Mercedes Benz G230
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This won't do!
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Bye bye!
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PE pedals leftover from an old build.
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Snip, snip!
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Pedal backings made with styrene strip.
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Levers will be guitar string.
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Dry fitting to see what it will look like. Will be painting the backing black and maybe the levers too.
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This exhaust isn't great. Thinking I might try and build a side dual exhaust.
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Experimenting with colours! This is Tamiya Clear Yellow over SMS Light Bronze. It will be the body colour for this build. A throw back to the 70s, with a modern twist.
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I also made an off-white, which an app tells me is called Coral Reef. It is made from combining white, yellow, red and black. This will join black on the interior for a modern two-tone look.
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Front grille upgrade.
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Chop chop!
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Metal mesh.
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Cut to size.
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Not sure if I will keep it metal or paint it to match the rest.
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Some of my best masking yet!
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Tamiya Dark Brown Panel Liner.
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Dirty, dirty, dirty!
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Cleaner.
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Added some Tamiya Weathering Kit D.
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Discs done in SMS Chrome (Cold) over Jet Black. Callipers are gold sharpie.
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0.25mm polystyrene sheets used for chair backing.
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Backing cut and sanded to shape.
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Adjustable head rests, connected with guitar string.
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Centre console and a little mat for added comfort and durability lol.
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Pedals attached.
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Mat for centre console. Fits like a glove!
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Fitted floor mats. These will be flocked.
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Front seatbelts. Made with resin buckle and guitar string.
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Holes drilled for seatbelts to go into (circled).
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Interior coming along nicely.
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...with adjustable headrests!
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No turning back now!
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This will become the new muffler.
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This will become the new exhaust tip.
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Dry fitting scratch made muffler, made from polystyrene tubing and Tamiya putty. Still working on the pipes and exhaust tips.
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Painted in SMS Chrome over SMS Jet Black and weathered lightly with Tamiya Weathering Kit D. I wanted this section to look newer than the rest as it is supposed to be a modern upgrade.
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Side exhaust, cool dude!
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Wheels attached! These were done in SMS Jet Black with a few coats of 2k over the top.
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Seatbelts attached!
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Floor mats installed!
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Centre console mat completed and in place. All the mats were flocked with gunmetal embossing powder. The edging on the mats was done with 0.6mm braided line.
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Dashboard completed...
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...and installed.
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The boot space looks so bare. Let's fix that.
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Boot shelf/cover. This will be flocked.
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Why not install a little draw. Could fill it with all sorts of goodies.
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No point having a drawer if you can't open it. Off come the doors! Now to google how to make hinges lol.
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Drawers painted black. The textured surface is a sheet of lint roller.
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Little case made from sticking two pieces of polystyrene together and sanding to shape. The handle is made from guitar string.
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Medical box completed.
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Jumper leads made from thin electrical wire and staples.
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Drawers installed with goodies inside.
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Installed little door stops
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Tubing on the back doors for the hinges to sit in.
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Hinges made from paper clips.
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They will connect to the body like this, with the other pieces going into the door.
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Tubing on the inside of the body.
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Interior roof painted in Coral Reef and SMS Flat Clear.
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Had a rethink on the little door stops and decided to change to mini magnets instead.
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Some leftover PE on the door side to grab the magnet when the door closes.
Komentáře
16 24 September 2023, 12:10
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Nice progress Pete! Although I've never seen a 4x4 with a dual side exhaust!
11 October 2023, 10:16
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My bad. I think I meant to say "twin". It will be a single pipe leading to two exhaust tips.
11 October 2023, 12:38
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Me want to sit in this car and do vroom!
That looks like a very nice place to be in 👍🏻
24 October 2023, 05:09