Pete J. Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) These are some photos of a model I just completed for the San Diego Model Car Club meeting. This months theme is Super cars. It is a Tamiya SLR done custom style. I decided to go with a "Black Edition". Special paint job, blacked out most of the chrome trim, tinted windows and lenses, red stripe rims, Red interior. Just a "build for fun". Straight from the box. Just add paint, imagination, shake well and out it pops! Well, not quite but you get the idea. Edited April 14, 2012 by Pete J.
Deathgoblin Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 Funny, it looks silver/grey to me. Kidding. It looks outstanding. The detail is really nice.
peter31a Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 That is awesome! Great build and I really like your interpretation. Job well done sir!
Pete J. Posted April 14, 2012 Author Posted April 14, 2012 Funny, it looks silver/grey to me. Kidding. It looks outstanding. The detail is really nice. It is really tough to capture the true color. It is matt Black with a mist of gold titanium.
sjordan Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 Very, very nice. The matte black (without gold) is a factory color on the SLS AMG. This makes it look a lot more serious with less bling.
Rob Hall Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 Beautiful build...love the color combination and wheel detailing.
Erik Smith Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 Very cool! Excellent build - that color is really great. Nice and clean. I saw the Top Gear episode with one of these - awesome car.
CEKPETHO BCE Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 One day I will have the real one of those... one day.... Outstanding model by the way
Grumpa Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Beautiful build! Wish it was parked in my driveway!
martinfan5 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Wow, thats is very nice, I cant wait to build mine, well the none black verison
Pete J. Posted April 15, 2012 Author Posted April 15, 2012 Wow, thats is very nice, I cant wait to build mine, well the none black verison Jonathan - Several cautions about building it. It appears that the kit was intended to be a die cast because of the way it goes togeather. The windows are snap in. I would recomend that the file the smaller tabs off and glue them in. I chipped the paint trying to snap them in. Second do a lot of trial fiting. Unlike most Tamiya kits, the inner door panels don't quite fit right and if you are not very careful the doors won't close right. Last, the front door hinge is a piece of wire and really isn't the best. The instructions tell you not to glue it in, but I couldn't make it work that way. It kept falling out. Very poor design for a Tamiya kit. This isn't your usual shake and bake from them. Good luck.
elan Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Never the less, it's a great job. The kit problems seem minor to me. I'll have to get one.
martinfan5 Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Jonathan - Several cautions about building it. It appears that the kit was intended to be a die cast because of the way it goes togeather. The windows are snap in. I would recomend that the file the smaller tabs off and glue them in. I chipped the paint trying to snap them in. Second do a lot of trial fiting. Unlike most Tamiya kits, the inner door panels don't quite fit right and if you are not very careful the doors won't close right. Last, the front door hinge is a piece of wire and really isn't the best. The instructions tell you not to glue it in, but I couldn't make it work that way. It kept falling out. Very poor design for a Tamiya kit. This isn't your usual shake and bake from them. Good luck. Thank you for the heads up, I will be keeping this in mind when I get to work on it, I thought it was odd that it comes with a metal chassis plate as well.
XJ6 Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 "WOW" sure wish i would have seen this before i had built mine....i would have copied yours....Nice Job!! like the Detail.. Cheers...Don aka XJ6
Steven7319 Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Very nice. I've been thinking of getting this kit for some time and you've just made up my mind.
Pete J. Posted April 16, 2012 Author Posted April 16, 2012 Very nice! The door open and close? No! See the notes above about the hinge. They should, but I just couldn't make them work the way the instructions indicated. The passenger side was fine but the drivers side kept falling appart and glueing it made it not fit. Also the support rods were missalinged. The instrutions look like they may have changed the part but did not include the changed part. Very disappointing for a Tamiya kit.
Harry P. Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Paint it gloss black with red pinstripes and it would make a cool Batmobile!
Pete J. Posted April 17, 2012 Author Posted April 17, 2012 Paint it gloss black with red pinstripes and it would make a cool Batmobile! Harry -Definately not my favorite car by a long shot. It really strikes me as a caricature of the original SLR's instead of a retro/tribute to the real deal. I much prefer the AMG SLS. That really looks like a true update of the original gull wing. Assuming that money was not a problem ....SLR - I would rather have the money - SLS I would rather have the car.
Brizio Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 No! See the notes above about the hinge. They should, but I just couldn't make them work the way the instructions indicated. The passenger side was fine but the drivers side kept falling appart and glueing it made it not fit. Also the support rods were missalinged. The instrutions look like they may have changed the part but did not include the changed part. Very disappointing for a Tamiya kit. Sorry I miss that part. But thanks for explain it to me again.
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