Freddie Spencer NS500

[Guest]

I just started this 1/12 scale kit I got as a gift from a fellow racer. Here are components after basic painting

finished up the engine and added the throttle cables

next I decided to go with a titanium finish and add some blueing to the pipes some were just painted black but thought that would be a bit boring

after clearing I added some detail to the welds with some bright silver

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Coming on a treat Trey. I see you have seen the one I did, you need Microsol, (or similar) to get the decals to fit. I just left the expansion boxes black, didn't have the nerve to colour them up like you have. Looking forward to seeing more

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Looking very nice indeed, looking forward to seeing it put together, regards Martin :-)

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Hi Trey, its looking good, as Graham has said use micro sol or set the decals will follow the curves and dry in shape. Must see the finished bike.

Cheers Gareth.

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thanks for the tip and the kind words . The decals in this kit are very old so I''ll give it a try also is 'decal set' the same as microsol?

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got the mill mounted in the frame

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the cooling system ready to mount

triple clamps and controls

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Superb clean build Trey, got my eyes on this one.

Joolz.

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Looking good Trey

Richy

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got motivated this weekend and mounted up the cooling system

also got the swingarm and rear tire assembly on

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more progress as the rain kept me from riding today,test fit of the pipes and the front end is almost ready

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went ahead with the paint unfortunately the older kits decals are somewhat lacking and require more painting than I would like but here goes

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finished up the fuel tank painting

[stona]

Very nice indeed. I saw Spencer race back in the day,may even have been this bike!

Cheers

Steve

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thanks Steve! I got the first set of decals on, thanks for the tip about the decal set Graham it worked great!