Mercedes Diecasts and Toys = Mercedes-Benz Collection

1/32 SIKU Mercedes 1800 Trac

2009-12-29T20:23:00.002+01:00

New addition to my collection: 1/32 Mercedes 1800 Trac from SIKU. Hope you like the pictures, it was fun taking them (animals and windmill from Garden railways accessories, same scale as Mercedes Tractor). Click on photos for bigger size.

Till next time my friends... take care !

Matchbox Mercedes SL modified

2009-10-10T06:00:00.003+02:00

Hello friends,

The time has finally arrived to show you pictures of the modified SL Matchbox series diecast. The car has nice molding, but don't expect much from the interior. It is in stone age when it comes to details there :)
I modified this car because I just "felt" doing it so. New set of rims and some colors... Cannot believe how much effect can a few drops of color do in the right spots. When I look at the photos now, I see another thing to modify; to put a tiny dot of black color in the chrome exhaust pipes :) That's it. Take a look at the photos: Blue one is the modified one, silver SL is stock for comparison :)

So, do you like it? Btw. I bought two orange Mercedes CLS's... now it's just a matter of time before new Matchbox projects start rolling of the "modifying line" hehe :)

See you guys around.

Matchbox Mercedes CLS, custom projects

2009-10-05T01:21:00.000+02:00

Hello fellow collectors,

They are here. I promised you pictures of modified CLS from Matchbox series and here they are. Hope you like the modding done to this cars. I repainted the interior, painted the little wood trim inside it and changed all the rims :) This was done in 2004/05...

I'm 99 percent sure I got every possible color version of Mercedes CLS from Matchbox to this date. Maybe it is time to buy more CLS doubles and do some modding again :) Ha, that would be nice.

Next time I'll post slightly modified SL from Matchbox :)

Mercedes CLS, SIKU series custom modified

2009-09-04T15:07:00.007+02:00

Mercedes CLS made by SIKU, this is a project that I finished a few years ago, man how time flies:

Stock car above, modified cars bellow:

Little, tiny things :) I like the SIKU toys, they are not the cheapest in comparison to other small toys, but they have "something" in them. Two Mercedes CLS cars were completely modified, from painted interior (command buttons, wood trim, etc. etc.) This was a fun project :) I need to finish a few more of my projects in 1/32, 1/24 and 1/18 scale that have been sitting on my shelves (on pause) for a few years now.

Next time old photos of my Matchbox series CLS and SL modifications ;)

RC Mercedes-Benz CL 600 1/18 (radio controlled)

2009-09-01T14:28:00.005+02:00

Hello friends,

This time i present you one of my new Mercedes toys; a RC (Radio Controlled) Mercedes Benz CL 600 with nice chrom rims and genuine Mercedes emblems :)

This is cca 1/18 scale and I love this Mercedes 600 coupe. Great product If you are into "china town" toys ;) Bought it in Tenerife.

Next time I will present some of my older projects; styling Mercedes-Benz cars; CLS/SL from Matchbox and SIKU. Tiny things :)

Mercedes toys part 2 (photos!)

2009-08-24T19:21:00.009+02:00

Here are more photos of Benzes from my holidays in Tenerife. Enjoy :)
There are even some bikes in 1/18 scale, and a small bus that I bought in Santa Cruz in a small Indian shop. Train and Tin-plate toys were bought for my dad... man, you should see him, he was happy as hell when he got them :) mission success !

Toys, toys, toys, gotta love em !

holidays Mercedes toys :)

2009-08-22T02:56:00.006+02:00

Hi guys :)

Back from holidays, this year I visited the Canary Islands -> Tenerife.

Man, Tenerifes are great ! Always nice weather, no rain, only sun, sun and sun. And it is HOT, but the sea is so refreshing, mmmm I like it. Almost three weeks of sun and sea went by like crazy fast :(

Check the above photos to get a picture what i bought;
more than 30 Mercedes Toys and some Mercedes diecasts, I can not believe how I managed to pull it off and bring all the cars home undamaged; I even found some interesting Mercedes Radio-Controlled cars and Tinplate toys, great stuff: more detailed pictures are coming ;)

Mercedes Collection is constantly growing :)

I met Indiana Jones in Tenerife (Canary Islands)

2009-08-17T15:36:00.005+02:00

Don't believe? Check the photos:

Hehe :)

Indiana Jones and "friends" from Hasbro manufacturer :D

I love this Indiana figure toys, they are all in the right scale for me, that is 1/18. Great for diorama photo shootings with diecast cars :).

I will show you soon what I bought in Tenerife; plenty of Mercedes Toys and Mercedes Diecasts for my Mercedes collection. China town plastics, diecasts, radio controlled and tin-plated toys... soon.

Take care folks!

A McLaren SLR, a Ducati 998s and again a SLR :) scale 1/12 and 1/64

2009-07-10T22:43:00.006+02:00

Hello modelcar collectors and diecast/toy fans :) This time I set up a SLR McLaren, a Ducati 998s bike and again a SLR McLaren, but in smaller scale. So, the scale for the "big boys" is 1/12 and yes, they are both pretty huge, and the smaller SLR belongs to 1/64 scale. This was just something I wanted to show, because I like all scales and I find it interesting to put different scale models side by side... will have to do a whole line up... one day heeeh :)

Interesting info: SLR stands for "Sport, Leicht, Rennsport" (sport, light, racing). The last of the SLR coupes rolled off the production line at the end of 2007 and the roadster version is due to be discontinued in 2009. Ahh, to bad... but this is how it is, life, production, everything goes on -> so does this BLOG :)

Take care

Mercedes C class (W204) funny story :)

2009-07-06T15:13:00.009+02:00

Working police roof lights !

Actors in this story:
Mercedes-Benz C class German POLIZEI and a "civil" version, C class limousine (factory code name w204). Scale is 1/18, the police version mercedes is made by Dickie, and the C class Classic is from AutoArt.

It's not a Mercedes guys :) but hey...

2009-07-02T17:14:00.005+02:00

This time It's not a classic Mercedes car, but a classic Ferrari. Presenting a Ferrari 288 GTO from 1984 year. Scale is 1/18 and manufacturer is Bburago, beside the Ferrari, you can spot a black Honda CBR 600 RR again form Bburago in 1/18 scale. Honda is from Bburagos CYCLE collezione. Here are two "artistic" photos:

Did you know that Ferrari 288 GTO had a top speed of 304 km/h (189 mph), making it the first street-legal production car to reach 300 km/h. Top speed of Honda CBR 600 RR is approaching 284 km/h (170mph)!

Mercedes Diecast custom projects (small scale 1/64)

2009-06-23T12:25:00.006+02:00

Here are a few years old photos of my diecast customization project: SL 55 AMG from Maisto Playerz series, scale aprox. 1/64.

Some mods I have done:
-chopped the roof
-added a lot of speakers (a whole custom sound-system, not Bose, that's for sure, ha ha)
-painted the interior (chrome air vents, door handles, silver door trim, some silver buttons on main console, hardly visible)
-changed the rims
-probably i forgot some mods detail :)

Hope you like it:

will add some more old and new photos of different 1/64 and 1/43 custom projects that I've done, OK :)

showroom spy shoots :)

2009-06-12T19:01:00.008+02:00

I guess every collector dreams of a special showroom to cast and proudly show their collection, whatever collecting theme they are up to. In my (our) case, we are talking about model car collections, so called diecasts... we're not talking about showing off, but about properly presenting the collection for yourself and others to see the beauty of this wonderful hobby...

I started building mine showroom earlier this year, and it is still a long way to go...

here are two random shoots of it showing a few Lamborghinis (I'm still moving them around the shelves :) ) and Bugattis EB110, all in 1/18 scale, later maybe more photos to follow :)

Comments are welcome :)

SUMMER IS HERE :)

2009-06-11T21:03:00.008+02:00

Which one would you take for a spin ? Both are beautiful and both are legendary; introducing the 300 SL Roadster and Vespa Piaggio. Imagine wind, sun and sea... oh man, gotta love summers :)

So pick yours, and go on daydreamin...

See ya ( in 1/18 scale :) )

Incredible work from Modell-Lichtsysteme

2009-06-09T01:37:00.006+02:00

Check the video! Work of art is what this is all about :) A Mercedes-Benz 190E EVO II and 190E 2.3 16V packed with lights, and looks like the real thing ! No cheap and strange looking led diodes here.

Props up for the master of this Light-styling/tunning or whatever you wanna name it...
both cars are in 1/18 scale !

Mercedes-Benz 190E EVO II

Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 16V

Here you go, two more to put on my wish list

2009-06-08T22:36:00.002+02:00

Mercedes-Benz Collection BLOG :)