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Then on with the wheels, normally I don't concentrate to much detail but for this I thought I'd put a wee bit of effort into it.

Alex as long as you can get over that they dry very quick, I would encourage you to change over to acrylics.

Cheers mate, I would say this is the first build I've went into a bit more detail

Next up was the main parts of the engines The engines built up and primed And painted up in RAL1015 As usual with my builds I seem to get into them and forget to take any more photos of the engines. You will be able to see the in the finished build photos

Decided now that I've gone and splashed out on a proper work area, I'd better make some progress with this. Like the rest of the kit, the engines are nicely details. Since getting the airbrush I've now moved away from enamels and I'm now working with acrylics, why o why didn't I do this sooner Here's the engine internals given an initial coat of Tamiya Metalic Grey, the leading edges were then painted Gloss White, and the centre section Semi Gloss Black The rear of the engine, now my knowledge of what these sections are, is almost non existent so bare with me. These were painted Flat Aluminium, then coated with Clear Blue, and highlighted with Tamiya Smoke

Excellent work Ray loving the glossy white, glad you've started it again lol

I've got a Revell Airbus A350 I've had lying about since the kit came out. I've not built it so far, as I'm waiting on a decent set of decals to come out. I now fancy doing the new American Airlines Livery, the question is do any of you guys/girls know what's a good match for the grey/silver of the main body. Cheers. Hopefully this hasn't been asked before.

She's a beauty Mike, I've got a A350, but still undecided what livery to do it. Yeh come on Ray get yours finished lol.

How's this getting on mate. Any updates.

I then attached it to the frame, it's started to look like a bike now. Again for the pipes I inserted thin jewellery wire which makes routing the pipe a doddle. Again I hope you like it.

And all built up, as the chain is supposed to be put on prior to the assemble of the rear subframe, which is a pain, I left it off then after it was all painted, I split the chain near the rear sprocket, you'd never notice this. Quite please with the result.

The rear suspension was the built up, again various Tamiya silvers and greys were used, along with Humbrol Gloss Yellow for spring. The rear wheel and brake disc was assembled, I drilled out all those tiny blinking holes. The wheel was painted in Tamiya Semi Gloss Black and given a coat of Aqua Gloss.

I then started on the various parts of the rear assembly. First up the chain and the rear sprocket, this was painted in various Tamiya's silvers and greys, given the obligatory wash and coating of Aqua Clear Next the rear brakes, first of Tamiya Flat Aluminium, then the calliper was given a coat of Tamiya X-10 Gun Metal. The piston tops were given a coat of Tamiya X-23 Clear Blue

Next I built up the rear subframe, again I striped the horrible chrome off, coated it with Tamiya X-18, followed by a coat of Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminium. It was then given a couple of coats of Alclad ALC 600 Aqua Clear, before some slight washes, followed by a couple more coats of Aqua Clear. The rear wheel guard (I haven't a clue the right name for it), was then primer and given several coats of Tamiya X-7 Gloss Red, and again followed up by several coats of Aqua Gloss. I also painted the chain guard Tamiya XF-85, it wasn't until after I took this photo I realised I hadn't painted several parts of the chain guard.

Cheers Paul, my brain was getting fuzzled with the planes, so I thought I'd try something different, glad you like it.

Next up is the engine, again Tamiya Thin glue made this an absolute breeze. I decided to paint some of the parts separate then attach them as I go on. The basic unpainted engine. After its coat of white primer The carbs also in white primer. Next up I gave the engine a coat of Tamiya XF-56 Metalic Grey, this will start as a base coat, from which I added in on various sections Tamiya X-11 Chrome Silver and Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminium. I then painted the various black sections Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss Black. I then gave it a couple of coats of Aqua Gloss, did some washes then gave it another couple of coats of Aqua Gloss. I'm not going for the straight out of showroom condition, but a bike that although in good condition has been used. Hope you like it so far.

The frame given a nice coat of Ultimate Airbrush White Primer. Just prior to this build I bought a compressor which came with a cheap airbrush, suffice to say it was absolutely sh@te to say the least. Cue much grovelling to the wifey who eventually succumbed to my constant asking, where I purchased a lovely Iwata Revolution CR which is awesome. The frame was then given a nice coating of Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss Black. I then taped off the rear fairing (In hindsight I should have painted them separately) and gave the frame a nice coating of Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminium, I then unmasked the fairing, and gave it several coats of Alclad ALC600 Aqua Gloss. Ive never really got on with Johnstons Kleer, but although it's very similar I seem to be able to get a good result with the Alclad. I then gave it a nice pin wash to bring out some of the details. It's much lighter in real life. The finish I think is better than the chrome, although the Tamiya Aluminium is a bit heavy flaked, I've now bought some Vallejo Alumium which appears much finer for any future builds. Again it looks a lot better in real life, the photos really don't do it justice.

The rear fairing again I'm impressed with the fit and finish. Before I started this kit, I watched Tony's Yamaha Rossi build on eModels channel on YouTube where I picked up loads of tips, one of which was don't follow the order of the instructions to the letter. The frame parts attached along with the rear fairing. This is the first kit I've used Tamiya "Thin", how the hell have I managed so far with my other builds without using this stuff. It's amazing, really recommend it.

Yeh I've been drooling over Hobby Design stuff as well, you could spend a fortune on stuff. Mind you I'm not going anywhere near their chain kit, I think that would drive you insane.

98, 99 I think

I normally build aircraft (Currently building an Etihad Boeing 777-300ER). For a change I thought I would try a bike, namely one of Tamiya's models as I've heard some great comments about there fit and finish. I picked this up on eBay quite cheaply, it will be a relatively basic build with no aftermarket parts to see how I get on. I've just bought one of the Ducati 1199 kits which I'll invest in some aftermarket add on for it, I've already ordered the "Senna" decals and paint. I looked over the kit, quite impressed with it compared to some of the ill fitting aircraft builds I've done. Don't get me started about the Revell Eurocopter ADAC build that's just been relegated to the shelf of doom. First off, what's with the absolutely horrible fake chrome parts. The last time I looked an R1 didn't have much chrome on it. It's disgusting, I wouldn't mind if it looked real but it's fake..... Anyway nothing a 5 min dip in some household bleach wouldn't solve, yep it only took 5 mins. Thankfully after a quick wash in water removed all the bleach and remaining stuck chrome.

Just used this for the first time and I'm impressed with the finish, my question is, can this finish be polished to just bring up the sheen a bit more. If you do guys/ladies what polish do you use

I've just ordered a bottle of this stuff. For a Matt surface I normally use W&N Galeria Matt varnish, I take its ok to go over the Alclad with the W&N, without it reacting

Hi there can this be used over Tamiya Acrylics, and is it safe to use Microset and Microsol over it when applying decals

Hi there looking for some advice. I am doing a Tamiya Yamaha R1 at the moment. I put down a couple of coats of Kleer and left it about 1600 yesterday. Today I put down some oil wash, I was wiping it away with some with some thinners, but it looks like the thinners has eaten straight through the coat of Kleer and attacked the paint underneath. This is the first time I've tried a wash on any model. Any advice would be appreciated