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So, the Hunter Cub is completed Overall, a nice model but a bit more tricky to put together than the Super Cub. Here it is from various angles: And with this I'm bowing out of this GB. Nice meeting you all, and good luck with your models!

I did receive the chrome foil I ordered and cut some strips to apply to the model. It looks decent enough, and I call this one done. The finish isn't perfect but it is only a very small model

I have been busy with other things lately, but today could do a bit more work on the Hunter Cub. I pretty much completed the rear part of the bike, with the exhaust, suspension, seat and luggage rack. Then I added the front fork and wheels, and am now doing the handlebar and headlight assembly. After that, just a few more stickers and it's done The front mudguard looks a bit wonky, I need to adjust that.

Ha! I wouldn't mind, I like motorbikes and have a weak spot for these little ones. As you can see from the box there is also a blue/green version, but since that is otherwise identical to the yellow one I'm building I will probably give that a miss. I did a bit of modelling, not too much because I want to make the most of the sunny weather. I started with the engine: And then the frame: Followed by some bodywork. I picked out the spokes with Tamiya aluminium and painted the chain with gunmetal. The parts just click in place, most of the time, but sometimes a small dab of glue helps to keep them in position. I'm also adding the various stickers as I go along.

Amazing work! I had not heard the salt trick before, excellent idea. All those cables and pipes would do my head in, that's for sure. You've done a great job with that engine!

I really enjoyed building the Fujimi kit of the Honda Super Cub so I decided to also build its stablemate, the CT125 Hunter Cub. This is something like the 'off-road' equivalent of the Super Cub, with the same chassis and 125 cc engine but different bodywork and a rather different vibe: As with the previous build, this is a snap-together model with pre-painted parts although I did do a fair bit of painting on the Super Cub, and even used a spot of glue or two to make sure that some stubborn parts actually stayed put. I expect to do the same with this kit. Here is the box and some sprue shots: The instructions are again entirely in Japanese, which is not a problem these days with Google Translate on the phone - just point it at the text and it will translate it for you I sprayed all the parts apart from the yellow body work with Citadel Chaos Black primer. This gives the black parts a lovely soft, non-plasticky sheen and also forms a good undercoat for spraying the bare metal parts. For those I used once again Rust Oleum Chrome, which isn't really a chrome finish but a very good bare metal one. Here everything is drying: Once the primer was dry I brush painted the spokes with some Tamiya aluminium to make them stand out, and with that I'm now ready to start the assembly.

Thank you for the pointer. I did search on the Hannants website but I clearly did not use the right search terms because nothing came up. The aluminium may well be ok. I will wait for the vinyl strips I ordered and if that isn't suitable I may try the Hannants product.

Assembly has been completed: I tried to highlight the chrome strip on the side and failed miserably. My chrome pen wandered off the raised moulding all the time and it didn't look right at all, so I stripped it again. Fortunately without damaging the paintwork too much. I'm now thinking of trying a chrome decal strip but I can't find a source. I did find chrome vinyl and ordered some, but that may be too thick. If anyone knows a source of plain chrome decal foil I'd appreciate it Semi-good news on the numberplates: the rear plate went on ok but the front one disintegrated into several tiny bits when I got it out of the water, so I just painted the plate black instead. Oh well.

The engine is looking great! I too have noticed that the build order in some of these big scale kits can be strange. I have no idea why they seem to delight in making life unnecessarily difficult for the builder.

Lovely! I have built a few Metcalfe kits, mostly of the red brick variety. They are very well designed and a joy to make. Well done with this one!

Incredible. It's almosty like building a real bike.

I love helicopters. Good luck with the build!

I've put together the chassis and the interior. To prevent the unrealistic see-through engine compartment I put a lump of Blu-tak there and painted it black. I've also cemented the windows in place with Glue 'n Glaze: One of the headlight lenses doesn't fit properly, I have to remove it and do some fettling. Perhaps I put it inside out? I really can't see that when I'm working, and this photo was the first time I noticed!

This is amazing! As a long time biker I'm going to follow this!

There is a fine line between genius and madness...... not sure which side you're on 😁 Looking forward to see how this will develop!