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Hi, the Mercedes SSKL was one of the most versatile and successful racing cars. It is also one of the best-known cars of automobile history, even after six decades presumably every car enthusiast remembers its striking appearance. Nevertheless there was never any 1/24 or 1/25 plastic kit. The only way to get an SSKL is converting Lindberg's SSK. The essential difference between SSK and SSKL were numberless holes drilled into the chassis in order to lighten it. You can find information and pictures of SS/SSK/SSKL in this tread http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74925 The Lindberg kit of the sixties looks odd. Most finished models I have seen resemble this one: http://www.modellbau-jemb53.de/MB-SSK-1928.htm Nevertheless the Lindberg kit can be used for a conversion. Its odd appearance is mainly caused by the clumsy "wire" wheels, the absurd white wall tyres without tread and the fenders with running boards, which are atypical for a works coachwork. All measurements of the kit are correct, only the coachwork itself is some millimeters too low. Number and location of the characteristic drilled holes vary from car to car. I chose the one with the highest number of holes as Hans Stuck used it in 1929. I made these major modifications: I cut up the massive one-piece frame into crossmembers and two side rails. I milled these two side rails down to approximately 1 mm thickness. I made a sliding jig for marking the center of the holes to be drilled. I drilled these holes very cautiously in 0.1mm steps. This prevented the brittle styrene from cracking and secured that the original center of the holes was not left. After drilling all holes I added thin strips of styrene in order to get the authentic U-channel. Finally I reassemled the frame. I heightened coachwork and radiator. I made real wire wheels. As the tyres were unusuable I made new ones. Exaust and exhaust manifolds were incorrect, so I replaced them completely. The brake drums of the kit had no cooling fins. I made new ones. The front shock absorbers were simplified, so I made two detailed ones. I rebuilt the interior including the dashboard. The indispensible additional mesh radiator guard in front of the radiator grille was simulated with a clumsy plastic part in the kit. I replaced it with real mesh with a frame of halved (i. e. U-shaped) hypodermic needles. Many small parts had to be replaced. Since there was no Alclad when I built the model, I made e. g. the spare wheel retainer, the filler inlet and the hood latches from real metal. This is the result: