Plastheniker Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Hi, regarding their racers and road cars it often recedes into the background that Mercedes is the world's oldest and (still?) largest truck manufacturer. Among many of their interesting designs the 1937 L 10000 is outstanding. To my mind it is the most atractive and most impressive Mercedes truck ever made. In 1937 it looked like this (photos by courtesy of Daimler-Benz AG/ Daimler AG): Unfortunately no original vehicle has survived. Only a O 10000, i. e. a bus, equipped as a rolling post office of the pre-war German Reichspost, is displayed at the fantastic new Mercedes museum in Stuttgart since the museum opening. Compiling information for a scratchbuild was unsufficient for years, but the Mercedes museum archives were extremely helpful. They sent me lots of photos and photostats with most measurements absolutely free. However all original scale drawings had been lost during WW2, hence a lot of drawing, arithmetics and eyeballing was necessary. The model is completely scratchbuilt except the rims (modified Revell parts), the headlights and the Mercedes star on top of the radiator. In 2005 I spent more than 1000 hours building it. This is the result: Edited August 17, 2017 by Plastheniker Fotki links replace PB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 That is simply beautiful,your many hours of build time shows in the finished product,looks like Mercedes took in consideration on aerodynamics even back then the way of the design of the roof line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris02719 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I have to say, I'm a huge fan of this. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Scratchbuilt? That is simply amazing. You, sir, have some talent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signguy2108 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Amazing, time and talent well spent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Whoa. 99% of the time, a scratch built vehicle looks............well scratch built. This looks like a kit. Professionally rendered and molded parts in perfect scale. And I mean this as a sincere compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Awsume and unique build. You have great building skill.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Dog Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 thats nice..i like it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codie27 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 This is a very impressive representation....I can't say I care for the aesthetics , but you've done an excellent job replicating it....Very nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Wunderbar! (If that is the right expression). Great work. I'm a big fan of this also. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thanks to the few who were interested. Nevertheless I will show one more scratchbuilt classic truck, a 1951 Büssing 12000 U, a highly interesting (at least German forum users think so) underfloor 6x4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 What an incredible model and completely scratch built... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 smileys-danke-089995.gif Thanks to the few who were interested. Nevertheless I will show one more scratchbuilt classic truck, a 1951 Büssing 12000 U, a highly interesting (at least German forum users think so) underfloor 6x4. smileys-winken-671504.gif Can't wait to see the bussing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Thanks again and the Büssing 12000 U is on its way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Just spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bryan Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Spectacular to say the least, 1000hrs, now that is dedication look forward to see what you build next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Extraordinary design and a beautiful replica! Another one of yours that should be in the Mercedes museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuderia Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Extraordinary design and a beautiful replica! Another one of yours that should be in the Mercedes museum. I missed this originally during my summer hiatus, but glad it was bumped. My goodness this is dedication to the craft, and great skill. I was thinking the same thing, they should display your faithful replica. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat-top Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Very nice, that's some top shelf scratch-building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Thanks to the few who were interested.Jürgen, I hope you don't get disheartened by the limited response some of your incredible models attract on this site - I guess some of your subject matter is a little obscure outside the German-speaking world.But I'm sure that it's immediately clear to all those who have seen your work that you are definitely one of the world's premier automotive modelers and I really hope you continue to post everything you build here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Wow! Spectacular work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Jürgen, I hope you don't get disheartened by the limited response some of your incredible models attract on this site - I guess some of your subject matter is a little obscure outside the German-speaking world. Agreed. A lot of members here are into muscle cars, drag racing, street rods, that sort of thing... they have no interest in a model like this. But I assure you that there also are members here who love to see this sort of work, especially when it's done to such a level of craftsmanship. Keep posting. Don't count the number of replies to your posts as a commentary on your work. Remember that those of us who are interested in this sort of model may be fewer in number, but we're here. The subjects I build aren't exactly popular with most of the people here, but that doesn't stop me from posting them for those members who do like to see something besides muscle cars and drag cars. You also need to keep on posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thanks for all further comments. Peter, you really make me blush. Peter, Harry, thanks for your encouraging words. I joined the MCM Forum in May and it took quite a while to realize that it does not work like the European forums I knew before. Indeed, when I wrote the quoted sentence I was still amazed (among other things) that response depends mainly on the interest in the 1:1 vehicle and less on the expectation of seeing a good or poor model. In the meantime, however, I learned that there seems to be a more or less impermeable dividing line between the various fields of interest in car modeling. My personal field of interest, i. e. building historically correct models, is obviously shared only by a minority of members, but I also learned that these members are really interested and that the skills and the historic expertise of these modelers are often excellent. More than that I realized that topics of all members have little response whenever the 1:1 vehicle or even the scale is not mainstream. Knowing this I am quite happy here and I enjoy the peaceful athmosphere. I am afraid you have to bear my German English for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Peter, you really make me blush.I know, I could see the glow from Zürich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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