Rich Chernosky Posted April 11 Posted April 11 Cpontinuing my series of 1/12 kits. I dug this one out of the stash and was pleasantly surprised to see everything painted . Looked like and easy finish project. Well thqat is just the wrong thing to think because it rarely turns out that way and this project was no exception. For starters this whole kit had to be re-engineered as the body was an upper and lower half. I cut the bottom chassis plate away from the lower body and then glued that to the upper half so I could fill in the seam that ran through the middle of the car. That was done a long time ago and I had to remember how to install everything once done. No notes either. At least the hard part was done and it had a real nice finish. Color was 1830 Testors laquer Diamond Dust with their Wet-Look clear. More information in the picture captions. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. . Finished car on its wheels. Some thing fit well, like bumpers and window surrounds and others had to be massaged into place. This kit was originally produced by Renwal in the 60's. Revell aquired the molds and changed nothing except the box and instructions. It showed. rear veiw. Trunk opens and there is a spare tire inside. Had to make new tail lights and a trucnk latch as they somehow disappeared over the years. I am bot usually critical of the proportions of a model but this one is just plain off. The green house and the windows are just way too small. I suppose this was done to compensate for the working gullwing doors but it really shows. Since this was painted over 30 years ago I wouldn't have thought to try and fix this. It would have been more work than I bargained for anyway. So I just finished it the way it was. Not the worst but not the best either. This particular car has been made by many manufacturers and I have it in several scales. I recently posted a 1/16 version. The Tamiya 1/24 is the best example in my opine. Aaahh those working door struts. One of my favorite features of this kit. But if you knew how much trouble it was to get here. Lots of engineering here mostly with the hinges but in the end the doors fit fairly well and operated to spec. Even the door latches work and hold the doors closed. I(nterioor of the car was nice and had all the details including the special luggage. I add carpet and dash decals. Paint isd Testors flat red. Engine was painted various shades of Testors metalizers. There was lots of chrome in this kit and most of it was sprayed with Tamiya Smoke to tone it down slightly. 10
VanGoGo Posted April 11 Posted April 11 Looks great, Im working on a 1/12 scale model right now, and I hope it did not completely spoil me...the bigger parts and extra detail is nice to work with.
Rich Chernosky Posted April 11 Author Posted April 11 1 hour ago, VanGoGo said: Looks great, Im working on a 1/12 scale model right now, and I hope it did not completely spoil me...the bigger parts and extra detail is nice to work with. Vince....1/12 scale is the perfect genre for us "visually challenged" modelers. Old age is great...eh!.
lordairgtar Posted April 12 Posted April 12 Renwal had a Ferrari in that scale as well. Nice model but as you stated, the looks are just off.
ea0863 Posted April 13 Posted April 13 Looks great Rich, and while I can notice the proportions of the greenhouse are a bit small as you noted, I like it as it gives the car an Uhlenhaut vibe. Thanks for posting!
Rich Chernosky Posted April 13 Author Posted April 13 On 4/11/2025 at 6:38 PM, Jim B said: Beautiful Mercedes. Very well done. Thank Jim 12 hours ago, slusher said: Outstanding! Thank you Carl 12 hours ago, ChrisR said: Very nice. Thanks 7 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Great looking Benz! Thank you Larry 5 hours ago, lordairgtar said: Renwal had a Ferrari in that scale as well. Nice model but as you stated, the looks are just off. Funny you should mention that....it was my last post. Here is the link https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/199949-112-ferrari-275-gtb/ 3 hours ago, ea0863 said: Looks great Rich, and while I can notice the proportions of the greenhouse are a bit small as you noted, I like it as it gives the car an Uhlenhaut vibe. Thanks for posting! Thanks Emre.. It was a great kit with some very cool working features...so that was a bit disappointing in the final product. But I am glad you liked it. Thanks
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