Pete J. Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) These are some photos of a model I just completed for the San Diego Model Car Club meeting. This months theme is Super cars. It is a Tamiya SLR done custom style. I decided to go with a "Black Edition". Special paint job, blacked out most of the chrome trim, tinted windows and lenses, red stripe rims, Red interior. Just a "build for fun". Straight from the box. Just add paint, imagination, shake well and out it pops! Well, not quite but you get the idea. Edited April 14, 2012 by Pete J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Funny, it looks silver/grey to me. Kidding. It looks outstanding. The detail is really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 That is awesome! Great build and I really like your interpretation. Job well done sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Funny, it looks silver/grey to me. Kidding. It looks outstanding. The detail is really nice. It is really tough to capture the true color. It is matt Black with a mist of gold titanium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBII Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Very nice i like the black !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Very, very nice. The matte black (without gold) is a factory color on the SLS AMG. This makes it look a lot more serious with less bling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Beautiful build...love the color combination and wheel detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Very cool! Excellent build - that color is really great. Nice and clean. I saw the Top Gear episode with one of these - awesome car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEKPETHO BCE Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 One day I will have the real one of those... one day.... Outstanding model by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roncla Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Nice Merc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpa Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Beautiful build! Wish it was parked in my driveway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Wow, thats is very nice, I cant wait to build mine, well the none black verison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedge Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Wow, thats is very nice, I cant wait to build mine, well the none black verison Jonathan - Several cautions about building it. It appears that the kit was intended to be a die cast because of the way it goes togeather. The windows are snap in. I would recomend that the file the smaller tabs off and glue them in. I chipped the paint trying to snap them in. Second do a lot of trial fiting. Unlike most Tamiya kits, the inner door panels don't quite fit right and if you are not very careful the doors won't close right. Last, the front door hinge is a piece of wire and really isn't the best. The instructions tell you not to glue it in, but I couldn't make it work that way. It kept falling out. Very poor design for a Tamiya kit. This isn't your usual shake and bake from them. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elan Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Never the less, it's a great job. The kit problems seem minor to me. I'll have to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Jonathan - Several cautions about building it. It appears that the kit was intended to be a die cast because of the way it goes togeather. The windows are snap in. I would recomend that the file the smaller tabs off and glue them in. I chipped the paint trying to snap them in. Second do a lot of trial fiting. Unlike most Tamiya kits, the inner door panels don't quite fit right and if you are not very careful the doors won't close right. Last, the front door hinge is a piece of wire and really isn't the best. The instructions tell you not to glue it in, but I couldn't make it work that way. It kept falling out. Very poor design for a Tamiya kit. This isn't your usual shake and bake from them. Good luck. Thank you for the heads up, I will be keeping this in mind when I get to work on it, I thought it was odd that it comes with a metal chassis plate as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJ6 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 "WOW" sure wish i would have seen this before i had built mine....i would have copied yours....Nice Job!! like the Detail.. Cheers...Don aka XJ6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven7319 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Very nice. I've been thinking of getting this kit for some time and you've just made up my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Very nice! The door open and close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Very nice! The door open and close? No! See the notes above about the hinge. They should, but I just couldn't make them work the way the instructions indicated. The passenger side was fine but the drivers side kept falling appart and glueing it made it not fit. Also the support rods were missalinged. The instrutions look like they may have changed the part but did not include the changed part. Very disappointing for a Tamiya kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Paint it gloss black with red pinstripes and it would make a cool Batmobile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Paint it gloss black with red pinstripes and it would make a cool Batmobile! Harry -Definately not my favorite car by a long shot. It really strikes me as a caricature of the original SLR's instead of a retro/tribute to the real deal. I much prefer the AMG SLS. That really looks like a true update of the original gull wing. Assuming that money was not a problem ....SLR - I would rather have the money - SLS I would rather have the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 No! See the notes above about the hinge. They should, but I just couldn't make them work the way the instructions indicated. The passenger side was fine but the drivers side kept falling appart and glueing it made it not fit. Also the support rods were missalinged. The instrutions look like they may have changed the part but did not include the changed part. Very disappointing for a Tamiya kit. Sorry I miss that part. But thanks for explain it to me again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Love it! Great work on a nice kit. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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