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Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12
Well, the build is moving along, actually quite complex for a motorcycle, but starting to look good. Here you get to see the layers going on. So much is hidden it beggars the question, why hide it, but again compared to the old 900SS and company, this is a whole different beast. This...- Snowman
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- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12
Onwards at last with my build, after much procrastinating, sweating and swearing, I had to call it quits on attempting the PE chain that was in the after market kit. In the end I used the the original plastic part using Alclad steel & polished aluminium. Much better. The chain was stopping the...- Snowman
- Post #32
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12
I’m back… in the famous words of Slim Shady! Well, I have laboriously dragged along with the painting and have cooked up something I like to call, “Ducati in a bowl” with a bit of an Asian twist. Couldn’t decide if I was using chop sticks or fork, so I decide to just start assembling it...- Snowman
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- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12
It's been a while and I have finally assembled the disc brakes! A slow process along with having my compressor having issues of its own which required a new pressure regulator. Here are the assembled beauties! This quite an improvement over the molded parts. Till next time! :thumb2:- Snowman
- Post #27
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12
Hi all, it's been a while. The modelling has been side lined by life's demands but I managed to make a start on the disc brakes and have now assembled one front brake hub. I need my head read, I forgot just how small and fiddly the bits were, but the results speak for themselves and justify my...- Snowman
- Post #26
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12
Hi ya! Made a start on the 1199 engine. OMG, its world apart from the old 900SS / NCR bevel heads! Those old engines were comparable to lawnmower engines in terms of construction and complexity!:astonished: Here is an image of the NCR's engine... And here is an image of the 1199's engine...- Snowman
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- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Completed Macross / Robotech Destroid
I finally got the photo booth assembled, and the quality of photo's achieved are spectacular in my opinion compared to earlier attempts. I call this vignette, "Overwatch". If it weren't for the UN Spacey decals this may have passed off for a BattleTech vignette. Thanks for the support and for...- Snowman
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Ducati 1199 Panigale S - Tamiya 1/12
Hi ya all! It has been ages since I last built a motorcycle kit. I wanted to a simple out of the box build with no aftermarket products. Opening the box I notice the neat addition of a "Tech Tips" for novice builders, with a "bumf" sheet on the Ducati and its design and a neat instruction...- Snowman
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
The pattern for the camo worked out nicely, but unfortunately the crepe bandage used was too thick to suitably apply to the build. Oh well, lesson learnt. I have now officially finished the build, but have not as yet taken a decent set of photos of the completed build, so I will leave you with...- Snowman
- Post #43
- Forum: Sci-fi Under Constuction
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
The build continues and I'd thought that a bit extra depth was required in the form of camo netting. There are product available, but I wanted to make my own using two techniques I found. One was using crepe bandage, coloured using acrylic paints and the other was to use templates, and again I...- Snowman
- Post #42
- Forum: Sci-fi Under Constuction
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
Hi ya all! The base is about finished, its been a bit of a mission, but as such I am please with the results. Initially it was just getting the paving and central barrier in place. This was followed with with the street lights, some vegetation and more dust and dirt. As you can see I have...- Snowman
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
Thanks for the support! As my little adventure continues, I thought that I would try something different with regards to creating road surfaces. Typically I'd use Polyfilla and apply with a scraper, paint and weather accordingly. This time I decide to use Vallejo's earth texture acrylics...- Snowman
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- Forum: Sci-fi Under Constuction
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
Hi ya all! I've been tinkering on the base, chopped an glued it as well as fixing a foam board as the vignette surface. The kerb tiles were glued in place and the central barrier and street lights temporarily pinned. With the Destroid and LAV in place is starting to come together.- Snowman
- Post #36
- Forum: Sci-fi Under Constuction
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
Hi ya all! I been giving the base some thought and as mentioned before I don't want to go as big as the Regult build. Whilst this achieved everything I wanted, it is a bit big and unwieldy when taking to model shows. My mission this time around was to achieve the same effect but in a much...- Snowman
- Post #35
- Forum: Sci-fi Under Constuction
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
I very much like the Mechwarrior/BattleTech/Battlemech and the back ground story to the genre. Read enough novels and played enough games to have it well engrained in my psyche.:thumb2: On a positive note they do a 1/72 variant of it from the original Macross source. This is sold on hlj.com...- Snowman
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- Forum: Sci-fi Under Constuction
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
Seasons greetings all! I finally managed to get the decals on, one or two mistakes but overall I am very pleased with the finish. Next round I will seal the decals before I start the weathering process. Thanks for looking.- Snowman
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
It was a bit warmer today, no hard frost on the ground, so I ventured out to the garage and did a bit more painting and assembly. I think the kits are starting to come together quite nicely. Did a 50/50 smoke and clear green treatment on the inside of the windows and I quite like what I see...- Snowman
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
Well, I finally threw down the last colour modulation and I am happy with the results. On closer inspection, a bit rough so I may have to give that a bit more attention. Was probably rushing it a bit with the cold.:thinking: Anyhow, thanks for looking.- Snowman
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
The mission continues and the garage is pretty darn cold at the moment, but I can't lose momentum. The first round of colour goes on. Thanks for watching.:thumb2:- Snowman
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- Forum: Sci-fi Under Constuction
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Macross - Destroid Defender 1/72
I dragged myself out to the garage (a mild 6 deg C) and threw down an undercoat on the kits. As such not looking too bad, other than a couple of joint lines that will require some attention, as was expected. Thanks for watching.- Snowman
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