This is a 1/24 scale model of a Mercedes-Benz W126 sedan with the nose and tail of a Sauber Mercedes C9 grafted on. The build was inspired by the pictures in this tweet by Weird Cars author Michael Banovsky: https://twitter.com/banovsky/status/949725966049431552 The pictures are very tiny and can only be traced back about a decade to forums were they were posted unattributed, and it's not entirely clear if they are of a real car or photoshopped, but it seems it would have been inspired by this Mercedes print ad: https://twitter.com/AdamNeverKnows/status/950117852085878784
The "real" car has fairly awkward proportions, so I tried to stay closer to the proportions of the car from the print ad.
Printer Brand:
MakerBot
Printer:
MakerBot Replicator 1
Rafts:
No
Supports:
Yes
Resolution:
.2
Infill:
5%
Notes:
Print one of each part except for the pins (4) and wheels (2 each). Everything but the wheels and pins should be printed with supports. The model is completely snap-together, but you may want to glue the wing to its mount.
This was the first model I've done since opening a Facebook page for Petropixel, and I documented this build as it happened in a gallery there: https://www.facebook.com/pg/petropixelworkshop/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1820746214633613
