
Mercedes 300 SE W112 Lang Dark Grey Maxichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Maxichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 940035201
- Year
- 1963
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- Sedan
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138161092
About the Mercedes 300 SE W112 Lang Dark Grey Maxichamps 1:43
TL;DR: The Maxichamps Mercedes 300 SE W112 Lang in Dark Grey is a 1:43 diecast long-wheelbase fintail sedan dated 1963. The body is a sealed one-piece casting, so chrome-look trim, length and paint carry the display. A stately sedan for 1960s Mercedes shelves, and a counterweight to the plainer 1970s sedans.
Lang means long, and on a fintail that extra length shows. The Maxichamps Mercedes 300 SE W112 Lang 1:43 in dark grey is the stretched, fuel-injected top of Mercedes' early-1960s sedan range, rendered as a sealed diecast casting. Its appeal is formal rather than flashy: stately proportions, polished trim and a restrained color.
The Maxichamps 300 SE W112 Lang in Dark Grey Diecast
Length, Fins and Chrome Detail
The fintail body is defined by its modest tail fins, a styling cue of the early 1960s that Mercedes handled with restraint. On the Lang version the length and the rear door are the proportion to check: the extra wheelbase lengthens the cabin without changing the nose or tail. The W112 wore generous brightwork, so bumpers, window frames, the grille surround and side strips are what separate a careful casting from a blurred one. Since the model has no opening parts, shut lines are fixed grooves, and the chrome-look trim carries the visual weight.
Dark Grey on a Diecast Shell
Dark grey is a color of authority on a large sedan, and it stresses the paint differently than brighter finishes: highlights stay narrow and crisp, and dust shows less. A hard metal shell supports a deep gloss that suits the formal look, and zinc alloy mass makes the model feel more substantial than its size suggests. Casting tolerances are somewhat wider than resin, so very fine edges are softened; at 1:43 that shows up in grille bars and badges rather than in the overall shape.
The W112 Above the Fintail Range
Air Suspension and Fuel Injection
The 300 SE was Mercedes' technical showcase among the fintails, pairing a fuel-injected six-cylinder engine with air suspension, features that gave it a smooth ride and a high standing in the range. The Lang version arrived in 1963, matching the date in the product data, and added rear-seat space for owners who were driven rather than driving. None of this is visible on a sealed 1:43 casting, but it explains the stateliness the shape is meant to convey.
A Formal Sedan Among Casual Ones
Put the 300 SE Lang beside the 200D W115 and the contrast is the story: a formal, chrome-trimmed sedan against a plain, flat-sided workhorse. Put it beside a 180 Ponton and the evolution from rounded to finned to boxy plays out in a single glance. At 1:43 the Lang runs about 11 cm, among the longer pieces on a shelf of sedans, which makes it a natural anchor for a row of 1960s cars.
Giving a Long Sedan Room to Breathe
A long-wheelbase sedan wants a little space on either side so its profile reads, and a dark grey finish gains from a lamp placed at an angle rather than straight on. Fidelity checks are simple: the length of the cabin, the height of the fins, the evenness of the chrome trim and the seating of the wheels in their arches. The honest limits are a sealed body and simplified small parts, typical of accessible 1:43 diecast. Anyone planning to buy this Lang for a fintail chronology gets mass, a deep finish and a subject that rarely appears on a shelf.















