Lindberg Mercedes SSK

Andria H · July 16

Got this kit on eBay (estimated time of arrival this Saturday or Monday) for a great price. I had been wanting to build the kit for probably 20 years, but Pierre's post about superdetailing this kit ended up taking me over the edge and made me seek out a kit. Ultimately, this kit is coming to me from Tucson AZ where it had been secreted away in an estate purchased by the seller since 1987.

My intent with it is not to go as far with it as Pierre did, but to make a nice looking classic build that is higher to the fidelity of a 1920s/30s German sports car than the pic on the box of a grossly overrestored car. Some parts will be dechromed and painted, such as the wire wheels, dash, firewall, carburetors, and running boards, with the Dunlop Cord tires made into solid blackwalls, the seat and interior panels textured/painted to look like Mercedes' famous Rosen leather that they have used for most of their existence, and the overthick windshield glass will be replaced with a custom cut of clear packaging plastic. Vintage European license plates from my decal sheet stash will be used along with a 1940s-older style Shell Oil decal under the hood.

This kit and the Bugatti Royale & the 1/16 scale 1912 Stutz racer, 1914 Mercedes land speed racer, and 1910 Model T Ford, could have been game changers for Lindberg, but sadly it took until George Toteff reinvigorated the brand in the 1980s/90s for them to be even taken mildly seriously.

Bainford · July 18

This kit has been on my want list' for quite some time. I'm digging your plan for the build. Looking forward to seeing it come together.

Dragline · July 19

Looks like a winner from here...

Pierre Rivard · July 20

This kit has a lot of very nice features for tooling dating back to the sixties. I really like what you are planning for changes/improvements. I built mine as a racer but if I ever build another one it will be more like what you are planning. I really look forward to your updates on this w.i.p.