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1936 Mercedes 540K Maharaja Sport Roadster
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After dechroming all the trimmings were painted with Tamiya Black X-1. When dry the parts were painted with Humbrol Enam...
43 20 October 2024, 09:57

The kit shows its age. I hope, with a bit of work will turnout alright.
20 October 2024, 17:00

Will be keeping eye out for updates.
The messy glue tubes, the Beriev lm building came with a little pot of glue that you Peirce with pin on one side π€£
Long dried up.... I did use it back when l was a kid....lots of sticky thumb prints.
Nice project π
23 October 2024, 18:23

Gentlemen, thank you all for your kind remarks. I have been chipping away slowly. The part count of the kit is not that high, but the version I chose as well as the paint scheme results in a lot of challenges to my skill level which I thoroughly enjoy.
6 November 2024, 18:55

Hi Villiers π
Your doing a good job...it looking really good π
Nice kit... who is the manufacturer??
6 November 2024, 21:14

π Thanks Villiers ...l like to look different manufacturers up n see there range π
7 November 2024, 13:53

Heading towards being a nice model this one, like the engine and interior work.
Good little kit ππ
8 November 2024, 16:59

Thank you Mr. D for your comments. The kit certainly shows its age. I remain a sucker for the larger scale classic cars.
12 November 2024, 03:02

Oh, This manufacturer I've never heard before.
I don't think it will be easy. π
24 November 2024, 11:32

I have experienced several paint disasters. Enamel paint kept on forming scales. In the end I had to strip the paint back several times to the primer level. Progress should be quicker from here on.
21 December 2024, 14:48

Hi Villiers π
Glad your getting on track a bit now, do you think the plastic reached with the paint ?
Nice to see it taking shape ππ
21 December 2024, 19:45

Hello Mr D
I started off with a primer, Mr. Surfacer 1500 thinned down with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner which came out just fine.
I believe that the paint layers were perhaps too thick working with enamels. I believe that I should do thin layers (well thinned) stretched over more than one day.
22 December 2024, 19:41

Annoying when the hard work is undone! ... Just have to pull it back ....and you done that, hopefully be good going forward π
I only use water based acrylics, Humbrol and Deluxe gloss dried nice n hard after few days, some of the other brands are bits soft!!
I've had to many dramas with Enamel π€£ but l expected it's a better option for a car ?
I mainly use Vallejo, AK and recently been using the new ICM paints (very impressed π)
Did you have to do some Chrome n conducive paint striping on this one ?
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23 December 2024, 00:30

@Lorraine ...yes and the glue had a habit of going everywhere but on the model π«£π€£
Looking nice Villiers π taking shape now,l ike the leather tone of the leather seats π
1 19 January, 13:01

Your car is really taking shape, love colors you have chosen. As for the tube glue, i remember as kid thinking that getting a model kit with supplied glue was great until you open it. (That was the first mistake)
2 19 January, 14:23

Getting Leather to look right is not easy " But you more than succeed on the door cards"
Doing some nice work ππ
1 25 February, 16:41