Clyno Vickers Motorcycle Machine Gun Combination 1/32 Scale

[JR]

Hells bells Neil, this is uncharted waters for you these days . Love the idea of the printed items , where on earth do you start with the printing as it looks very complicated.
I shall sit at the back and wonder of such things .

[Mini Me]

That's nothing JR....wait till you see the jerry cans he did for me and Paul E..........not to mention the Notek lights......yeah, 1-87 scale!!

[Mickc1440]

Witchcraft :smiling: :smiling5:

[The Smythe Meister]

Yeah,Mick is spot on there!!:tears-of-joy:
Have to say Neil,those wheels look amazing

[Tim Marlow]

Fine work Neil.
Heres a picture of a real one that’s up for sale, just to keep you on the straight and narrow…..I think the price is actually extremely reasonable…right up until you read the whole listing….

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1519857

[Neil Merryweather]

Well that’s not for the faint-hearted!

This has really tested my mettle, my experience, my nerve and my patience. And I’m not even halfway through.



Stage 1 of the destructions is adding PE details to the main frame, which is moulded in one piece. My first impression was ‘wow that’s amazing’ , because I know a thing or two about mould making. But as I removed the flash -which was minimal, to be fair (and unavoidable with this type of mould), - I began to feel that maybe it was a bit ambitious to do it all in one like this. I got there in the end but there was some mould damage, which is evidenced by the presence of extra resin where it shouldn’t be, usually in crevices, but there was actually a big hole on the cylinder at the front (silencer?).I won’t bother filling it, it can be smothered with mud, but it’s a bit poor. There was also a bit of misalignment which is evident especially in the cylinders, and I think it’s really going to show up once I paint it. But life’s too short, and I’m planning a rider so his legs will hopefully hide (or at least distract from) most of it.

Then came the PE and all I can say is ‘Thank God for the internet’, because I would have really struggled about where to place anything without pics of the real thing-especially restored ones.

So this is the result of the first stage, and at least an hour, possibly more, of my time.



Stage two is the mudguards and front forks, and this is where I really started to shed follicles (you were so right Mike).

Again, thank God for the internet! There’s no real idea of where to actually locate things; I had to use the wheel as a guide for the rear mudguard, and there’s no locator for the spindle so it’s all eyeballed. The mudguard only touches the frame at the rear forks, so that’s just a drop of CA in four places (unsatisfactory to me)to hold it in place. I want the wheels separate for painting, so I have to hope for the best. The mudguards are not symmetrical but it’s not clear which way round they should fit.

The front forks were an absolute nightmare there ARE locating holes in the PE part but the pins on the steering assembly don’t fit and made the forks too wide for the slots in the front mudguard....After several attempts and many bendings of the forks I finally slimmed down the steering assembly and fitted a wheel in place(that did at least fit) to position the mudguard .

The attachment for the saddle was very unclear, especially as it was left off the assembly photographs. And the bloody kickstart pedal kept falling off, so I left it off until later. I had to add a little pivot for it as there was nothing to attach it to.



So, first day:- not impressed, really, but forewarned is forearmed, so on we go.

In other news, however, the revised 3D printed wheels were mostly successful.

I lost the 0.2mm spoke one completely but the 0.3mm spokes seemed to survive. Bizarrely it’s the one with less supports that looks better.



I tried another two variations on positioning, but it’s the upright on that works best so, although it’s not PERFECT it’s what I’m going to use. Hopefully I can insert them without breaking the spokes!



Thanks for following everyone- there won't be much more done today or tomorrow, Granddaughter's birthday party and other stuff to deal with-hopefully I will have regained my composure by Monday!

[Allen Dewire]

Dang Neil, those wheels look fantastic and nicely detailed!!! Good job Sir!!! I just got a set from CSM and they are beautifully done too. Looks like a typical resin kit and so far, you've whipped it into shape. Enjoy the break and see you on Monday...

Prost
Allen

[Neil Merryweather]

I had an unexpected opportunity to play last night so I couldn't resist seeing how they looked....

I have to say I'm rather pleased with myself!
Ok, some of the spokes are bent and I daren't try and do anything about that ( I did rearrange them @Jakko , hope you approve ), but the general appearance is better than the kit version.
Cheers
Neil

[Jim R]

It looks great Neil. Well done with those wheels. Certainly a kit for those with skill and patience. It does seem to have issues it shouldn't have.

[Guest]

I did rearrange them @Jakko , hope you approve

They look a lot more convincing with just that small rotation

[Neil Merryweather]

It didn't take long for me to lose my composure- I take back what I said about the instructions…

They look impressive but they are don’t really tell you how to make the model, just what it’s supposed to look like-and even that is quite confusing.

I made a start on the construction of the sidecar



It took me a long time and several retracing of steps before I got there.


There’s no real clue as to where the various struts connect-I am fairly satisfied with where I have ended up but it’s in spite of, rather than thanks to the instructions!-Except that there IS advice to pin the frame to the chassis, but the one place they indicate seems wrong to me, so I made my own decision.




And here it all is together but not glued-I’m leaving it separate for painting





There is some room for extra detailing- brake and clutch cables etc.; I’ll see how I feel about that at the end. Period images show there needs to be a tarpaulin underneath the sidecar(presumably to protect the passenger from mud being thrown up at him), so I will definitely have a go at that.

Next up is the Vickers gun and tripod- I wonder what surprises that will throw at me?

I think I‘ll be ready to get back to the Fusiliers after this …

[Tim Marlow]

Going well Neil, though I bet it’s frustrating at times. Looks like an early iteration of a motocross sidecar combination doesn’t it :tongue-out3:

[Andy T]

Rather you than me Neil!

It's starting to look the part though.

[Neil Merryweather]

Going well Neil, though I bet it’s frustrating at times. Looks like an early iteration of a motocross sidecar combination doesn’t it :tongue-out3:

If you think about it, that's exactly what it is Tim

[outrunner]

Looking good but also making me nervous as I have a 1/35 Thunder Models WW2 Indian motorcycle kit complete with tiny PE to build sometime soon.

Andy.