[MOC] Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

[starx]

Hello everyone,

This is my new MOC, a 1:10 scale model of a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

It has the following manual functions:

• HOG steering with working steering wheel
• Fake V8 engine
• Independent suspension on all wheels
• Opening hood
• Opening gullwing doors, operated by gears behind cabin
• Retractable rear wing, operated by gear on roof
• Driving selector in cabin, shifts between drive, neutral, and park

Comments and questions are appreciated, thanks!

[jorgeopesi]

Very nice car and even better in this scale.

[Hogwartus]

Nice model, I like the front lights design

[Lox Lego]

This car is action packed! Great work on the door mechanism and functions, but of course the bodywork is best!

One of the best I've seen of this car  

 

+1 for the colour scheme 

Edited June 30, 2018 by Lox Lego

[KD123]

Nice work, very recognizable.  Only suggestion is that I think the hood looks a little flat relative to the great form that you have created for the front fenders.  Also I'm not a big fan of the exposed liftarms at the top of the roof/door area.  Not sure if using a flexaxle in that area would add more of a r round shape to the roof.  Otherwise very nicely done!  

[Aventador2004]

Quite nice, very well designed.

[Alex Ilea]

Beautiful

[Jeroen Ottens]

Very nice model. I especially like the shaping of the trunk with the retractable spoiler. The roof and bonnet are a bit flat though, have you considered using the 3x13 curved panels?
I don't know the real car very well, but the A-pillars do look a bit steep, or is that in the real world as well?

The car looks like it will be a lot of fun to drive with, so you captured that spirit very well I think

 

[technic_addict]

2 hours ago, Jeroen Ottens said:

Very nice model. I especially like the shaping of the trunk with the retractable spoiler. The roof and bonnet are a bit flat though, have you considered using the 3x13 curved panels?
I don't know the real car very well, but the A-pillars do look a bit steep, or is that in the real world as well?

The car looks like it will be a lot of fun to drive with, so you captured that spirit very well I think

 

A pillars seem fine, the C pillars seem to vertical compared to real car.

[starx]

On 6/29/2018 at 11:05 PM, KD123 said:

Nice work, very recognizable.  Only suggestion is that I think the hood looks a little flat relative to the great form that you have created for the front fenders.  Also I'm not a big fan of the exposed liftarms at the top of the roof/door area.  Not sure if using a flexaxle in that area would add more of a r round shape to the roof.  Otherwise very nicely done!  

Thanks! I agree about the shape at the top of the doors, but I needed the rigid pillars to support the door when it is open. Adding a flexaxle there in addition to the pillars would have made it seem too bulky I think.

 

13 hours ago, Jeroen Ottens said:

Very nice model. I especially like the shaping of the trunk with the retractable spoiler. The roof and bonnet are a bit flat though, have you considered using the 3x13 curved panels?
I don't know the real car very well, but the A-pillars do look a bit steep, or is that in the real world as well?

The car looks like it will be a lot of fun to drive with, so you captured that spirit very well I think

 

Thank you! The roof is pretty flat, but it is also that way in the real car. The panels might have made it look a little better, but would have made the doors difficult to implement and as such a key feature I wanted to get those right. The A pillars are pretty realistic compared to blueprints.

[lbrix]

Very cool! Are there instructions too? I really would like to build this MOC!

[astyanax]

Gull-wing doors FTW!

I too have high hopes to see this model appear on Rebrickable!

[Gray Gear]

She looks pretty good, and there is no doing wrong with a white+black colorsceme

I just wish it was in 1:8 Scale, I hate these wheels.

Why didn't you use tiles instead of plates for the headlights? I think they would look better without the studs on top 

[starx]

@lbrix @astyanax Thanks! unfortunately this has already been disassembled and parted out for other projects so no chance for instructions.

@Gray Gear You might be right about the headlights, this was a fairly quick build for me (about a month) and I could definitely have spent more time on those little details. I know the details are always a big part of your projects

[Gray Gear]

One month for the whole model? Thats crazy fast! It took me me longer for just front and rear bumper on the car I am working on right now 

I guess the problem is that I am a perfectionist, and because I dont disassemble my MOCs I have to be really happy overall to call a MOC "finished"

[starx]

Wouldn't call being a perfectionist a problem at all lol The purpose of building a model like this was to work on a few features of interest to me, specifically the bodywork and the gullwing doors. Outside of that there's not a whole lot 'under the hood' for this model, being a 1:10. Maybe in the future I will want to keep my models built, but like you say i'd have to be really happy with it overall, and not just happy with a couple of features