Mercedes G4, swish edition.

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat.

Martin Oostrom
Great sneak build Peter.
These scribers work for me: Mahoo76

This should work well too, but requires a seperate holder Fine Engraving Blade 0,2mm (Tamiya 74136, No)

Spanjaard
looking really good already, Peter

Peter Hardy
Welcome along Villiers!
Thanks Marty. Never seen them before. I will put them on the list to look at.
Spanjaard, a lot of the hard yards already done so just a couple of ideas to work out and assembly.

Peter Hardy
Thanks Jonn, pretty happy with them.

Alexander Grivonev
"...after drilling one the stupidity of the exercise didn't escape me and I binned the idea."

I like this lightning fast decision making process, would take me 100 drilled holes probably 😄😄

Peter Muldoon
That black looks great

Peter Hardy
There is a secret to it Peter!

Tom ...
Amazing work. The BMF in particular!

Peter Hardy
Thanks Tom. We will see if I can keep you entertained for a bit longer!

Martin Oostrom
Now there's something you would(n't) want stopping on your doorstep!

Kyle DeHart
This is coming together nicely!

Peter Hardy
Thank you Kyle. I will admit to being far more fussy than usual. My mentor, the great Kerry Cox bought me this kit and I do not to let him down.

Kyle DeHart
I just started talking to him on here when his 787 build popped back up! His work is incredible. As is your own

Peter Hardy
I owe nearly everything to Kez. He is not only a wonderful modeller, he is a wonderful person and house guest.

Kyle DeHart
Ah! You guys know each other in person!? That's excellent. I've never met any of my modeling friends but have been fortunate enough to become a part of great communities such as this one.

Peter Hardy
Kyle, I Skype with some guys and have a friendship with several Scalemates. I have a box of stuff here for Rui I must send before he disowns me! Kerry lives only 140 kilometres away so I don't see him often but his friendship is more valuable to me than all his modelling skills. Wonderful bloke. I opened these relationships by PM and suggesting a Skype call. Try it. You have nothing to loose except your anonymity!

Kyle DeHart
Indeed and I don't have a high price on my anonymity. I have had some success previously in making contact with some local sprint car racers here in Indiana. I wanted to help out in a way more than just paying my ticket and sitting in the stands. I work on a local sprint car team now and They're some of my closest friends. Reaching out to them was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Peter Hardy
Just looked up "Indiana". How come the woke brigade haven't complained about that name?

Kyle DeHart
Your guess is as good as mine Peter. Our capital is also Indianapolis so we'd have to change the whole thing. Lol. The sports teams at the school I attended went by the nickname "Mohawks" and continue to do so today. Indiana is behind the times in many areas, most importantly a terrible lack of good hobby shops! We do have the Indianapolis 500 so I guess that is one positive

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Goog progress ... following

Spanjaard
You are welcome Peter 😉

Thomas Bischoff
Brilliant work 👍 love the paintjob
Hope my comments are woke compliant

Nathan Dempsey
Whenever is see one of these G4s I think of Top Gear reviewing the Mercedes G63 AMG. "This isn't the first time Mercedes has made a 6x6…"

Peter Hardy
Thomas, thank you for the positive reinforcement! I have put a 2k clear coat over the coachwork yesterday so the sanding / polishing will start tomorrow. You won't have to worry about being "woke" with me!

Peter Hardy
Nathan, the G4 isn't a 6x6. I thought it was when I bought it but no. I think it is a "stretched" version of the Mercedes limo of the time. It has a simple bogie drive to the rear axles. I will post a pic of the underpinnings today. It is such a beautiful vehicle I am determined to do my mentor Kerry Cox proud.

bughunter
That is a glossy paint 👍
You mentioned SMS paints (the metal one seems to be great) and some bottles are visible in the pictures. I never heard of them. Is that a local producer?

Spanjaard
They hace a distributor in Europe, but unfortunately, it is in UK

Spanjaard
Paint job starting very nice!

James C
Thats a lovely deep and smooth looking sheen that you've achieved on the black guards and grey body work. Fantastic 👍

Peter Hardy
Bugs, SMS is based in Ballarat in Victoria Australia. (2000 kilometres away so not local). The have a distributor in Britain and two in the US. They have a huge range of lacquers and acrylics. They are growing fast and will be in Europe soon I hope. The paints are very good and the owner is accessible and will talk to you. They are listed in the Scalemates Database, last time I looked 400 + items, mostly paint. scalemodeller.com.au..d-ti4-BoCs6YQAvD_BwE

Peter Hardy
Jimbo, I have some sanding and polishing to do over the next week. If you have a good arm, boy have I got a job for you!

James C
Hehe... I wouldn't dream of spoiling any of your fun mate 😄;)

Kyle DeHart
That blue is lovely.

Spanjaard
wow, it is looking fantastic

Peter Hardy
Thanks gents, the body is a bit of a mix of a grey blue and the interior colour. I am very happy with the interior!

Peter Muldoon
Interior looks awesome! I love that blue colour.

Lochsa River
sittin in....

Peter Hardy
Welcome along Lochsa, thank you Peter!

Martin Oostrom
I wonder where I'd rather sit. In the back and being the boss, or at the wheel of this beast and in control

Alexander Grivonev
Magnificent work, Peter!

James C
I love it 👍 With the dual rear axles, it looks to have enough reinforcing to support the sheer bulk of the boss man as he rides in the back 😄

Peter Hardy
Thank you Alex! You have been an inspiration to say the least!

Peter Hardy
James, "He who must not be named" would look imperious back there! And I have a mountain of chrome and a heck of a lot of polishing to go!

Peter Hardy
Martin, you can sit in the passenger seat, you have never driven anything this big in your life. ( Ships excluded)

Alec K
Glorious piece of machinery and fine modeling to boot! I am in 👍

Peter Hardy
Thank you Alec! Great kit!

Thomas Bischoff
Love the colour!
Seems the Boss was not a supporter of "Panzergrau" 🙂

Peter Hardy
Thanks Thomas. Such a beautiful car needed a beautiful colour!

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work.

Peter Hardy
Hope you are enjoying it Villiers!

Kyle DeHart
You didn't ask, but I'm enjoying it Peter! Lol. Appreciate the plethora of progress pics too

bughunter
What a whopper!
Don't show this car to today's car manufacturers. They will develop a six-wheel SUV as a "housewife tank" so that the mothers can take the children to school around the corner.

Kyle DeHart
"Run over your hated fellow housewives with ease..Now more fuel efficient…4 miles per gallon." Lol!

Alec K
Nah! It will surely be EV… 😄

Kyle DeHart
Ha! No doubt Alec.

Spanjaard
LOL!

Peter Hardy
Bugs, most of the weight will be in extra chrome. They loved it back in the day!

Peter Hardy
Kyle, we all had to get the calculators out to work out miles per gallon! Although my Pommie friends seem to be hanging on desperately to the mph bit! (They're a weird mob).

Peter Hardy
Alec, you might find this funny, we have one state government here in Oz, a very Green government at that, taxing the hell out of EVs because of all the fuel tax they miss out on over the life of the vehicle!

Kyle DeHart
Not as weird as us Americans. Clinging on to the imperial system as if it makes any sense at all…except for bullets and drugs, then all of a sudden its mm and grams. LOL.

As far as that green state government…that seems to make about as much sense as most government decisions.

Tom ...
Wow Peter! Looking really something now!! Stunning

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Very nice 👍

Kyle DeHart
This is just a fantastic looking machine in this color. Continuing to look great as it comes along.

Peter Hardy
Thank you gentlemen! Moving forward very slowly, terrified of stuffing it up at this late stage!

Bozzer
I've been keeping an eye on this build mate. She looks stunning! Just take your time bro. I've just painted a radiator expansion tank, and it looks shite, so it's going in the brake fluid. Sometimes, things don't work out as we planned? Just take a step back and have a breather.

James C
Looking superb Peter. The boss-man can hardly wait... [img1]

Robert Podkoński
Have you made a compartment for syringes with morphine, Peter? 😉

Peter Hardy
No Robert. Maybe a full wicker basket picnic and a gallon of Schnapps?

Peter Hardy
Thanks Roland, glad you like it!
Jimbo, never mind him, I can hardly wait!

Peter Hardy
Bozzer, maybe a Jag next?

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Lol guys 😄
The interior looks great, Peter. 👍 Love that steering wheel.

Robert Podkoński
And perhaps some old master painting just stolen from some museum... 😉

Peter Hardy
Thanks Robin!

Bozzer
Peter, I have a lovely Revell XKE in the stash. I'm just waiting for the right paint. However, if you check out my stash, you'll see a very precious Rolls Royce, that's a totally mind-blowing kit! It makes my man bits stiffen, when I read the instructions 😉

Nathan Dempsey
Wow that steering wheel looks great too.

Peter Hardy
Thanks Nathan! That was the easiest bit!

Peter Hardy
Bozz, the Monogram Macks look wonderful! Like the look of the XKE as well. I am especially fond of the '40s saloon cars. Might have a look around. I have a suggestion for you on a truck kit too. I'll PM you with that.

Kyle DeHart
Ah, what a glorious place to sit. I'm ready to go for a ride! Fantastic work.

Peter Hardy
You might have to drive Kyle, steering wheel is on the wrong side for me!

Kyle DeHart
Fair enough Peter. That gear shifter is looking very inviting.

Peter Hardy
Guys, this has been a very special project for me, Kerry Cox bought me a kit direct from ICM in Kiev. Unfortunately the chassis was twisted so I bought another one as Kerry really wanted me to build it. Honestly, I think it as good as I can do at the moment, so I hope Kezz you are not disappointed with the end result. Thank you so much for the challenge!

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Damn beautiful work, Peter. 👍

Lochsa River
Sweet build!

Kyle DeHart
Bravo Peter! Truly astonishing. I'm blown away. It's a such a beautiful machine for such a dark past. I have to say I love the colors on your "tarted up" version. Just lovely.

Villiers de Vos
Your result is very good. I have the same model languishing on a shelf, and I am sure that I will not be able to better your effort.

Bozzer
Excellent work mate! Kezza will be very chuffed with the outcome! Hopefully, you are too? Now get it in a case, before you get dust on that paintwork! 😉

Peter Hardy
Robin, thanks old mate!
Lochsa, it was satisfying for sure!
Kyle, yes it is a terrible past but that is not the fault of the machine. Such a beautiful vehicle.
Villiers, drag that kit out but check the chassis before you start.
Bozz, yes I am happy with it. Over the moon on a couple of things I tried in fact. Take a look at Kerry's G4. Just sensational. Already in a case and on display in my lounge room.

John Hughes
Excellent job! There are two things bugging me about it, though. The front right tyre is slightly off the rim and the right hand spotlight is out of alignment.. Meanwhile, my kit of this has just moved to the back of the shelf.

Peter Hardy
John, the tyres are not a good fit. I put three full rotations of masking tape on them but should have used double sided tape. The car was used for possum shooting on weekends so the spotlight was aimed high to light up the trees.

John Hughes
I thought it was for spotting bombers at night!

Peter Muldoon
I think this is your best one yet! Lots of hard work paid off. You have set the bar high. Awesome stuff!

Spanjaard
Great finish Peter

Peter Hardy
Peter, agreed! Shows the areas I need to improve and what areas I have improved in. In years to come I will no doubt look at this and shudder at the f ups!

Peter Hardy
Spanjaard, it is great to be finished!

Martin Oostrom
The blue, the chrome, the dash. All of it is top-notch! I enjoyed the ride from a distance, from warped chassis to a second boxing to an absolute show stopper.
I would like to be at the level of your f*ups!

Tom ...
Peter, that is some automobile. Sterling job! You've out done yourself.

Lex Jassies
It turned out in a real gem 👍

Peter Hardy
Thank you Tom and Lex. It was a pleasure to build and glad you have enjoyed it too.

Neuling
Impressive build! 👍

Peter Hardy
Neuling, thank you! I was also a very enjoyable build.

Alec K
Magnificent job Peter 👍

Spanjaard
I fully agree with Martin

James C
Stunning finish Pete. I can't really say more than what's been commented already, other than it's definitely my favorite build of yours to date and something well deserved to be proud of. Congrats! 👍

Peter Hardy
Thanks Alec, been a learning journey for sure.
Spanjaard, appreciate your words. Very kind.
Jimbo, I will agree with the comment that it is the best I have done. But, you wait until the next one! Thanks for the encouragement. You will have to come see her when you visit Oz next.

Julian Herrero aka Yuri
Good Work, congrats !!!!!

Peter Hardy
Thanks Yuri!

Alexander Grivonev
Fantastic job mate 👍

Peter Hardy
Thanks Alex! Much appreciate your kind words.