Kawasaki KR1000F ENDURANCE RACER Tamiya No12 (14012)

[simontie]

Bought this old kit a long time ago, fleabay i thinks:rolling:

Listed as off 1981 original ref 1412,
partly assembled well some one stuck the engine together but not badly so thats a bonus

fairly retro bike very antiquated sprues in green :loudly-crying:

Yep theres a set of forks in there, bell mouths & diaphragm covers.
the body work looks clean enough rest of the kit is how you would expect 1980s plastic to look like cleanly moulded though.
ok so the decals are a bit flaky looking

But i have spotted in Hong kong a new printed set £15 quid and a chain & rear sprocket set also printed for £6/£7 not sure what shipping will be but its a get out of jail if need be
rest of sprues
ok i have a long weekend so i will see how we get on with this wee kit,
simon

[simontie]

Been quite productive engine complete and now in the frame, very simple kit but very good to assemble

Simon

[Mr Bowcat]

Nice start Simon.

[simontie]

Well been a busy boy this week, completed my build but cant assemble as the new decals havent arrived yet so in the meantime i built its little sister the KR500

couldn't complete this either due to the decal’s and green paint not being here but today the decals turned up so should be able to finish both over the next few days i also bought a printed chain-set and the decals came with some PE disc covers and tank rings i don't really like the disc’s so i will stick with the standard plastic ones, on the 500 there vented and cut i spent age’s cutting these out so im happy to go with my efforts updates when i can
decals shots even in the plastic theres a good difference in the whites and i hope there not brittle like i suspect the old ones will be
KR1000

KR500


simon

[simontie]

Ok finished, the new decals worked a treat probably the easiest i have ever applied almost correctly,!

Finish build is here

https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/kawasaki-kr1000f-tamiya-no-12.41944/

i won’t do a build in progress for the KR500 but will post the final build pictures in completed builds

simon

[Mr Bowcat]

Those decals look nice against the green Si.

[simontie]

Those decals look nice against the green Si.

Thanks they were a joy to put on, not like my usual efforts
simon