Matt Bacon Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 It's a superb kit... highly recommended, and great value for money (£16 including postage on eBay at the moment). I'm happy with the way the paint came out for the Alubeam Silver finish, but boy is it fragile (it's Tamiya Silver Leaf polished with silver "bronzing powder" from the art shop) The doors do open, and I've just noticed I didn't "click" the driver's door fully home before I took the pics - and there's a drop of water on the front nearside wing! (fender?) bestest, M.
TheCat Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 Matt - That's a beautiful build. CONGRAT's on this build. Keep up the great work. I'm planning to purchase this model myself soon.
RodneyBad Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 That is Uber Nice.. The paint looks Super. Awesome build..
Foxer Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 The tires fit really well .. did they need a massage to fit so nice?
Sport Suburban Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 That is very nice indeed!! I picked up this kit recently and it is real nice.
Pete J. Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Please don't take this wrong. You have done an excellent build! You really picking up the details. I am glad you put it up. I was thinking of picking up one, but I have to say, Revell just didn't seem to capture the shape of the body. I have seen a couple of these models on other web sights and just couldn't put my finger on what was wrong but Revell seems missed several important details like the crease that runs across the top of the fenders. I also think the body is too narrow and too rounded. Hmmmmmm. Here are a couple of photos I took a couple of weeks ago at C&C Irvine. Any one else see any thing??
Matt Bacon Posted April 9, 2011 Author Posted April 9, 2011 Thanks, guys @Pete... I posted a thread in the general section about body proportions. I think models often look narrower and taller than the real thing - the R8s and F430s in my home town look way wider and flatter than the models on my shelf. However, in the end, I think that has more to do with cameras vs eyes and viewpoints vs perspective. The SLS is an extraordinary difficult beast to photograph in real or model form. None of my photos of the real thing convey the balance and poise of the design. In photos it always looks out of proportion, with a long nose or big rear depending on where you photograph it from. It looks much more "planted" in real life, I think. The crease is there: It's not quite as sharp as on your pictures, but that's probably not helped by it being where the mould seam lines are, so I've probably softened it while I was cleaning them up! Bottom line is I doubt you'll ever get a better SLS - why would Aoshima or Tamiya do an expensive one when the Revell is £15 and pretty darn good? I don't think that the proportions are off, actually. Height = 52.5mm = 1260 mm (vs 1262 real) Width = 80.5mm = 1932 mm (vs 1939) Length = 192.5mm = 4620 mm (vs 4638) Which is pretty good; close enough for the accuracy of my measuring, anyway! bestest, M.
zak78 Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Fantastic! Very clean build. I'm surprised the doors fit so well.
peter31a Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Matt that is a fantastic build! This car is on my must have list. I only hope I can do as good a job as you have with it.
mookie Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Very nice man, mine just came in the mail today. Hopefully it will look almost as nice as yours.
John Teresi Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Matt......beautiful build......absolutely gorgeous....luv it!!!!!!!
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