Mick’s Ducati 888 superbike racer Tamiya 1/12

[Mickc1440]

Build is now underway. These two wheelie things are definitely paint as you go models. One strange thing I’ve already found, there is a chromed sprue but the first two parts off it aren’t chrome on the model and have to be painted? Here’s the start….

[Lee Drennen]

Nice Start Mick.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Good start Mick.

[Allen Dewire]

A tad late my friend, but with my new glasses, I should be able to see all your magic just fine...Any particular reason you have the putty on standby so early in the build??? Just wondering...

Prost
Allen

[Mickc1440]

Nice Start Mick.

Good start Mick.

Thanks gents

A tad late my friend, but with my new glasses, I should be able to see all your magic just fine...Any particular reason you have the putty on standby so early in the build??? Just wondering...

Prost
Allen

Welcome Allen, it had just arrived and I hadn’t moved it

[Mickc1440]

Day shifts done so a bit more work completed. Quite a bit of detail painting to do but finally some progress

[Stefee]

Looks excellent and very neat building/painting.
Are the timing belts loose rubbery items or painted moulded plastic?

[Andy T]

Lovely neat work Mick.

[simontie]

Thats looking very nice
simon

[Mickc1440]

Looks excellent and very neat building/painting.
Are the timing belts loose rubbery items or painted moulded plastic?

Thank you Stefan, the belt assembly’s come in two parts

Lovely neat work Mick.

Cheers Andy, all this detail and you can hardly see it when the fairing goes on

[Mickc1440]

Thats looking very nice
simon

Thanks Simon

[Mr Bowcat]

Very nice Mick. interesting engine, not seen one like that on a bike kit before.

[Mickc1440]

Very nice Mick. interesting engine, not seen one like that on a bike kit before.

All new to me Bob but an interesting challenge, next up is to screw it into the frame

[Andy T]

Very nice Mick. interesting engine, not seen one like that on a bike kit before.

Ducati engines are a bit different all round I think, what with their desmodromic valve system that hardly anyone else bothers with.

[Mr Bowcat]

Ducati engines are a bit different all round I think, what with their desmodromic valve system that hardly anyone else bothers with.

Interesting. The only Ducati I've built is the Superleggera V4, but that had a fairly standard looking engine.