1:24 Mercedes Benz 300 SL-24 Coupe Gift Set (140 Years of Innovation)

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24 Coupe 1:24 — a Revell gift set (140 years of innovation)

An injection-molded plastic kit of the 300 SL-24 Coupe sports Mercedes in 1:24 scale from the German brand Revell, released as a Gift Set for the 140 years of Mercedes-Benz innovation. Besides the kit itself, the decals and the multilingual instructions the package also holds basic Revell Aqua Color paints, a brush and Contacta Professional Mini glue with a fine applicator needle. You therefore have nothing to buy on top — that is the point of a gift set and the reason it makes an ideal present. According to the manufacturer the model has 111 parts, the finished car measures 185 mm and the difficulty is level 4 (recommended from 12 years).

The real subject

The R129 generation of the SL range made its debut in 1989 and, under the lead of the designer Bruno Sacco, defined the modern idea of a luxury sporting Mercedes — clean surfaces, a wedge silhouette and an emphasis on safety and comfort. The 300 SL-24 designation belonged to the version with an inline six-cylinder engine with a 24-valve head. The range was built until 2001 and today it is among the sought-after youngtimers. The kit captures the car in the closed coupe form with a fixed roof.

Building and painting tips

On a glossy car model the surface is what decides. The body has to be perfectly smooth — every scratch, every abrasive mark and every unfilled mold seam shows in the gloss, and unlike on a tank nothing hides under weathering. Sand the joints, polish them and apply a filler primer. Spray the paint in thin coats and let it cure properly before the gloss clear coat goes on. The Aqua Color paints in the package are acrylics thinnable with water, or with the thinner of the same maker. Mask the windows before painting and finish the chrome strips and the black details with a brush at the very end. Decals settle best on a gloss surface, not on a matte one.

Who the model is for

• As a complete gift — paints, brush and glue are in the package
• For lovers of modern automotive classics and of the Mercedes-Benz marque
• For modelers who want to try a glossy car body
• For collectors of car models in 1:24 scale

The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. With this gift set the basic paints, the brush and the glue are part of the package; further tools and accessories are not.