ModelMonkey Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) Okay - here goes - first RFI (after a colossal lurking time), first motorbike, first commission build and first time using OneDrive....what could possibly go wrong?! Build this in around 24 hours over a 3 month period as a favour for chum at work - who has now very nearly finished his 1:1 scale version. Naturally his real one is showroom fresh and mine is a little more tatty... Let's hope this photo linking malarkey works... I really enjoyed the build - great quality for an early 70's moulding by Esci. There was a point in there where I felt like I needed 3 perfectly coordinated child-sized hands to prise the frame apart to insert the rear wheel and align & glue various bits and bobs but I got through it... Most importantly the customer is happy! Edited October 26, 2017 by ModelMonkey Final attempt at finding at benevolent photo host - my friend Flickr? 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Nope. No images for me. I had sign up for Microsoft in order to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Gah! Thanks - must be a permissions thing in OneDrive - I now need to suss out how to make my album publicly viewable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Jings - looks like OneDrive (and my fallback option of DropBox) - don't allow you to create a publicly viewable folder, without having to get folks to login... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_farrier Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I can see the photos fine. Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Thanks Steve - turned out okay in the end, both the model and the horrors of posting pictures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Looks good to me. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 Thanks Pete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMax12 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Looks fine to me. Don't know diddly about bikes but it looks like an old road warrior to me. I use a Macbook and the pics came through ok. Lloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Thanks Lloyd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Love it,great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Thanks Steves! Edited October 29, 2017 by ModelMonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devo Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Nicely done, you can't beat a good old Trumpy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Cheers Devo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Looks great, indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley John Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Very nice. Will keep an eye out for the 1:1 on the lanes & byways of the Shire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 You'll be lucky Harley John! I think the 1:1 scale is likely to be static and trailered to shows. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Love this, excellent wear on the seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 Thanks Stesca - 100% natural wear on the seat (and the leather on the helmet) - the horrible vinyl material for the seat, chain and helmet strap wouldn't take paint properly. It started to rub off as soon as I'd sprayed it. Luckily it looked pretty good so I put them aside and didn't do anything else to them - a happy accident! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 You've made a nice looking model - nice to have a 1:1 example to go by. Impressed with the patina of the seat, it's come up real well. I've found that a wash of white glue over that horrible vinyl enables the paint to bite, and there are other methods suggested on a thread of the same kit a month or so back. Italeri have just re-boxed this kit - hope they do likewise with the Harley, Zundapp & BMW, solo and sidecar versions, then I can build the models properly……. Cheers…….Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 Thanks Rog. This was the Italeri boxing I did - I was well impressed by the quality of the moulding and the engineering from the original Esci parts. Good tip for the white glue - I'll maybe try that next time. I'd be keen to do the other bike models as well - it's a lovely scale to work in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Use a 'hot mix' on the vinyl parts. 10% primer and the rest lacquer thinner. Light coats with lots of dry time in between and the primer will bite into the material. You need only the lightest coating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 Cheers Steve - will bear that in mind for next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 No worries. The trick works on Trumpeters hard black plastic landing gear too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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