Hello Remember me...? Seems like an eternity since I actually posted a build on here and not just check that all is well and make the odd comment here and there.
I mentioned in my last post on here somewhere that I was 'upto something' I think it was Daves (?) thread about the lack of Mo Jo. Anyway, enough waffle.
I saw this kit a while ago and it has been sitting with all the others until a while back when it started to rain. Torrential rain that is. Not wishing to get drowned in the garden, I took refuge in the man cave and my eye caught the box.
To cut a very long and boring story short I was all out of Green paint! (well one that could work). I did however have a draw full of Alclad II that has been gravely overlooked.
The result of which is this:
No pictures of the build I am sorry to say.
I re-built the wheels with 0,5 wire which was fun as it was a first for me. This explains the rather messy rims. I know for next time what not to do!
The kit went together quite well apart from a huge amount of clean up of mould joins and seams! The worst was the petrol tank. I had to paint it FOUR times. Once due to dropping it as I put it to dry. Naturally it landed top down. The second time due to a finger print, again right on the top. The third time..... Tamiya extra thin which I used to glue the petrol cap on with is an excellent remover of Alclad II ! The final time all went well and it was given three very thin coat of acrylic varnish each with a day between to harden off. Bugger me if when putting all the bits together, I put a finger print on the top. Luck was on my side and I was able to wash it off with and a cotton bud! Phew.
The paint process. All primed with Aclad black primer, All except the cylinder block and crank case was given four coats of Gloss black base.
Wheels, handlebars and a few other bits got bright chrome, all the covers got Airframe aluminium. the petrol tank polished steel (i think) and the petrol tap light gold.
The first bike I have done in about 20 years. I cant imagine that there will go quite as long until the next one..... Have an eye open for the Harley.....
Hope you like it and comments are welcome.
I mentioned in my last post on here somewhere that I was 'upto something' I think it was Daves (?) thread about the lack of Mo Jo. Anyway, enough waffle.
I saw this kit a while ago and it has been sitting with all the others until a while back when it started to rain. Torrential rain that is. Not wishing to get drowned in the garden, I took refuge in the man cave and my eye caught the box.
To cut a very long and boring story short I was all out of Green paint! (well one that could work). I did however have a draw full of Alclad II that has been gravely overlooked.
The result of which is this:
No pictures of the build I am sorry to say.
I re-built the wheels with 0,5 wire which was fun as it was a first for me. This explains the rather messy rims. I know for next time what not to do!
The kit went together quite well apart from a huge amount of clean up of mould joins and seams! The worst was the petrol tank. I had to paint it FOUR times. Once due to dropping it as I put it to dry. Naturally it landed top down. The second time due to a finger print, again right on the top. The third time..... Tamiya extra thin which I used to glue the petrol cap on with is an excellent remover of Alclad II ! The final time all went well and it was given three very thin coat of acrylic varnish each with a day between to harden off. Bugger me if when putting all the bits together, I put a finger print on the top. Luck was on my side and I was able to wash it off with and a cotton bud! Phew.
The paint process. All primed with Aclad black primer, All except the cylinder block and crank case was given four coats of Gloss black base.
Wheels, handlebars and a few other bits got bright chrome, all the covers got Airframe aluminium. the petrol tank polished steel (i think) and the petrol tap light gold.
The first bike I have done in about 20 years. I cant imagine that there will go quite as long until the next one..... Have an eye open for the Harley.....
Hope you like it and comments are welcome.
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