Recently I've bought
Mercedes-Benz 5.0 SLC Hans Heyer Gr.5 1981 by
Ditech Individual Production.
Quality of this kit is not the best, to be honest - it consists of only body, decals, windows printed on thin transparent polyethylene, paper-based engine and other parts and all. And I can write down a lot of fancy words about it, but the photos will show better:
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9. The engine and everything is given like an origami. Not the best choice for realistic model:
Today I've started to work with this kit:
1. Comparison of earlier and later versions:
2. There were a lot of flash and bubbles everywhere:
3. I fixed some flash:
4. Close-up:
5. Front grill:
6. Rear (actually comparing Ditech kit with photos of prototype, I understood that rear end in kit is not right - there is no bumper, spoiler is wrong - I have no choice either to correct these fails):
Photos of kit and WIP are available
here. Photos of actual prototype are
here.
I would be grateful for any info about this prototype, because I have only one article about it from German magazine.
Also I have a question about engine - on paper, which imitates the engine, it's written
Mclaren-Mercedes. Which engine could be used on this prototype in 1981?