MFH mercedes 300 slr Coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spokes are 0,4 mm
I just bend one end of the spoke and dip it in a little cyano 

 

72 holes of 0,4mm to drill in the wheel hub.
6 wheels to go, so only 432 spokes to mount. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once the wheel is finished, I glue some 15’ epoxy fo be sure the spokes will never come loose 

Three wheels done, three to go… 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marriage of the engine with the structure 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@Michael: big metal part is not exhaust, but air intake. And the plastic fuel tank is actually a water reservoir for the cooling of the engine 😉 plastic parts airbrushed or metallic part would be the same. After it is sprayed in the correct color, I. use oil paint to make the weathering. Most of the time black, but there are different blacks… after adding some black I wipe the black off again with a sponge brush leaving some color on the right spot. If the part needs some rust, I wille add rust pigment.
Oil paint remains wet for a long period, so one can always wipe all clean with terpentine, and you can retry on a virgin part… 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All bodywork painted 

After painting, I used 2k clear for a nice and shiny finish. 

After 3 weeks of drying all parts were sanded with 2000 , 3000 and 6000 grid; 

And polished 

All polished … 

 

 

 

Fitting, refitting . 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting close to the finish.