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

[Peter Voogt]

Shouting something out loud beforehand does not make it true.

But it looks big, even in your small hands.

Before your hear me shouting, not even loud ……… then you must have really gone too far.
And beforehand …… Do I have to use the [Advanced Search] to find past experiences?
But still love your posts and comments ……. So a BIG thanks for your small post.
Regards, Peter

 

[Steef66]

your small post.

it's hard to type with big fingers.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Group 2, steps 24 till 30.
The base of the engine block.





The base of the engine block now looks like this:



I had already prepared myself to make a lot of hose clamps for the further detailing. But Lemke-LeGrand has already taken care of that:

Regards, Peter

 

[Dean62]

I had to do some catching up. looks like you made a lot of progress. This is a great kit, and it is going to look very nice when completed!

 

[Peter Voogt]

I had to do some catching up. looks like you made a lot of progress. This is a great kit, and it is going to look very nice when completed!

Thanks, Dean. But also like the Pocher Ducati builds, a lot of the details will be covered ……… But it’s a great kit to build.
Regards, Peter

 

[Peter Voogt]

Group 2, Steps 31 till 36.
Detailing the engine block.




After these steps, the engine block will look like this:


The fit of some parts of the engine block is a bit off. I filed a few things here and there, but couldn't get everything to fit perfectly. That's a bit of a minor point ... But hey, some of it will be hidden deep in the engine compartment.

With another one with reference:


I think I'll use the airbrush on the intake and exhaust systems, which will be done a bit later. This will give them some color. I'll also see if some parts of the engine block can benefit from this.
Regards, Peter

 

[Dean62]

Nice detail in the kit, for more color and variation, you can paint the bolt heads a darker silver, and you can add a wash around the bolts and other parts to emphasize edges and make it look a little used. Thats one thing I don’t like about the prepainted kits, everything is the same color and that’s not realistic.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Nice detail in the kit, for more color and variation, you can paint the bolt heads a darker silver, and you can add a wash around the bolts and other parts to emphasize edges and make it look a little used. Thats one thing I don’t like about the prepainted kits, everything is the same color and that’s not realistic.

Thanks for the advise and ideas, Dean. I have already some ideas from some pictures from the original engine.
Regards, Peter