1/24 Tamiya Ducati Desmosedici

[monica]

Graham

Cheers Monica.  I decided with this one to follow the Tamiya callouts for the paint.  The 'brassy' parts are mixtures of gunmetal and titanium gold, titanium silver also features a lot in in this one.  Obviously your kit may differ but the only breaks from the Tamiya callouts are the main engine block which is Alclad Aluminium as I didn't like the way the Tamiya paint looked.  Also, the callout for the red is for a spray bright red, I am using X7 gloss red as I don't use their spray cans.

ta for the help and info, Graham ,I do real like these colors will make a not of them,your colors,


look much better than an,  Alclad Aluminium , for engine block ,

[Guest]

This is looking nice and clean Graham great work.

[Guest]

Assembled the main 'body' parts.  Great fit all round but some seam lines inevitable so I thought I would get them glued up this morning to fully harden off ready for prep work for priming on Monday.  Got family up all day tomorrow for a Sunday roast so I will be in the kitchen massaging my beef..... O.o


The rear seat cowling, second up on the left, has five parts in it but goes together very nicely.  Quite enjoying this build now.  Also shows me how much calmer my approach to modelling has become since I stopped trying to be clever and just build for the fun of it. Few ejector pin marks on the forks but I have plopped a bead of liquid styrene (old bits of sprue melted in Tamiya extra thin I prepared in a bottle) so they should not be a problem.  I doubt you would have seen them when assembled anyway.


Have a good weekend folks, see you on the other side.

[papa 695]

Nice work Graham, and have a great weekend yourself.

[Guest]

Coming along well Graham .

[monica]

looking good so far Graham,enjoy your weekend,

[Guest]

Progress is slow but still progress.  Really fiddly having to spray little parts and add them to other little parts that are a different colour but really, there is no quick way of doing the detailing on this.  So far it has been worth the hassle.  Also got the main body parts glossed in red.  Annoyingly, the insides of these need to be matt black and I couldn't work out which was best to do first.  Now I am thinking I should have done the black first, hey ho.......  either way, it is having a good 24 hours drying time before I mask it all up.


The huge radiator and its plumbing are now fitted in place so I am slowly getting there.

[monica]

very nice work , Graham ,looking real good,its letting me know what i,m in for with my build,and helps see how things fit, 9_9

[Guest]

Starting to come together now.  Got the forks to do yet.  All the panels are painted up which, when fitted, will hide all this lol.  Still, it has been a good experience trying to paint then build, lots of going backwards as well as forwards but you get there in the end.


Lovely kit, I did consider the upgrade fork set for it but I don't think it is worth an extra £21 for something that will be hidden at the back of the cabinet soon.  Happy with progress so far though.

[takeslousyphotos]

Very nicely done Graham. Those Tamiya kits make for a Great modelling experience....... and you've added to the finish superbly.

[Guest]

Breathtakingly beautiful. 

[Guest]

Breathtakingly beautiful. 

It is indeed a very nice kit 

[Guest]

Great work Graham .

[monica]

great work , Graham ,real nice done,do like the metal colors and the kind of brassie look of the chain,


did you do the wear on the wheel or it come like that, 9_9

[Guest]

great work , Graham ,real nice done,do like the metal colors and the kind of brassie look of the chain,


did you do the wear on the wheel or it come like that, 9_9

No, I sanded the tyre as it has a raised seam line but the rubber is lovely and soft which makes getting rid of the seam almost impossible but it gives a nice realistic look to it.