My Take On The Revell '49 Merc

[SMG]

The car is pretty much box stock with the exception of a Parts by Parks wired distributor and Detail Master flocking. I shaved the drip rails above the doors, as I feel it makes for a much cleaner look. The paint is Tamiya rattle-can pearl white covered by Tamiya clear. This is actually the second time around for the paint, as the car was originally metallic black. I didn't like the way it came out so I stripped it down last weekend and decided to re-do it in white. Hopefully I'll get the polishing and final assembly of the body done this weekend.

[Gregg]

Very clean build!

[theflame]

Ditto that...love a clean build! Looks great!

[evilone]

NICE BRO WHATS THE PAINT JOB GOING TO BE

[MonoPed]

Very clean work there!!

[Raul_Perez]

Very nice, clean build!! Are you going to add the idler arm to the steering linkage? (It's the one part that our friends at Revell left out of the kit...)

[ajulia]

Hello there friend! That is coming along great with very impressive attention!!!! Keep up the updates!! Sure to be nice to see all these 49'ers lined up and snapped OOOOOHHH! Can you imagine all the merc's just here in MCM!! BADD A@#Keep on with the Keepin on!!!!

peace

ajulia

[SMG]

Thanks for the compliments guys. Well, it's almost there. This is the first car I've really attempted BMF on, so I'm only somewhat happy with the results. This is also the first time I've darkened exterior panel lines. Overall, I'm happy with the results thus far.

[Raul_Perez]

Thanks for the compliments guys. Well, it's almost there. This is the first car I've really attempted BMF on, so I'm only somewhat happy with the results. This is also the first time I've darkened exterior panel lines. Overall, I'm happy with the results thus far.

The BMF looks pretty good in the pics. Did you use a soft piece of balsa wood to burnish it down after you trimmed it? That always helps with the finished look and the shine.

Regards,

[Tom Kren]

great job VERY CLEAN BUILD!!!

[OLDERGUY]

Really like that pearl white. very clean, good lookin.

[irender]

Yup, Very clean build. And I consider a CLEAN BUILD the ultimate compliment.

[OLDERGUY]

This does and doesn't apply just to your Merc. I was looking at some Mercs in someones album and the battery was on the drivers side but it was long and narrow. I've just put this info here because I jusi remembered it while checking your's out again, and I just thought I'd throw this out there. Still think you do a really clean job on your's. I picked up two after Chrismas, have opened one and did some a mockup, got some new stuff in mail and still haven't went back to the Merc. I like how some you get in there and get'um finished.