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MERCEDES 230 CABRIO 1937 by Plumbies (& me)

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David H
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After about three weeks of on-and-off plus a spell of procrastination and with some "oops!" correction sessions, here are the results of an interesting older kit.

First, a look at the 1:1, of which several survive.  You can guess which impressed me the most!

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So I opened the box (wrong box, correct end tab) and started.

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And so, never quite finished to what I dreamed of, I have declared, "Enough!"

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Now it's time for another dive into my storage area for yet another little (1/43) project.  Enjoy!

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Excellent ! This looks like a very cool replica and one that's enjoyable to build.



   
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You made a nice looking model. Do you know when this kit was produced?


Ed Davis
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David Green
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Very nice kit David, well put together. I'm not sure that I would have been as adventurous with the paint scheme and would have settled for one colour, red, black or grey.

I think that you pulled off this one quite well given the difficulties with multi colours. What did you do about the split tire? That is a chronic problem with these older kits which usually ends up with me finding replacements, not always easy.



   
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David H
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Ed, I think this one was produced about 1990, perhaps a little earlier.  And David, I wound up replacing two of the six tires from my "junked stuff" stock.  My replacements are just a little wider, but it doesn't seem to bother anything.  Yes, I considered solid colors and it would have been an easier (and neater!) job.  The red 1:1 caught my eye, but I didn't want to use white walls.



   
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Posted by: @ed-davis

You made a nice looking model. Do you know when this kit was produced?

Danhausen had them made starting in the mid-1970s.  Minichamps were introduced around 1990 so they must have stopped making white metal kits sometime before that or not too soon after...



   
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Beautiful work David. IMO this is one of the best looking Mercedes of all time. Love the color combination too.



   
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