AutoArt Mercedes-Benz S550 - Page 2

nosliw2004 · #16 01-08-2006, 11:15 PM

no i'm not saying maybach is the same quality. i said that my maybach costs less and the interior quality is much better. i don't think that maisto is gonna make the new s-class. btw there is no more s500. it is now a s550. the displacement is bumped up from 5.0 to 5.5. thus calling it 550.

diecastfan84 · #17 01-09-2006, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by nosliw2004

yeah it's sad. i noticed on the bottom of my S550 is says autoart contemporary. does you guyses gs430 say that or is it a millenium edition or what? yeah so far my plans is just to do detailing on the interior and i was thinking about calling autoart and see if i could order the lowenhart wheels from them that is used on the maybach 57. do you think i can do that?

No it's not a millenium edition, the box for mine says it's 'Autoart Performance'. As for modifying your new s class, I'd say give it a try but no need to spend too much on this project as there might be another version of this model come out later.
Your Maybach cost less? Ebay?

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Now speaking about AA.
its looks to me that when they were $50-65 they did a better job.
and if you telling me that on maybach they did the same kind of job as a s550,then i'd better spend money on hot wheels maybach cause it's like 4 times less money, even its a bit out of scale.

I think the quality of Aa models in general are actually a little better (except this one of course) than when they were $50-65. But yeah, with their price increase (all Aa models will cost at least $70-80), we were definitely getting better deals if we take this into account.
As for the Maybach, it's definitely NOT like this one, in fact I think it's one of the best models they ever released (it's the best Aa in my collection, at least)!!! So again, I would recommend you getting Aa Maybach over hotwheels or anything else out there if you ever want to buy this model because the quality is that good!

G35XAndTrailBlazer · #18 01-09-2006, 11:30 AM

My Maybach was $80. Its like $120 at hobby stores. I bought mine online.

nosliw2004 · #19 01-09-2006, 10:03 PM

well my maybach 62 my mom brought back from a germany benz dealer. i forgot how much she said it was but i bought my maybach 57 w/ lowenharts for 75 on ebay.

62 in front and 57 in back (w/ lowenharts)

yeah i'm not going to do an overhall. just subtle mods. anyone know how where to get shiney black paint (the glass jar type) like tamya or testors or something.

Hobbes · #20 01-09-2006, 11:14 PM

If you're talking about those small paint jars then you can get them either at Hobby Town USA or a Wal Mart.

nosliw2004 · #21 01-09-2006, 11:24 PM

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If you're talking about those small paint jars then you can get them either at Hobby Town USA or a Wal Mart.

yeah i know that was my intention. my question was which one should i get that would have a nice shiney finish? btw hobbes sorry i havn't gotten a pic of the wood sticker. it's at my grandma's and that's where i do all my modding and i havn't been there in a couple of days. so next time i go i'll try to snap a shot. i also have carbon fiber sticker but that's not approprite for this. i use cf for air boxes.

Hobbes · #22 01-09-2006, 11:36 PM

Oh, well then I don't know. I've only used Testors paint. Never had a chance to try any of Tamiya's products...

nosliw2004 · #23 01-10-2006, 12:23 AM

same i've only used testors and model masters. i don't use tamiya because you have to mix it right? w/ paint thinner

nosliw2004 · #24 01-10-2006, 09:44 PM

hey hobbes i remember i asked you this a couple of months ago on which video game your sig is from. when i played gt4 how come i couldn't find the sl-class? do you have to unlock it or something? btw i don't have ps2 so it's not like i can try something or something like that.

anyways hobbes here are some shots of the fake burl wood.

like i've said i think it would be too hard to do the sticker on the command click wheel

and rear a/c vent (sorry hard to spot the a/c vent in this pic)

correction there are front seat belts. they were molded into the b pillars.
so far i've painted the black part on the front seat belts and buckles. i've installed maisto seat belts for the rear and have painted small details on the door handle in the back. i have painted the ignition silver for the keyless go effect. i have also made a set of 4 floormats made out of greyish white suede. sorry i don't have any pics of the mats because when i brought my camera over to my grandma's i forgot to stick the memory card back in.

btw the pics of the command clickwheel and rear a/c vents were before i have done any mods to the car. so don't look for the painted and installed seatbelts and suede floormats in those pics.

Hobbes · #25 01-10-2006, 10:02 PM

I like that wood. Like you said the center console looks difficult but a little trial and error wouldn't hurt unless you don't have that much wood left.

Been a while since I've played GT4 but I do think the SL is an unlockable product...

nosliw2004 · #26 01-10-2006, 10:10 PM

i think i'm going to do the black laquer because the rear storage area between the seats is the sectional door sort of like a sectional garage door and i think it would just be near imposible to get that to look right. and on the command click wheel area if i got the wood on the top i would lose all of those buttons and i wanted to paint those silver to show it off. don't worry about the wood. i have a ton of it left enough on this sheet that two midsize diecast cars can fit on top of it.

diecastfan84 · #27 01-10-2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by nosliw2004

well my maybach 62 my mom brought back from a germany benz dealer. i forgot how much she said it was but i bought my maybach 57 w/ lowenharts for 75 on ebay.
yeah i'm not going to do an overhall. just subtle mods.

Man I never get tired of looking at your Maybach group shot!!! Those two look great together. I really like that black one with those lowenhart wheels, actually I know it's available on ebay for $80 now but..... I already have a Maybach 57 in a different color so I probably won't get it afterall

and yeah a little mods would be enough as I don't think too much can be done to improve that model (unless you want to cut the doors open

)......hopefully the millenium edition does come out in the future then I'll probably get it.....

nosliw2004 · #28 01-10-2006, 10:58 PM

^thanks diecastfan. i want to put the first pic as my sig but it turns out being too big. how do i resize it? i'm not experienced enough to do puddy and all that. and repaint. i am a horrible spray painter.

Hobbes · #29 01-10-2006, 11:00 PM

Good luck on the black laquer. I'm sur it will turn out well.

Out of curosity, where did you get the wood from?

nosliw2004 · #30 01-10-2006, 11:03 PM

there is this asian mall here in seattle where a ranch 99 market is inside. i got the wood from a small little tuner shop in that mall. the store sells such products as mufflers, tuner bumpers, and cell phone holders that mount to the a/c vent. i'll try to get a website for you.

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