Beast of the Green Hell Tamiya Mercedes

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:06 am

This is on my bench...a sexy mother of a car with a wicked flat green dress for her to put on

Splash green paint with flat clear...donated by a wonderful ISM forum guy
Green Hell SK decal set...also from the same awesome forum friend
Scale motor sports carbon fibre decal....I have not tried to do this stuff yet

So some silly pics with my LED’s set to green

Looking forward to the weekend to get a proper start on her

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 6:24 am

Oh this is going to be good

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:08 am

That's a car with serious attitude just standing still - look forward to seeing it come together

Stash · Post by **bfrd** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:19 am

You are gonna knock this one into the next park! Feel free to use my build thread as a "what not to do"!

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:33 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:08 am

That's a car with serious attitude just standing still - look forward to seeing it come together

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:28 pm

Thanks everyone.
I really like this car super dooper cool.
I may modify it slightly from the decal set just to do something a touch different
Gotta get some decent semi gloss black asit is all over this car...Paul suggests the new Tamiya Laquer one.

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:20 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:28 pm Gotta get some decent semi gloss black asit is all over this car...Paul suggests the new Tamiya Laquer one.

I've been doing some experimenting this week and brewed up a semi-gloss black by mixing Ultimate Black & Gloss Black primers about 40:60 - obviously how much shine you want will alter the mix appropriately but 50:50 was a little too matte for my liking.

Might be worth a try out?

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:17 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:20 pm
Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:28 pm Gotta get some decent semi gloss black asit is all over this car...Paul suggests the new Tamiya Laquer one.
I've been doing some experimenting this week and brewed up a semi-gloss black by mixing Ultimate Black & Gloss Black primers about 40:60 - obviously how much shine you want will alter the mix appropriately but 50:50 was a little too matte for my liking.

Might be worth a try out?

ahaaaa, very interesting. I was thinking about just using the gloss and be down with it, but that is a great idea.
Those are my favourite blacks to spray so...

AWESOME SUGGESTION!!!

Thanks bud!!!

Post by **Tomcat64** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 6:10 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:17 pm
Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:20 pm
Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:28 pm Gotta get some decent semi gloss black asit is all over this car...Paul suggests the new Tamiya Laquer one.
I've been doing some experimenting this week and brewed up a semi-gloss black by mixing Ultimate Black & Gloss Black primers about 40:60 - obviously how much shine you want will alter the mix appropriately but 50:50 was a little too matte for my liking.

Might be worth a try out?
ahaaaa, very interesting. I was thinking about just using the gloss and be down with it, but that is a great idea.
Those are my favourite blacks to spray so...
AWESOME SUGGESTION!!!
Thanks bud!!!

I was in the same boat and thought I'd have a play; not sure how well the sheen shows up in this but the arches have had a couple of coats of homebrew

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:07 pm

That looks pretty good Neil, gonna try that for sure

I found another advert video...just love how she snarls after the rev it sounds awesome

jmurphy18 · Post by **jmurphy18** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:43 am

I like how they have Lewis Hamilton testing and demoing the car

. Looks cool and should be an awesome build. I am ready

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:27 am

jmurphy18 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:43 am I like how they have Lewis Hamilton testing and demoing the car . Looks cool and should be an awesome build. I am ready

Ya well uhh change of Friday night plan
Take out pizza, got drunkish and watched Caddyshack with the wife and kids

Not going to model like this, just will fondle her parts

jmurphy18 · Post by **jmurphy18** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:49 am

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:27 am Ya well uhh change of Friday plan change
Take out pizza, got drunkish and watched Caddyshack with the wife and kids
Not going to model like this, just will fondle her parts

LOL, I am not saying a word. Just finished watching the NASCAR truck race and a drink or two.

. You have to have some family time. Keeps the peace in the house and momma happy

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:01 pm

Ok,I know you brits will have a fit about this video as it is a new top gear host and he is American
Funny, he is oddly familiar, like an old friend. I just want to say to him “how you dooing?”

Also he can’t drive worth shite

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:07 am

So we are gonna have a green with gold accents going on with the Beast
Made some slight mods to the brake disks with holes on the edges.

Thanks to Neil, the semi gloss black will work with the Ultimate for sure

Post by **Tomcat64** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:57 am

Nice to see you get started after your alcohol-fuelled part fondling session!!

The gold accents will look great against that GREEN.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:59 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:57 am Nice to see you get started after your alcohol-fuelled part fondling session!!

The gold accents will look great against that GREEN.

Hey I am weak...ginger lime fizzy stuff with rum and triple sec. I could have had the entire pitcher myself

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:15 am

Bit more modelling from the end of my weekend
Lots of paint call outs, I did the Ultimate mix of blacks and it will work perfectly
Green, black and gold

Stash · Post by **bfrd** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:37 am

Seat and roll cage combo are outstanding!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:07 am

bfrd wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:37 am Seat and roll cage combo are outstanding!

Thank you most excellent sir

Ya they are not bad, lot of painting to do at this stage

barryf1fan · Post by **barryf1fan** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:32 am

Ready for the GREEN

Post by **Tomcat64** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:27 am

Nice work - bfrd's spot on about the way the cockpit looks.

Yours is coming together much quicker than mine - I'm still fumbling about with the suspension!

Shunter · Post by **Shunter** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:04 am

Looks great..it’s a nice kit and yours is looking superb

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:20 pm

All coming along very nicely Scott

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:55 pm

Cheers all you guys, kinda boring still, will jazz her up as I go along.
I have found the Tamiya LP paints are really nice to spray for me, better than my normal Tamiya paint. Maybe not totally fair as the silver tamiya was all old and clumpy when I opened the bottle.
This could be trouble as I have a new paint line to acquire now.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:56 pm

barryf1fan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:32 am

Ready for the GREEN

Ha found it

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 3:22 pm

Found a great reference series on the Mercedes site.
Mine has green shocks and gold brakes, kinda opposite of this picture

Oh well
Kit has no engine and no transmission...all covered up I suppose

PilotMM · Post by **PilotMM** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 9:58 pm

Hello from your secret admirer.

Cracking job so far.
-M

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:31 pm

PilotMM wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 9:58 pm Hello from your secret admirer.

Cracking job so far.
-M

Cheers mysterious M

jmurphy18 · Post by **jmurphy18** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:20 am

This looks seriously cool Scott!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:45 am

Ok I am working past my bedtime on a school night

I got the suspension and brakes cemented in and some detail painting in the cockpit
Been looking at reference photos to see how much wiring and stuff I want to add into there

Bob seems to have gone to bed on his wooden slab outside the doghouse...poor dude

Post by **Tomcat64** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:23 am

More good progress - the details on the console really pop out nicely.

theoneaeon · Post by **theoneaeon** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:19 pm

looking great.

Stash · Post by **bfrd** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:26 pm

Bob is such a slacker. I was hoping that re-homing him would help.

Awesome work on the Merc. she is a beauty! I love your little details. They add so much to the final result. Makes me want to do another one to see how much I can steal from your build. The trim around the seat is just wicked cool and matching it with the door cards is inspiring.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:10 pm

bfrd wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:26 pm Bob is such a slacker. I was hoping that re-homing him would help.

Awesome work on the Merc. she is a beauty! I love your little details. They add so much to the final result. Makes me want to do another one to see how much I can steal from your build. The trim around the seat is just wicked cool and matching it with the door cards is inspiring.

Good eye

That is painted thin pinstriping tape, though I could have done it with Tamiya tape on my litttle orange cutting board thing

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:26 am

Bit lazy tonight so no big stuff
Just messing around with the wheels and tires figuring out their details

Here I am trying a Tamiya tape green stripe on the tire using the Infini cutting mat....first run not bad, will get it smoother and more even. A work in progress

Just wait until that body is green, the tires are gonna look COOL

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:48 am

WOW Tamiya!
Putting on body trim and this thing just drops together, superbly engineered with fitting tabs and hidden or blending seams
I am seriously impressed, probably the best kit of any I have made....including WNW

This thing is a sexy beast just roughly assembled

Now speaking of sexy beasts, check out this one....

If it’s not Scottish, it’s CRAP!

MarkSzeman · Post by **MarkSzeman** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:42 am

Sexy beast of a Mercedes there Scott glued to the monitor for this one.

And that Canadian hottie ..

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:17 pm

MarkSzeman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:42 am Sexy beast of a Mercedes there Scott glued to the monitor for this one.

And that Canadian hottie ..

I think that you and your sense of humour would be best served in a silly Sci Fi Sig

Personally inviting you to join bud, promise you will have a hoot...and another reason to got to the LHS

Scott

MarkSzeman · Post by **MarkSzeman** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:27 pm

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I think that you and your sense of humour would be best served in a silly Sci Fi Sig

Personally inviting you to join bud, promise you will have a hoot...and another reason to got to the LHS

Scott
[/quote]

Thanks Scott !

Dare I say it I have been meaning to build something blasphemous : GASP : something from Star Wars

If i can get my mits on a snowspeeder and / or an AT-AT I may very well take you up on that

I've always wanted to recreate the scene where Luke takes down the AT-AT with the cable, I saw someone else start one on here and am getting very inspired to go for it

but Baby steps, go on then... I'll throw my hat in the ring and go get myself a snowspeeder

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:45 pm

MarkSzeman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:27 pm

I think that you and your sense of humour would be best served in a silly Sci Fi Sig

Personally inviting you to join bud, promise you will have a hoot...and another reason to got to the LHS

Scott
[/quote]

Thanks Scott !

Dare I say it I have been meaning to build something blasphemous : GASP : something from Star Wars

If i can get my mits on a snowspeeder and / or an AT-AT I may very well take you up on that

I've always wanted to recreate the scene where Luke takes down the AT-AT with the cable, I saw someone else start one on here and am getting very inspired to go for it

but Baby steps, go on then... I'll throw my hat in the ring and go get myself a snowspeeder

[/quote]

Done deal

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:10 am

Somebody, not mentioning, Matthew, any names, Matt, wanted a sneaky update on what I have been doing all day @bfrd
Interior detailing started, green CPU cover in passenger footwell, fire bottle and some wiring started, dash and steering wheel done
Lots more detail wiring and stuff to add still

Also got the body primed in Ultimate white

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:08 pm

Great looking detailing Scott

Stash · Post by **bfrd** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:51 pm

The current jaw-drop wasn't enough, I had to make another one.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:04 pm

Kevthemodeller wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:08 pm Great looking detailing Scott

Thanks
Just a start mate, just a start

Kevthemodeller · Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:48 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:04 pm Just a start mate, just a start

Post by **Tomcat64** » Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:21 am

Awesome work on the interior so far - really looking forward to seeing what else you cram in there.

And the lines of that body shell are a thing of beauty.

jmurphy18 · Post by **jmurphy18** » Tue Apr 09, 2019 3:51 pm

Scott....

I just want to hide what I have done! Your work is excellent and your details are sweet! I take some time off to work on my full size car, temp are getting warm here plus do some yard work and you do all this awesome work on the car

Keep up the good work as I know I will be following

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Apr 09, 2019 4:16 pm

hey cheers guys..nothing like sticking a few wires and stuff around the footwells pretending I know what I am doing

The reference photos are a bit spotty for the passenger side, but I did the best I could and ad-libbed a bit
More done but I was letting the glue set up.
I made what I think is the CPU a green cover that matches the car

Need some touch ups now that I see these photos large
Had to drill holes and run wires through to lock down that blue wire....pics tonight!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:12 pm

Ok I think I am done with the interior tub

Nope, I gotta do the darn seatbelt...arrggggg