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Mercedes 350 SL R107 Dark Blue Sun Star 1:18

Mercedes 350 SL R107 Dark Blue Sun Star 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Sun Star
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
MB003
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About the Mercedes 350 SL R107 Dark Blue Sun Star 1:18

TL;DR: This Sun Star 1:18 diecast Mercedes 350SL R107 in dark blue reproduces the 1972 roadster from a generation Mercedes built for eighteen years. Its clean, long-hood proportions make it a natural anchor for a classic European convertible display.

Few Mercedes generations lasted as long in showrooms as the R107, which ran from 1971 through to 1989 with only modest updates. This 350SL represents its early years, before larger engines and detuned emissions gear changed the car's character.

Sun Star's Diecast Craft for Classic Convertibles

Sun Star has built its catalogue around detailed, mid-tier diecast covering classic European convertibles and postwar Mercedes in particular, and the R107 rewards that focus. The dark blue paint carries genuine depth under direct light, a step up from mass-market flat colour application, and the long, flat bonnet line so characteristic of the R107 is held straight and true across the casting. The soft-top mechanism and folded roof detail are rendered with more care than an entry-tier diecast typically offers, and the doors open with a reassuring, deliberate action rather than a loose swing. Panel gaps stay tight along the wing lines, a sign of the more considered tooling this tier of diecast allows.

The R107's Place in a Classic Roadster Collection

An R107 SL anchors a display of postwar Mercedes convertibles convincingly, its long production run meaning a collector can pair early and late examples to show how the model evolved without ever leaving the same body shell. Dark blue is a restrained, period-correct choice that sits comfortably beside brighter contemporaries, and the model's substantial scale presence at 1:18 gives it genuine shelf authority next to smaller companions.

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