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Simon's Mandalorian Razor Crest, Revell 1/72
Well quite pleased with this effort this was a trial of my led truster (no idea how to add a small video)- simontie
- Post #26
- Forum: Jakko's Movie/TV star GB: Mar - May '23
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The Motorbike Thread
had a test ride on this yesterday, still grinning this morning. collect it next Saturday…. it was fantastic to ride so punchy but smooth :hungry:- simontie
- Post #124
- Forum: Other Hobbies and interests
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Simon's Mandalorian Razor Crest, Revell 1/72
Sorry for the delay in any updates i have managed to assemble the inner hull of the ship along with the ceiling and cockpit floor same thing!!! Wiring is for the rear cockpit space in place but not fixed yet Then this all fits snugly in the main fuselage shell, but i need to give the door...- simontie
- Post #22
- Forum: Jakko's Movie/TV star GB: Mar - May '23
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Cyprus Shackleton's
Ok having a bit of a holiday off to Cyprus for the next 10 or 12 days In the morning early flight, hope to catch a glimpse of the shacks on arrival not sure how easy it is to get in to them? Anyone know if you can visit them WL757 was my old mans aircraft ( Brian) before he demobed in 1972 so... -
Simon's Mandalorian Razor Crest, Revell 1/72
Well a bit further on and all coming together well my photographic skills don't do it justice but upper cabin/cockpit & cargo bay painted, the mixture of metallic paints catch the light differently and it looks unevenly painted (or its just my painting) also installed the light in the-rear cabin...- simontie
- Post #17
- Forum: Jakko's Movie/TV star GB: Mar - May '23
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Simon's Mandalorian Razor Crest, Revell 1/72
Well some progress, cockpit and inner decks good bit to go- simontie
- Post #10
- Forum: Jakko's Movie/TV star GB: Mar - May '23
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Macchi Castoldi M.C. 72 AMP KIT
Good kit from a non aircraft builder but i do feel the urge for more kit went together well me being the only issue, I should have planned the painting better but all in i’m please with the out come any comments welcome simon- simontie
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- Forum: Completed Aeroplanes
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Macchi M.E. 72 AMP kit
Well to say this has been challenging would be an understatement, not the kit as much as me i think someone once said “your ambition out weights your abilities“ the curve on this was definatly learning but almost there couple of pictures not perfect but im starting to like it i have the super...- simontie
- Post #9
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Simon's Mandalorian Razor Crest, Revell 1/72
Hi well not quite finished … well iv only just opened the box box art and sprue shots attached, need to finish off another wee project first Simon Sorry last picture is a bit blurry i will change it out next time i post- simontie
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- Forum: Jakko's Movie/TV star GB: Mar - May '23
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Macchi M.E. 72 AMP kit
Well not really my bag but seen this racing plane and thought it would be nice to build, its 1/48 scale and after my last 8th scale build it’s tiny.. but ill give it my best shot. Box art & sprues. I have managed most of the sparce cock pit not with out it’s issues and needs painted still but...- simontie
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
Tricky kit but turned out ok, im pleased with the out come could have improved a few bit and polished off a wee bit better but all in DONE Simon- simontie
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- Forum: Completed Civilian motorcycle s
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
Well managed to get the fairing finished its not perfect but i’m happy with it hope to complete the bike this week, see how it goes simon- simontie
- Post #70
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
Ok slightly longer than a weekend ( i did other stuff) but stripped of the decals and pin stripes and masked them up, so a couple of mistakes on my part, i did the boarder line first and I can see a shadow underneath the number panel, nose is slightly mis-shaped but I might live with it if i...- simontie
- Post #67
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
hi all couple of more pictures tank and seat now fitted with decals applied looks quite nice so far. these when on no bother and the mud guard one was the same still setting but easy to apply, the exhausts I bonded to the under side of the frame to hold them in place the fairing will also...- simontie
- Post #58
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
k well just about there!!! my axle rod arrived on Monday so I have fitted both wheels and fitted the rear end permanently shocks and wheel along with the rear brake rod I made. The exhausts these had grills moulded into them so I scrapped and sanded these off along with the heavy seem I think...- simontie
- Post #53
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
Just a trial fit need to wait for the axles to come, but starting to look like a bike :smiling4: not great picture‘s but my make shift clip on’s turned out quite well and i made a new rear brake rod linkage I also cut the throttle and ht leads down so they fit under the cross bar, see what the...- simontie
- Post #49
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
hi all well 2 steps forward and 3 back or what ever they say? took the swinging arm off as it just didn't sit pretty as you can see the tube that the swinging arm shaft should spin on is like a a banana and the shaft was short by 2 or 3mm. sorry not so obvious in the picture, So after some...- simontie
- Post #45
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
Ok busy weekend but don't seem any further on, managed the engine in to frame drilled the mounts and screwed it together, had a look at the front end and decided to drill out the centre pins that hold the front wheel i have an axle for it but this might just be glued each end.. forks are a bit...- simontie
- Post #40
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
Well spent a bit of time puttting a shock absorber together out of a few bits and pieces as the kit ones are wrong red and they look … so i came up with this a bit of old sprue, some stainless wire and an spare mono shock bottom from Tamiya Kit. this is as far as i got with it needs cleaned...- simontie
- Post #37
- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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Honda road racer 1/8th scale
hi all, slow week here but… I have managed a few small steps further wheels painted so all done, frame cleaned and painted still in two halves, mega amount of scraping and sanding to get all the flash off (assume thats the right phrase?) engine primed and painted, oil tank, swinging arm and...- simontie
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- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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