Mercedes SSK coversion from Roadster to Racer....Revell 1/24 scale

[louis Carabott]

Another one from my collection.

This is an old Revell kit that I decided to convert to a racer ....Detailed engine firewall and interior 

added new custom mudguards which I modified from a discarded kit ....modified wheels and hubs, modified chassis 

Exhaust stacks  built from scratch using rolled up soldering wire .....belts ...additonal front lights.

Finished it after a pic I've seen of a Mercedes SSK in a Classics Concourse d'Elegance.

Finished in Gravity paints and lacquer .

Hope you like it....Regards from Malta,

Lou  

[afx]

Very nice.

[KMcc]

Very nice indeed. May I ask what you used to make the leather hood strap? It looks perfectly in scale. Something I need for an upcoming build.

Thanks in advance. 

[Rattlecan Dan]

What a gorgeous little Christmas treat. Very nice work Louis. Great detailing and creativity.

[espo]

Great looking paint finishes and realistic looking interior panels and seat. Like all the mechanical detailing you have done. 

[echo]

Wonderful detailing, this represents a lot of work, nice job on your model.

[Jim B]

Beautiful Mercedes.  Very well done.

[Hoffman]

Bravo! ?

[karbuildr]

Another awesome build Louis. All those fiddly bits in the engine compartment look very realistic. Very well done.

[Yeah Nah]

Absolutely gorgeous Louis. Looks like it's a model of the genuine article.

[Dragonhawk1066]

That looks great, with very nice details!

[PappyD340]

Extremely nice Benz!!

[XYHARRY]

Building a racer from it's road use format is how it's done in a multitude of racing arena's. Well done Lou on your conversion, lots of weight loss on this magnificent build.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[bbowser]

That is very cool!  The engine detailing is outstanding.  Thanks for sharing.

[Dave Darby]

Holy cow that's nice!

[slusher]

Absolutely Stunning!!

[happy grumpy]

Wow, you definitely do not cut corners when it comes to details. At first, I thought it was a larger scale model. Absolutely beautiful.

[louis Carabott]

Thank you for your kind comments

Lou l

[louis Carabott]

On 12/8/2023 at 1:06 PM, KMcc said:

Very nice indeed. May I ask what you used to make the leather hood strap? It looks perfectly in scale. Something I need for an upcoming build.

Thanks in advance. 

Hi my apologies for the late reply....strap from strips of vinyl witha leather simulation face and buckles out of soldering lead wire ....thanks for your kind comments 

[MeatMan]

Very nice!

[1971Hans]

Craftmanship ! The conversion and upgrading of a rather basic plastic kit to a unique detailed masterpiece.

[spencer1984]

Excellent job on this!