Lemke-LeGrand 1:8 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé GullWing

[Dean62]

Group 1, step 3-1:
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Two interesting parts right away: the drum brakes.
Here's a look at the previous photo, with the front brakes circled:
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Rodolf Uhlenhout opted for large drum brakes because he wasn't entirely confident yet with the recently invented disc brakes.
Specs: inboard duplex drum drakes with power assist, Front: 350mm (13.8 in), Rear: 275mm (10.8 in).
Because he wanted to keep the unsprung weight as low as possible, he placed the drums on the inner fixed parts of the axles. This allowed him to install larger brakes that otherwise wouldn't fit within the wheels.

Group 1, step 3-2:
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The rear suspension and drivetrain are starting to become visible. It started with some small color accents using graphite. In the photo with the circled drum brakes, you can see that the brake segments are interconnected on the inner side. They are just visible on the insert at the top left. This will no longer be visible on the model at this rear axle. Maybe on the front axle. Anyway, it's just fun to add something yourself. Of course, you can also just bolt everything together ....

I find all the silver parts together unattractive.
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That's why I gave the stabilizer bars and the brake drums a light wash to add some subtle accents.

Because brake fade sometimes occurred in long-distance races, he designed an innovative air brake for the 300 SLRs that could be activated by the driver:
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Enough building work on the Uhlenhout Coupé for now. It's the Balder's turn again.
Regards, Peter

Great start Peter!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Great start Peter!

Thanks, Dean. I was paging through the manual ……. A lot of interesting parts to come…….
Regards, Peter

 

[GrantTyler]

Good morning Peter. I see the master ship building has turn his skills to building cars. Looking forward to this result. Cheers Grant

 

[Peter Voogt]

Good morning Peter. I see the master ship building has turn his skills to building cars. Looking forward to this result. Cheers Grant

Thanks, Grant. Diving time between the Balder, the Benz and now on route to Austria for a long weekend skiing in the Alps.
Regards, Peter

 

[Maarten]

Thanks, Maarten. It reminds me on the 1:1 RR ‘kit’ in your garage. Only you took all the parts off, restored them and build them up part by part.
Regards, Peter

That is on the to do list for Christmas again.

 

[GrantTyler]

Thanks, Grant. Diving time between the Balder, the Benz and now on route to Austria for a long weekend skiing in the Alps.
Regards, Petet

That sounds like a lot of fun. Enjoy Peter. Cheers Grant

 

[Peter Voogt]

That is on the to do list for Christmas again.

That sounds like a lot of fun. Enjoy Peter. Cheers Grant

Thanks, Maarten&Grant.

With my ski-mate in acceptable condition.
Regards, Peter

 

[Steef66]

Wow a legrand kit, whenever I visit that site, I always end up drooling.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Wow a legrand kit, whenever I visit that site, I always end up drooling.

If they kept a log, they would see that the guy from the Netherlands watched a lot of time …. after time …. after time. When will 'der Rote' finally arrive ……….
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

For the reader’s and your beloved ones:

Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

Just back from four wonderful days of skiing with perfect weather, and here it's -4°C and a biting, strong easterly wind of Bf4.
So, let's have some fun building together:

My Admiral on her Christmas Book Nook Kit and me on my 300SLR. That's how we pass the time for now.
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

Group 1, steps 5+6:
I'm going to merge some related steps:

This kit has some nice little details:

The visible screw holes are covered with small blanking plates.


The shock absorbers with internal springs so that the suspension actually works.


View on the subframe.
Regards, Peter

 

[dockattner]

Meticulous work, Peter. But you are up to it!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Meticulous work, Peter. But you are up to it!

Thanks, Paul. Yep, but credit goes to the designers of this kit. Till now a perfect fit of the parts.
Regards, peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

Group 1, Steps 7 and 8:
The brake drums, wheel axles, and double wishbone front suspension:

After assembling 39 parts and 19 bolts, these are the components:

This frame part is a piece of art on itself.

Group 1, Step 9:

With another 2 frame parts and 10 bolts, these are the two steering axles and double wishbone suspension:


Regards, Peter

 

[dockattner]

These high-end car models sure look like fun!

 

[Peter Voogt]

These high-end car models sure look like fun!

That’s for sure, Paul. And there is room for super-detailing ……. I wasn't in the ‘Pocher-Ducati mode’ ... otherwise I would have made the double brake shoes with pistons etc. inside the brake drums ...
But that would be full AL-FI because I could not found detail pictures of them (for now).
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

Group 1, Step 10+11:
Stabelizer beam and steering mechanism:

After this was installed, I still had to make some adjustments:

The springs in both shock absorbers 'A' are a bit too tight. Because the 4 bushings 'X' on the two vertical axes don't pivot (the first minor issue I encountered), there's quite a bit of tension on all the pivot points. And you have to apply (too) much force to make a steering angle. I disassembled the whole thing twice to squeeze both springs a little more each time. With the bevel gear steering, see the insert at the top right, a steering angle can now be made.

Torsion bar suspension:

This type of suspension was used instead of struts.

Even rubber damping blocks weren't forgotten:

That deserves a plus point...
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

Group 1, Step 13+14:
Assembling 2 parts + battery:


Group 1, Step 15+16:
Assembling the tubular space frame:


The tubular space3 frame looks like this:



The already neatly detailed battery already has holes in the '+' and '-' clamps. But I can't find anywhere in the entire manual that you have to install the wires. So I attached a black and a red one myself.

These will later find their way into the electrical circuit.
124 parts and 131 bolts installed so far.
Attention now returns to the Balder...
Regards, Peter

 

[Maarten]

Hi Peter,

What a great kit with all these tiny details.

This looks somehow familiar to the work I am currently doing