Finished Pics of The New And Improved "Ugly Duck"

The ugly duck has returned !!
As you can see...its amazing what a lowering job will do...(even if it is an Extreme one !!)

IMO its looking alot better then before. I've even chucked a poll in so you can have your say !!

Car was stripped down and repainted in black again as i wasn't happy with it the first time.

The headlights were painted in a different shade of black to try and highlight having a one piece eyebrow on them and to make them alot smaller. They were painted black at first but they still didnt look right.

After seeing the pics i might even add a big tip and strip the rear headlights and just have clears.

Probably abit to low...but i just wanted something different..lol

This is what it looked like before...:bloated:

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Now ......is this better ?? !!.:D

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looks tons better! almost looks like a little dragster/funny car now. amazing what a few little things can be done to make it look better. i like it!

I don't dig the front lights... I think they'd look better fully smoked

Sorry Yoda, but that just ain't it....
Were you painting with the doors and windows closed again?:D
I don't see any of the famous P-Man panel lines either.....:p

Guess where my humble voice went!!!!! :finger:

Fantastic...:ylsuper

What you do to have cars with that shine?

It looks better but the kit really doesn't look good does it? Fujimi haven't done a good job with that one!

Drop!!! It looks way better. :bandit:


P-man how do you strip the rear lights? I have a set that I want to clear but dont know how to. Any help appreciated.

That's pimp Pman :smoka:

Hmmm....okay.

While I like the AMG SLK, I don't like it well enough to buy two more kits (Tamiya SLK and Fujimi SLK) to properly kitbash them to get one that looks right. Not to mention the time factor.

The slammed look on this one just doesn't suit it IMHO, and the headlight fix looks like something I'd do, and then regret afterwards ;) :D

Almost looks like a pro-streeter that needs to be tubbed and have a giant blower sticking through the hood. And I have an aversion to those too...not that there's anything wrong w/them, they just don't do it for me.

Sometimes we all build models that just don't quite have "the look" that we so desperately try for on all of them. Been there, done that! ;)

Hey Pman, very nice improvement on this duckling.
A fresh look of the headlight which made me think of panda eyes :D

Great job looks very nice.
could you tell me how you did the lowering job?

Awsome car you should try painting the rivets on those rims black

I think it looks dub-tastic!

but as always, You never had the plot! :finger:

Hi PMan,

My wife!!! and I - yes she is by my side as I type - think you've completely lost it. How can you do this to a sweet SLK???

From a modelling stand point you did a great job, but pls never rape a sweet Merc like this anymore or I will fly in person to New-Zealand and kick your ... :biggrin2:

You know I'm a Mercedes fan, so next time I do a Nissan Primera, yes... I got already a project in mind :devil:

oh yes, completely off-topic, I join the club of 35'ers tommorow!

and how would you propose he do black panel lines on a black car? PMan i think it looks tons better. looks like a rapper's car now, you should shove some 20" dubs on that bee-yatch! hehe, good job salvaging it.

Thanks for the comments so far...as i said, you either like or hate it !!!
Just to answer a few questions.......
Alex...i know where you live dude !!
Spook...if you can get some Mr Muscle oven cleaner, use that and it will work.
Huudo Welcome to the 35's club :D ...its all down hill from here brother :p

Now for the 9 of you that have said i have lost the plot !.......
I will find you all .....
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P-Man.......you're a Kiwi right....I will distract you with sheep....:D
Bring it on....http://students.washington.edu/leprakon/dtm-af/smilies/moon.gif

Looks waaay better.

Hi P-Man,
for my opinion i think it's too much loweres version,...................., you must think, for more realistic car, it's better to sand the interior of the flange of the car.... It's to thick.....
Bye.......Laurent
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Not a big fan of lowriders but it certainly looks better than before.

Hate to see it go over a few speed bumps tho.

Man, that sure is an improvement, but i think that some nice BIG daytons (or spoked rims) would suite that ride height and car more

the model just doesnt do your talent much justice... while i see the skill in your work (lowering job, paint job... etc.) the kit is still a bit of an oddball imo. you still get a E for effort in my book tho.

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I will find you all .....
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I can help you, now you only have to find 8 more :D :flipa: :finger:

Oh btw, it's a nice job anyway :)

it definitely looks better than before. i'm not digging the headlights, but i like everything else. good job man.

I give it graditude because its quite low, BUT ITS STILL BUTT UGLY!!!

Hey P-man it looks a lot better.

It looks sweeet.:eek:

Originally posted by Mikke


I can help you, now you only have to find 8 more :D :flipa: :finger:


And who do you have in mind? :D

Warren: So do I, mate. :D Bring it on!!!!

:eek2::eek2:If i toss a penny in front of that car it would lose it's exhaust if it was real:D:D
Looks way better than before IMO.
And guess what i voted for:devil: :devil:

nope!

change the wheels and it will look really good!

Is there really a point in resurrecting a 5 month old thread?

PMans worst model=11ty6 times better than my worst.