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And next up are some pics from the build so far. I truly am enjoying this kit becasue of the simplicity of not having to paint everything.
It reminds me of the method of my builds when I was young....dump it, cut it and glue it! ha ha ha. Plus it has that fantastic Taimiya detail and fit!

There is some painting though, mostly brush touch ups with a few items needing the airbrush or rattle can. I will point those out in the pics below when I can.

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Here is the frame. Thank goodness the seam will nearly be all covered. Good points are no warping, just a simple clamp for a few minutes to keep it in place while the cement dried.

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Foot pegs. So awesome that Tamiya provided a little spring that helps hold the peg up in such a case that one might take it for a spin : ) The peg covers are a soft rubber material, very similar to the actual mini-bike I guess.

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Here is the frame and foot pegs with the finger slicer for scale.

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The cylinder head and case. The engine and case parts are plated in an aluminum type of material that looks very realistic. Plus makes a good contrast to the the bright work parts.

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Second pic of the head and case, this time showing the little spark plug that Tamiya gave. its chrome, so I had to touch up the cap with white.

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Engine and case mated. This shows the spark plug boot and the tubing for the clutch cable. Oh, and the contrast between the aluminum plated case and the chrome plated clutch cover - this was the contrast that I mentioned earlier.

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Here are a few pics of the case and head with the foot pegs attached.

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Here are two pics of the engine showing the carb, air filter (black) and fuel line installed. The air filter is one of the parts that I had to spray. It was chrome plated, but the instructions showed it needed to be semi-gloss black. I did not strip the chrome, just sprayed over it with no primer and it seems to be ok
FYI, I use Tamiya lacquer paints for all my builds. the lacquers spray real nice, dry quickly and are very forgiving for simple-folk like me. (word to the wise - if you plan to spray lacquers, you will need a spray booth set up outside of the living spaces - see my profile pic for the home-made contraption sitting in my garage that I built from a box and some computer fans)

See you in the next post!

<blockquote data-quote="beefychicken" data-source="post: 244886" data-attributes="member: 22087">And next up are some pics from the build so far. I truly am enjoying this kit becasue of the simplicity of not having to paint everything.It reminds me of the method of my builds when I was young....dump it, cut it and glue it! ha ha ha. Plus it has that fantastic Taimiya detail and fit!There is some painting though, mostly brush touch ups with a few items needing the airbrush or rattle can. I will point those out in the pics below when I can.[ATTACH=full]135053[/ATTACH]Here is the frame.&nbsp; Thank goodness the seam will nearly be all covered.&nbsp; Good points are no warping, just a simple clamp for a few minutes to keep it in place while the cement dried.[ATTACH=full]135054[/ATTACH]Foot pegs.&nbsp; So awesome that Tamiya provided a little spring that helps hold the peg up in such a case that one might take it for a spin : )&nbsp; The peg covers are a soft rubber material, very similar to the actual mini-bike I guess.[ATTACH=full]135055[/ATTACH]Here is the frame and foot pegs with the finger slicer for scale.[ATTACH=full]135056[/ATTACH]The cylinder head and case.&nbsp; The engine and case parts are plated in an aluminum type of material that looks very realistic. Plus makes a good contrast to the the bright work parts.[ATTACH=full]135057[/ATTACH]Second pic of the head and case, this time showing the little spark plug that Tamiya gave.&nbsp; its chrome, so I had to touch up the cap with white.[ATTACH=full]135058[/ATTACH]Engine and case mated.&nbsp; This shows the spark plug boot and the tubing for the clutch cable.&nbsp; Oh, and the contrast between the aluminum plated case and the chrome plated clutch cover - this was the contrast that I mentioned earlier.[ATTACH=full]135059[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]135060[/ATTACH]Here are a few pics of the case and head with the foot pegs attached.[ATTACH=full]135061[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]135062[/ATTACH]&nbsp;Here are two pics of the engine showing the carb, air filter (black) and fuel line installed.&nbsp; The air filter is one of the parts that I had to spray.&nbsp; It was chrome plated, but the instructions showed it needed to be semi-gloss black.&nbsp; I did not strip the chrome, just sprayed over it with no primer and it seems to be okFYI, I use Tamiya lacquer paints for all my builds.&nbsp; the lacquers spray real nice, dry quickly and are very forgiving for simple-folk like me. (word to the wise - if you plan to spray lacquers, you will need a spray booth set up outside of the living spaces - see my profile pic for the home-made contraption sitting in my garage that I built from a box and some computer fans)See you in the next post!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="beefychicken, post: 244886, member: 22087"] And next up are some pics from the build so far. I truly am enjoying this kit becasue of the simplicity of not having to paint everything. It reminds me of the method of my builds when I was young....dump it, cut it and glue it! ha ha ha. Plus it has that fantastic Taimiya detail and fit! There is some painting though, mostly brush touch ups with a few items needing the airbrush or rattle can. I will point those out in the pics below when I can. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01899-640x480.JPG"]135053[/ATTACH] Here is the frame. Thank goodness the seam will nearly be all covered. Good points are no warping, just a simple clamp for a few minutes to keep it in place while the cement dried. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01902-640x480.JPG"]135054[/ATTACH] Foot pegs. So awesome that Tamiya provided a little spring that helps hold the peg up in such a case that one might take it for a spin : ) The peg covers are a soft rubber material, very similar to the actual mini-bike I guess. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01904-640x480.JPG"]135055[/ATTACH] Here is the frame and foot pegs with the finger slicer for scale. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01909-640x480.JPG"]135056[/ATTACH] The cylinder head and case. The engine and case parts are plated in an aluminum type of material that looks very realistic. Plus makes a good contrast to the the bright work parts. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01910-640x480.JPG"]135057[/ATTACH] Second pic of the head and case, this time showing the little spark plug that Tamiya gave. its chrome, so I had to touch up the cap with white. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01911-640x480.JPG"]135058[/ATTACH] Engine and case mated. This shows the spark plug boot and the tubing for the clutch cable. Oh, and the contrast between the aluminum plated case and the chrome plated clutch cover - this was the contrast that I mentioned earlier. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01913-640x480.JPG"]135059[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01915-640x480.JPG"]135060[/ATTACH] Here are a few pics of the case and head with the foot pegs attached. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01916-640x480.JPG"]135061[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="DSC01918-640x480.JPG"]135062[/ATTACH] Here are two pics of the engine showing the carb, air filter (black) and fuel line installed. The air filter is one of the parts that I had to spray. It was chrome plated, but the instructions showed it needed to be semi-gloss black. I did not strip the chrome, just sprayed over it with no primer and it seems to be ok FYI, I use Tamiya lacquer paints for all my builds. the lacquers spray real nice, dry quickly and are very forgiving for simple-folk like me. (word to the wise - if you plan to spray lacquers, you will need a spray booth set up outside of the living spaces - see my profile pic for the home-made contraption sitting in my garage that I built from a box and some computer fans) See you in the next post! [/QUOTE]

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