Robaague's Diecast cars Restoration

This is my blog about the restoration of old Matchbox and other diecast model cars, which is my hobby. I restorated Matchbox, Corgi Juniors, Majorettes, Maisto, and model cars of other producers. Sometimes I simply repaint them, in other cases I make a custom car out of them.

Thursday, 28 March 2024

A Big-Big Mercedes

This Mercedes 600 SEL (W140) was a big car, looked bigger than any other Mercedes, so in Hungary its nickname was 'Bálna' means: whale. The Matchbox version is a fairly correct model, but a rarer one. 

Originally it looked like this:


It got a dark red metallic paint and I detailed it, too.






And finally I made a custom box for her.

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