dansk66 Posted June 9, 2022 Posted June 9, 2022 Just got a Jo-Han Mercedes-Benz 500 K kit today, any advice welcome, complete beginner at this.
iBorg Posted June 10, 2022 Posted June 10, 2022 This can be a stunning kit but does take skill. This kit was designed in the mid 1960's. If you're truly a complete beginner, I'd suggest a more modern tooling. I would suggest looking at Revell as AMT and others have both fairly new tooling and reissued tooling. Some of the reissued tooling have fit problems.
Richard Bartrop Posted June 11, 2022 Posted June 11, 2022 On 6/9/2022 at 5:58 PM, dansk66 said: Just got a Jo-Han Mercedes-Benz 500 K kit today, any advice welcome, complete beginner at this. My first thought is, do some research. It'll look great right out of the box, but the right detail painting will really make it shine. I'd say in some ways, it goes together better than Monogram's 540K, but if there is one really challenging part, it's the front suspension, where you have to sandwich both the coil spring and the spindle between the upper and lower control arms at the same time. Lots of finely moulded detail, so exercise care hen removing parts from the trees.
Bugatti Fan Posted June 11, 2022 Posted June 11, 2022 Geoffrey, those old Jo Han kits are a bit challenging. I would suggest it you are new to the hobby, put it to one side and have a go at some more up to date kits to develop your skills first, and have a go at the Mercedes when you feel ready. 1
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