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Tamiya 1/24 Ferrari F40 Competizione
Good morning all. I bought this kit 2nd hand in January, and on opening the box realised that the roof was squashed and the A pillars bent. I tried to fix it with heat but it wasn't happening, so I had to order a spare from HobbyCo and was advised a 6 month wait. Luckily it wasn't...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Civilian Cars Under construction
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Tamiya 1/12 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon
Hi Guys, Finally got this one finished. I had a major mojo breakdown mid-build and took a month off modelling which I think helped. Note to self: Give the model a dusting with the anti-static brush before taking pics in the future. :) Cheers, B- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Completed Civilian motorcycle s
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Tamiya 1/12 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon
Morning All, Pulled this one out of the stash last night. I've already got a few after-market bits for it. I've ordered some Zero paints candy green for the frame and some braided hose. Spent a while last night going through the instructions and marking what needs modifying with the PE...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Civilian Motorcycles under construction
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1/35 Ryefield Models M1240A1 M-ATV
Hi all. :) Finally got this one finished, the final weathering of the tyres is not yet done as I intend to build a desert base for this, my Abrams and my Bradley, so will do the final weathering once they are all in place.- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Completed Armoured Vehicles
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Mini F Clamps
Morning all. :) For some time I have been after some small friction clamps like these from ModelsRGo. Unfortunately this company seem to have closed down some time ago and the clamps are like the proverbial hens teeth. I wanted some as they would be useful on occasion when you want to hold...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: General Modelling chat
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5 years on
Morning all, I've just realised it practically 5 years to the day since I started modelling. :) This was my first ever build. And this is what I'm working on now. I think it's fair to say I've gotten a little better at weathering. :D -
Dspiae Nippers
Just in case anyone else was wondering what the difference between the 2.0 and 3.0 is, I just found this on the Dspiae website. So now we know. :smiling5:- Mr Bowcat
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Ryefield Models M1240A1 M-ATV
Morning all. :) Small update on this, I installed the engine, transmission and prop shaft into the chassis. This was a tricky endeavour and involved some time and swearing, but I managed to get it all together without breaking anything off. The chassis has had a first pass with Tamiya panel...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Armoured Vehicles Under Constuction
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Ryefield Models M1240A1 M-ATV
Morning guys. :) Progress has been slow on this, purely because I am very limited in when I can airbrush. I have switched over completely to lacquer and enamel paints, and as Mrs B has asthma I only like to spray these when she is at work. This means spraying is limited to Saturdays only at the...- Mr Bowcat
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Ryefield Models M1240A1 M-ATV
Morning all. :) I finished off the chassis last night with the addition of the suspension arms, shocks, springs, bump stops, etc. There are a surprisingly large number of parts in this finished piece, the suspension alone is something like 15 parts per corner. With that done I made a start...- Mr Bowcat
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Ryefield Models M1240A1 M-ATV
Afternoon guys. :) I've been having a bit of a break from modelling since June whilst I got to grips with figuring out how a lathe works. As the evenings are now starting to draw in I thought it's a good time to get back to fiddling with plastic instead of metal. :) So I decided to ease my way...- Mr Bowcat
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Latest Acquisitions (2021)
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Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1
Morning guys, Just finished this one up at the weekend. Overall a very enjoyable build, although I did run into issues at the end with the front cowling not fitting properly. I ended up stripping and repainting it, even then although better it still doesn't fit properly. Not sure if it's me or...- Mr Bowcat
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- Forum: Completed Civilian motorcycle s
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Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1
Cheers guys. :) Started putting it together yesterday. Front end. Seat and fuel tank. Then the problems started when I tried to fit the cowl. I can only assume that the internal headlight piece that connects to the frame isn't correctly located within the cowl. There's nothing else for...- Mr Bowcat
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Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1
Cheers Steve. :) I've been working on the paintwork for the last few days. First up was the body panels, painted, glossed, decalled and glossed again. The kit comes with a decal for the red accent on the front fairing, but I decided to mask and paint it instead. Then I cleaned up all the...- Mr Bowcat
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Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1
Morning chaps. :) Back ends on. I lost a little bit of the decal on the exhaust when fitting the mounting clamp, not sure yet if I'm going to leave it or attempt a repair. The exhaust is only attached by one screw so I can remove it later if needed.- Mr Bowcat
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Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1
Cheers gents. :) I had a bit of an "Oh S**t" moment this morning when I was working on the rear suspension (the joys of working from home). I couldn't find the suspension spring, not sure if I lost it or it wasn't in the kit. So I made this: Not perfect by a long shot but should do and...- Mr Bowcat
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Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1
Morning guys. :) I finished building the engine and got it installed in the frame this weekend, still need to add a wash to the frame. I took some artistic licence with regards to the colour of some of the engine parts.- Mr Bowcat
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Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1
Welcome along for the ride Nick. :) I got the first paint down yesterday. I've gone for gloss aluminium on the frame as it seems to match the boxart the best (and I'm guessing the real bike frame would be ali).- Mr Bowcat
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Tamiya Yamaha YZF-R1
Morning guys. :) For my second attempt at a motorcycle I've chosen this. I've made a start by getting the engine block cleaned up and together along with all the various bits that go with it. I also got the frame, mudguard and main body halves glued together along with all the parts from the...- Mr Bowcat
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