Eshaver Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I have a few questions concerning a 1957-63 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Convertible made by Hubley I'd say 1960 or so. Has anyone ever known of such a kit or was it maybe a Friction ? It was made in 1-24th scale and may have had a Friction motor attached in front . I'm trying to resurrect a windshield header for it and see if i can raid a AMT 300 Mercedes for needed parts . I'll put some pictures in the work in progress this evening . Ed Shaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 The red Hubley Mercedes that I have Ed is NOT friction powered. It IS a curbside, but it didn't come with a flywheel or motor. It is just a static model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 The Hubley kit is very low in detail, and the windshield part of a Gullwing won't help you much since they're quite a bit different. Italeri made a much more detailed 1/24 version, but the shape of the windshield and frame is totally wrong - same problem with their 1/16 version, which is just an enlarged tooling of the 1/24. The only accurate roadster windshield I know of in 1/24 is on the Franklin Mint diecast. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=italeri+mercedes+300+sl&num=10&hl=en&safe=off&gbv=2&biw=1367&bih=764&tbm=isch&tbnid=nO5iWbtQydSNMM:&imgrefurl=http://www.gohobbies.com/item/Italeri-Models/658.html&docid=UlNU3-3qg55p-M&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.discounttrainsonline.com/graphics/ITA/L658.jpg&w=214&h=187&ei=tLpLT86AMcGCtgfP55TvAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1001&vpy=344&dur=2578&hovh=149&hovw=171&tx=101&ty=92&sig=116823798308775703427&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=124&tbnw=131&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drball Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I had a slot car track made by itc which I think used the Hubley gull wings. I can barely remember them but the bodies were detailed well and not toy like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 A great model car mag did an artical on Hubley kits a while back, and told the history of this kit. I can't remember what issue, maybe someone else will post that info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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