Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing 1955 1/25 AMT ERTL

[titino]

Made Nov 2014; this is the second 300SL since I bought the first one in 1978 in a bookstore and I only have the tires that I used on this one left. It is painted with synthetic aluminum and varnished with marine varnish.

 

[Chinacar]

Really nice for an older model. I have the Tamiya version. I wonder how it compares.

[mrm]

Very cool. It is such an iconic car. I bought the Tamiya kit last year at the Heartland show, went home, opened up and studied all the part trees and instructions and put it away. Both the car and the kit deserve special attention. 
Your build is really nicely done and in its most popular color too. Great job!? 

There are two real cars like that which I would like to attempt at some point. One of them is an original, which had flames over the entire body and was pinstriped by Von Dutch. It was one of the first Gullwings in the US. 
  The other is a car from the infamous Sultan of Brunei car collection and was built for him by Mercedes Benz themselves. It was a stock original looking body over highly tuned AMG modern chassis and monstrous engine. 

Edited October 16, 2024 by mrm

[Jim B]

Beautiful Mercedes.  Looks like the fit is pretty good.  Kind of surprising for an AMT kit.

[slusher]

Ver nice Mercedes!

[XYHARRY]

Very nice 300SL, well done Germàn. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[titino]

Thank you Alex, Michael, James, Carl and David. Your words are greatly appreciated.

[ncbuckeye67]

Very cool! My favorite Mercedes.

[titino]

23 minutes ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

Very cool! My favorite Mercedes.

Thanks Jeff, mine too.

[Phildaupho]

Yours is an exceptional build of the AMT kit which I have always respected for its age.

[titino]

1 hour ago, Phildaupho said:

Yours is an exceptional build of the AMT kit which I have always respected for its age.

Thank you very much Phil, it is the first kit I bought, which is why I wanted to have it again.

[Kah puts]

A well buttoned up replica ?

[titino]

11 hours ago, Kah puts said:

A well buttoned up replica ?

Thank you Glen.