A quartet of Ducati. Part 1; The 900

[Tim Marlow]

By degassed you mean? Letting it harden and polish with2k grit? Forgive my ignorance
simon

Basically yes. I’d give it three or four days to really harden off then Polish with finishing compound. I use the Tamiya ones. As an aside, I have polished unpainted plastic kit parts to get a nice approximation of vinyl seats etc as well.

[simontie]

Basically yes. I’d give it three or four days to really harden off then Polish with finishing compound. I use the Tamiya ones. As an aside, I have polished unpainted plastic kit parts to get a nice approximation of vinyl seats etc as well.

Thanks i have the polish will give it a try once i get to that build cheers

[Mr Bowcat]

Have you used the diamond clear coat? Seem exspencive and a short shelf life i have them in a basket 2 reds and the new kit

I've not used it myself as it's a 2K and highly toxic. I model in the house, with an asthmatic wife, 3 kids and 4 cats I don't want to chance it.

My go-to clear is Mr hobby gx100 which, with a polish, is glass like enough for me.

[simontie]

Quite a busy weekend not just @ the bench but heres were i am
frames painted and batterys in place, engine’s complete ready to go in the frame and both wheels painted and disc’s are in hand.
see what this week brings
simon

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent start Simon.

[JR]

Agree with Tim .Some superb painting .

[Mr Bowcat]

Looking very nice Simon. Did the wheels have an annoying seam all around the spokes? I spent a couple of hours removing said seam on the wheels of my Suzuki.

[simontie]

Yes very annoying, some trace still there, but not really visible now
spent a couple of hours drilling the disc’s with .3 but they look much better now
simon

[tigersteve]

Looking lovely - I was lucky enough to see the Great Man riding the Ducati at the Isle of Man in 1980 ( not racing, but in a demonstration lap before the racing started, I have got a photo in storage which is good enough for me )

[simontie]

Looking lovely - I was lucky enough to see the Great Man riding the Ducati at the Isle of Man in 1980 ( not racing, but in a demonstration lap before the racing started, I have got a photo in storage which is good enough for me )

wish i had, will have to visit for the racing one year never had the pleasure.

[simontie]

Ok not overly happy with the frame main member but hay ho, engine’s in and a few other bit done coming a long slowly fairing tank and seat 1st coat of TS47 i hate red paint!!
simon

[outrunner]

Looking good, I feel your pain with the red colour, took me ages to get the Protar Ducati looking right.

Andy.

[JR]

Looks very fiddly with all those painted parts , but looking good with the red on .

[Mr Bowcat]

Looks good Simon. What colour did you prime with, white?

[Ian M]

Looks OK to me.
If you want red to really pop. Prime with Yellow. Orange will lift it as well.