the project has worn me out and I’m tempted to cut some corners- I’d sure like to get a finish like this on mine - maybe I’ll try painting the body first ….

I totally agree, and that's why I always start with the body - meaning I won't touch the engine, chassis or interior until I finish laying the final clear coat and shelve it for a month. That gives me more than enough time to slowly finish the rest, and when the body is completely cured, I'll be less likely to cut corners

[absmiami]

I have photographed 3 of these beasts

the nicest was a dark blue one that was shown at the Amelia Concourse about 4 yrs ago 

nice restrained restoration with Ridge wheels

I wish the Mercedes engineers had tilted the engine to the right instead of the left

all of those lovely engine details disappear under the hood and fenders - oh well  ...

 

[absmiami]

and the link to the Bring a Trailer site was appreciated

elsewhere on the site is a photo feature of a baby blue Gullwing with crazy under-body details photographed ...

and Tamiya actually kitted most of the features of this car - above and below 

[e30lover]

1 hour ago, absmiami said:

and the link to the Bring a Trailer site was appreciated

elsewhere on the site is a photo feature of a baby blue Gullwing with crazy under-body details photographed ...

and Tamiya actually kitted most of the features of this car - above and below 

Here are a few WIP shots of the chassis!

[absmiami]

Nice 

Rudge wheels. - not Ridge wheels - my phone is clueless

[89AKurt]

Suburb build!  Nice choice of colors too.  Just needs realistic license plates to complete the realism.

[tim boyd]

Chang....a superb build of this kit.  Very appreciative of your body/paint finishing techniques, too, others could take a real lesson by applying your approach here.  And thanks also for the in-process photos of the tubular chassis ... very much appreciated.  Best...TIM 

[Nacho Z]

A beautiful model of a beautiful car.  The photographs are just icing on the cake!

[Phildaupho]

That's as good as it can get. Fabulous build.

[carrucha]

Excellent job, especially on the paint.  I thought I was looking at pictures of the 1/1 car.

[PappyD340]

Super nice!

[58 Impala]

Wow, stunning build. Nice work.

 

[Tommy124]

Fantastic result & great photography... Keep them great models coming, Chang!

[Chuckyg1]

Absolutely gourgeous! This is about as fine a build I've seen in quite some time. Very nice.

[e30lover]

On 8/21/2021 at 1:29 AM, 89AKurt said:

Suburb build!  Nice choice of colors too.  Just needs realistic license plates to complete the realism.

I used model designation on a euro plate to get the auction block vibe, but yeah I agree - I would've been happier if they just molded euro plate rather than decal.

On 8/21/2021 at 10:25 AM, tim boyd said:

Chang....a superb build of this kit.  Very appreciative of your body/paint finishing techniques, too, others could take a real lesson by applying your approach here.  And thanks also for the in-process photos of the tubular chassis ... very much appreciated.  Best...TIM 

Thank you! Tubular chassis - i mean the whole thing is super easy to put together with zero fiddling or correction, and it was joy to build. 

On 8/21/2021 at 12:06 PM, Nacho Z said:

A beautiful model of a beautiful car.  The photographs are just icing on the cake!

Thank you!

On 8/21/2021 at 5:51 PM, Phildaupho said:

That's as good as it can get. Fabulous build.

Thanks a lot!

On 8/21/2021 at 6:48 PM, carrucha said:

Excellent job, especially on the paint.  I thought I was looking at pictures of the 1/1 car.

Thank you!

On 8/21/2021 at 7:31 PM, PappyD340 said:

Super nice!

Thanks!

On 8/22/2021 at 6:57 AM, 58 Impala said:

Wow, stunning build. Nice work.

 

Thank you!

On 8/23/2021 at 6:25 AM, Tommy124 said:

Fantastic result & great photography... Keep them great models coming, Chang!

A couple of projects are in the works - stay tuned! 

On 8/23/2021 at 7:37 AM, Chuckyg1 said:

Absolutely gourgeous! This is about as fine a build I've seen in quite some time. Very nice.

Thank you!

[Dann Tier]

Absolutely Stunning!!!

[Justin Porter]

That really is just exactly how that car is supposed to look. This is a truly stunning build.