1939 Mercedes W154

[Rich Chernosky]

Can't count the times I have looked at this kit, ordered parts for it (which took forever)  fiddled with and now finally finished it. This one has to be the hardest challenge I have ever faced. Kit fought me every step of the way. I think I used every tool in my extensive inventory.  This is the tenth Revival model I have finished and was well aware of the problems associated with these kits.  It still surprised me. But on the bright side, I have the satisfaction of completing one of the toughest kits out there.  Below the pictures are some of the highlights of this model and just a few of the problems. But its done...enjoy.

Completed chassis minus body and wheels.  It took a lot of work to get to this point.

Rear veiw of completed chassis. Despite the fact that I ordered missing pieces I failed to give Revival a complete inventory. As a result there were still 17 more missing pieces that had to be scratchbuilt.  Those pedals and some of the suspension mounts were among them.

The intricate steering was all screw construction and went together with jewel like precision. The only thing that did. Wheels steer through the steering wheel using as gearbox and various rods and linkages. 

Front suspension works with upper and lower control arms and springs. 

Rear suspension works too with a single coil spring and DeDion  axle.

Finished car on its nicely done wire wheels. A Revival trademark. The engine cover actually fits better that this picture. Getting it to fit required taking the entire body off (several times)  Removing the engine heads and grinding them down. This is a mostly all metal kit BTW so the modifications were never easy. 

Rear veiw of the car sits rather low but is period correct. The plated brass pipes were a nice touch but getting them to sit right was a challenge. 

Cockpit turned out rather well. The kit gauge decals disintegrated and had to be replaced.  Seat was a vinyl affair and was sprayed flat brown, and darker wash applied then a flat varnish and some wax for the highlights. The gearshift knob was my idea and probably not correct. But it looks good anyway. 

 

[Paul Payne]

The excellent results make up for the problems. Congratulations on completion and now sit back and enjoy!

[Intmd8r]

BEAUTIFUL

[Phildaupho]

Very impressive model of a very impressive racing car.

[bbowser]

Wow!  Very nice, worth every minute you put into it.

[Dave B]

Spectacular build Rich, really nice, congratulations.

Dave B

[Gramps46]

If this is what we can expect from your builds now that you are retired we are in for a fabulous ride Rich.

[PappyD340]

OUTSTANDING!!

[Rich Chernosky]

17 hours ago, Paul Payne said:

The excellent results make up for the problems. Congratulations on completion and now sit back and enjoy!

Thank you for the kind words Paul...but I still have to do the Revival Auto Union

 

17 hours ago, Intmd8r said:

BEAUTIFUL

Thank you

 

16 hours ago, Phildaupho said:

Very impressive model of a very impressive racing car.

Thank you Phil, considering this car was engineered in the 30"s, it is impressive. I am really taken aback by some of these cars and when I do a model of them it gives me greater appreciation. 

 

16 hours ago, bbowser said:

Wow!  Very nice, worth every minute you put into it.

Thank you Bruce

 

14 hours ago, Dave B said:

Spectacular build Rich, really nice, congratulations.

Dave B

Thanks Dave, now that I am retired I have lots of plans and you can bet there is a Shadow among them. 

 

13 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

If this is what we can expect from your builds now that you are retired we are in for a fabulous ride Rich.

Thank you very much Gary. Your comments always give me incentive...and yes...you will see more. 

 

3 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

OUTSTANDING!!

Thank you for the high praise Larry. 

 

[Bainford]

What a stunning model. I am very impressed. It looks extremely complex, providing a glimpse into the trials and tribulation you must have incurred in getting it together. The result is well worth the effort. Just gorgeous.

[1959scudetto]

Very nice outcome, Rich - I surely wouldn't have the patience for such a complex (Metal!) kit.

[Silver Foxx]

You did an awesome job on a difficult kit , a lot of great work in this , well done .

[bisc63]

Just beautiful.

[David G.]

Holy Cow! ? 

That's a lot of work and exceedingly well done.

David G.

[Rich Chernosky]

On 10/22/2021 at 12:25 PM, Bainford said:

What a stunning model. I am very impressed. It looks extremely complex, providing a glimpse into the trials and tribulation you must have incurred in getting it together. The result is well worth the effort. Just gorgeous.

Thank you Trevor..the trials and tribulations I went through would fill half a book so I only mentioned a few. 

 

On 10/22/2021 at 3:09 PM, 1959scudetto said:

Very nice outcome, Rich - I surely wouldn't have the patience for such a complex (Metal!) kit.

Thank you for the kind words Helmut...this wasn't about patience but more ,like  persistence.  You have to just want to finish something very badly and keep after it. Many times I wanted to just put it back in the box...but that's not me.

 

18 hours ago, Silver Foxx said:

You did an awesome job on a difficult kit , a lot of great work in this , well done .

Thank you, Bruce.

 

11 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Just beautiful.

Thanks

 

5 hours ago, David G. said:

Holy Cow! ? 

That's a lot of work and exceedingly well done.

David G.

Thank you David....it really was a lot.