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1955 Mercedes 300 GL

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Post by OldTrucker Thu 22 Feb 2018, 5:11 pm

Older build from an original AMT kit.
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Post by Mr Hirakawa Thu 22 Feb 2018, 5:38 pm

Excellent work. Do you have a work in progress by any chance? I would like to compare it to the Italeri version I did a while back.
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Post by OldTrucker Thu 22 Feb 2018, 6:06 pm

No I don't. I did this one before I was ever online!
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Post by Speed Racer 65 Thu 22 Feb 2018, 8:38 pm

Great job OT, I have this same kit on deck. I will be building it this year. I just can't decide what color to go with. I already did a racing version in silver. I thought I had posted it here but I can't find it.
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Post by OldTrucker Thu 22 Feb 2018, 9:28 pm

Speed Racer 65 wrote:Great job OT, I have this same kit on deck. I will be building it this year. I just can't decide what color to go with. I already did a racing version in silver. I thought I had posted it here but I can't find it.

I have only seen 3 1:1 Gull Wings in my life.
One was silver with black interior like I did, one was red with black, but the one I remember best belonged to our dentist!
I got to ride in it when I was 12 years old. It was white with oxblood leather interior.
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Post by Guest Thu 22 Feb 2018, 11:34 pm

Cool looking build OT. I can say I have ever actually seen one. I have seen a couple of the newer ones.

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Post by harron68 Fri 23 Feb 2018, 5:21 pm

The AMT was a superior kit in its day. Fine job! There's a newer kit, similar, the 1950s
Stirling Moss SLR from Monogram(?). That one is even more detailed, but hard to find.

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Post by dublin boy Fri 23 Feb 2018, 8:13 pm

Great build Johnny, don't see many of them come out that nice.

Difficult old 60's amt kit.
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Post by KatsZenJammer Sat 24 Feb 2018, 6:49 pm

Beautiful build! The silver body turned out excellent 1955 Mercedes 300 GL 1705482731
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Post by TimJ Sat 03 Mar 2018, 9:29 pm

Excellent job. 1955 Mercedes 300 GL 1705482731
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