Agora Mercedes 1955 300 SL Gullwing 1/8

[Brudda]

5 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Bruce.      The re spray of yours looks really good (and also appeared to be necessary).

Looking at an earlier post of yours, as supplied the pre painted  silver of the doors, hood and trunk looks way off and too light compared with the main body colour. I would have expected tighter quality control of the paint match of the parts considering the cost of these model kits.

Hello Bugatti Fan. Yes you’re right. Some of these big kits are off on something. The Lamborghini Muira is also a paint and fit nightmare. The price is also very very expensive. But if you like a big kit these are the only thing out there. I have completed several big kits and they all need something. This is usually where I come in to upgrade, modify and try to improve it somehow. The only kit agora did not let me modify is the Muira. But since it has been out awhile now, I’m going to take her apart and going to change the color and rework her. . If you look at the color of the Muira it is totally unacceptable. I make a pretty good living and find it hard to justify the cost. I just bought at a significant cut in price, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO and it still was a lot. There is a transkit out there from Italy and it’s very expensive. I would like it but here again , the cost. If one can , I would buy ay least one , because it would be the centerpiece of your model collection. My friends go directly to the big kits on display. Oh yes and then there is the “where in the heck do you put it ?”  These kits in our modeling world are very exclusive. Not many can afford them. Reminds me of the older Ferraris, very very expensive but a Honda civic is more reliable on the street.,not many can afford them and after you own one it’s very expensive. Same with the big kits, they are expensive, but it’s the only thing out there if one can afford it. If it was not for my friend Mark, I would not have tried these big kits. I have to say the latest 1/8 from agora is the corvette. And it’s a neat kit, of course it can use improvement but that’s what modelers do is try to improve it. 

[Bainford]

Very nice, Bruce. Can't beat the colour combo. A lot of realism in the dash, too.

[Brudda]

On 6/5/2024 at 12:56 AM, Dann Tier said:

Man this is looking beautiful!

Thank you Dann

[Brudda]

Put a few more things on. Polished the body. 

[Brudda]

Hello, well more finished on the Gullwing. Starting to come around. There is a fantastic agora modeler that has photo etched nameplates from Russia that I’m getting. I do not know how long that will take, but we will see. Also going to fabricate knockoffs. The history of this car is pretty cool. Mercedes did not have a lot of money to build a sports car so they used the engine and components from their luxury car for this car. The engine was slanted so it would fit under the hood( bonnet) . There is so much I learned about this car. The Gullwing doors work great. Fit fantastic for those of you who like (play factor) Anyway here she is. Still a work in progress. 

[stavanzer]

Looking Great, Bruce.

You are fortunate to be able to build these.

[Brudda]

10 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Looking Great, Bruce.

You are fortunate to be able to build these.

Thank you sir.