Tamiya Mercedes Benz 300sl 1/24

[Guest]

I'm going to try spraying my next ones. Painting properly probably takes many thin coats to do it perfectly. Yours look good and it sounds like you do the same as me but have done a better job

[Marc Stock]

My opinion is using an airbrush on light lenses is probably more hassle. Bobbing on leaves a nice fill and left for a day or two it goes hard and the colour looks nice and saturated. But it would be good to see how you get on using an airbrush I'd be interested to see how it pans out.

[Guest]

I'll give it a try when I get back to my next kit with coloured lenses. I won't even get that 1:16 car build started for a while as work picked up again. I need to finish my claude prototype before I move on. It's got half aa PE harness done and it's tough going for me to make it, I need new tweezers as mine are the wrong type and bent so make the work much harder.


Frustrating not getting enough time to build.

[Marc Stock]

I know. I'm not getting any time this weekend on the kit. Although I have ordered some bmf to finish those window surrounds.

[Marc Stock]

Bare metal foil has arrived. So ill be making a start on the window surrounds with the finish line in sight in the next 3 weeks.


Next year im not doing the barn find 300sl. Instead im doing the aston Martin which looks like a really easy kit in comparison to the 300sl and im trying a new kit, a brand i have never built before, a fujumi 250 GTO. Which i am looking forward very much to building.

[Marc Stock]

Okay i hate bare metal foil. Its horrible. Dont like it but im now committed to finishing it. I think the model is now ruined. Its fiddly, perhaps i need more practice. I dont know.

[Marc Stock]

Actually looking at the model this morning. Its not too bad. Considering this is my 1st attempt at bmf

[Guest]

yep, it looks good... dont be so hard on yourself, the build has been great so far mate

[Marc Stock]

Okay so im getting near completion on the 300sl. Here is a preview of the next builds for 2016.

[Guest]

Nice, I box on the Aston on eBay but went for too much. The gto is an all time classic

[Guest]

Today I got the 300Sl and this will be my next build, so I read the whole build log and was surprised to see that your next build will be my just finished one - the 250 GTO!


Back on the 300SL, great build, I will be using it as a refference! I really like the colour, but I'm probably going with the red one myself, I will keep the silver for the Ulenhaut coupe.


best regards,


Sasho

[Marc Stock]

Haha that's good. Is it the same brand kit? Anything I need to look out for? Looking at the gto I can see a couple of challenges. One in particular is the headlight lenses there is a chrome binnicle that needs picking out with silver. Any suggestions on that one without messing up the plastic?


Welcome to our forum by the way.

[Guest]

Haha that's good. Is it the same brand kit? Anything I need to look out for? Looking at the gto I can see a couple of challenges. One in particular is the headlight lenses there is a chrome binnicle that needs picking out with silver. Any suggestions on that one without messing up the plastic?
Welcome to our forum by the way.

Yes, absolutely the same kit with the spoked wheels addition. Those are the best spokes for a civilian car that I have used so far! I just got the Hobby Design PE frets, a resin engine (which was an overkill and I don't reccomend getting it for this kit. For Revell's offering yes, but not for Fujimi), exhaust tips and engine (forgot the english word) things that are on top of the engine also from hobby design if I remember correctly. The last two additions are something that can be ommitted, but still looks better than the original part. The most usefull were the PE fret and the spokes that are in the kit anyway.


I can't remember having any issues with the headlights, I used the PE metal lining for the headlights and it looks way better than using Alclad. Still it was a bit fiddly and not easy to execute. Something to beware - there is a nasty mould line going from the doors to the headlights, exactly on the top of the bumper (not sure for the english word again). This thing was visible after sanding it smooth and thorough the white primer and the paint, so I had to repaint with thick gray primer, then white and then the yellow paint.


Overall absolutely enjoyable build, nearly no flash, good chrome parts, perfect fit, detailed engine, good enough hinge on the engine cover so I can actually be opened and closed, no issues others than created by myself. The biggest downfall of the kit are the side windows, which are 100% not correct and doesn't even remotely remind of the actual side window. So I just cut them out and using a piece of clear plastic (from a keyboard wrapping) cut out new ones and glued them on the inside. It will be better if you vacuuform them, but I can't do it by myself and had to use another solution.


I'm sure you will have a blast building it!


Best regards,


Sasho


PS: here is a picture of the end result to get you in the 250 GTO mood If you want me to remove it, as it is not relevant to the current build, just let me know!

[Marc Stock]

Very nice model. Thanks for the tips. Yes I agree with the moulding lines, you did the right thing grey primer then white and colour on top.

[Dave Jay]

I was going to mention to you to have quick butchers at sasho's GTO. .........it's awesome but I see he's got there before me.......talking of awesomeness, your merc is looking fantastic, your bmf is very very good. Top marks. ............ummmmmm Marc!