louis Carabott Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 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 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMcc Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 What a gorgeous little Christmas treat. Very nice work Louis. Great detailing and creativity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Great looking paint finishes and realistic looking interior panels and seat. Like all the mechanical detailing you have done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Wonderful detailing, this represents a lot of work, nice job on your model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Beautiful Mercedes. Very well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Bravo! 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Another awesome build Louis. All those fiddly bits in the engine compartment look very realistic. Very well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Absolutely gorgeous Louis. Looks like it's a model of the genuine article. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 That looks great, with very nice details! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Extremely nice Benz!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 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. 😎👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 That is very cool! The engine detailing is outstanding. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Holy cow that's nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Absolutely Stunning!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Wow, you definitely do not cut corners when it comes to details. At first, I thought it was a larger scale model. Absolutely beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louis Carabott Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 Thank you for your kind comments Lou l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louis Carabott Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971Hans Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Craftmanship ! The conversion and upgrading of a rather basic plastic kit to a unique detailed masterpiece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Excellent job on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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