Hitler's ride...Mercedes Benz

[matrixone]

Here is the 1/72 scale Hasegawa Mercedes Benz German staff car I just finished a couple hours ago.

The model was built O.O.B. and painted with Model Master enamels, the chrome parts were first primed with gloss black and then sprayed with Alclad II Chrome.
This kit had no decals...the dashboard, license plate numbers, and flags are stickers.






Matrixone

[eatthis]

no matter what i do i cant get that much shine with alclad (polished aluminium) 

[dogsbody]

" Oh Lord, Won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ? "



Chris

[Go4fun]

I have to admire people who can build in such a small scale with such great paint and startling details. 
I'd love pulling up to the market lot in that... with the appropriate headwear and uniform!  "You VILL give me der parking spot"! 
I'd have to have custom tag DHS-001 (Department of Homeland Security unit One). 

[PR19_Kit]

That looks srtrong enough to have driven clean through the wall of the control tower if need be! 

Super neat modelling. 

[Army of One]

Yet again another great build and pics to go with it....

[TallEng]

Ooh! That is nice, and just the right amount of shine too
Mind with those shiney hubcaps and big wheels it looks like Xzibit has been
Pimping Hiltlers ride
Of course if they had pimped his ride it would be painted white and have a jacuzzi
In the back with Hen party in full flow.... Or am I thinking of Goerings personal ride?

Regards
Keith
(Maybe I should get out more  )

[PR19_Kit]

Of course if they had pimped his ride it would be painted white and have a jacuzzi
In the back with Hen party in full flow.... Or am I thinking of Goerings personal ride?

Hermann's would have been in pale blue......... 

[Father Ennis]

I have the real vehicle in one of my reference books. It's painted bright red with an off white interior. Sweet looking tuck and roll with a matching Luger holster on each rear door.  I've heard there is only one remaining. It's the one that was in Hogan's Heroes !!!!!!   I prefer the red one myself.  Way Kool ride !!!

[Hobbes]

There are at least 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W31), including the one I saw at the Sinsheim museum.

One was restored recently:
http://www.gizmag.com/go/3663/

Mercedes have recently built a successor based on the G-wagen:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2013/03/06/a-six-wheeled-mercedes-g-class-could-be-the-ultimate-road-warrior/

[PR19_Kit]

Mercedes have recently built a successor based on the G-wagen:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2013/03/06/a-six-wheeled-mercedes-g-class-could-be-the-ultimate-road-warrior/

I read about that in Autocar Magzine recently. It's a good thing it'll be very expensive or the local 4x4 pickup driving crowd, those who have Japanese trucks called 'Barbarian' or 'Warrior', would all have them! 

[NARSES2]

Lovely little Merc

[matrixone]

Thanks guys!

Expect to see this Mercedes in the background of pics of newer models this year, starting with my two Me 262 what-ifs.


Matrixone

[dumaniac]

Matrixone

I am looking forward to your 262 builds

cheers

Bernie

[Weaver]

That's a lovely job matrixone - nice one!

I have one of these models in the stash, but it's there so that I can nick the interior for another vehicle entirely. That will leave me the car to do something disrespectful to.....