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The spark plugs
I made some modifications to this thing on the engine - compare the original part to my modified part.
and here's another picture of the engine
I have started on the bodywork and had to find a way to correct the screen, which protrudes down further than the Tamiya kit. Also I wanted to try to get a more scale appearance by using thinner plastic which means that I will be able to connect the screen to the body with screws, just like the real bikes.
Here's how I did it.
First I made a template using the original screen (this was an experiment so I was really in trouble if it didn't work)
next I heated some clear plastic over a candle and once it started to get really soft I pulled it down over the template
This took a lot of trial and error until I got it right. In the end the screen is made out of the plastic that my mobile phone charger came in.
I'll have more shots of this during the Bodywork stages but I can tell you that it looks awesome in real life and I'll probably use this method for all my bikes!!!!.
On to the exhausts.
They are quite plain out of the box, so I added weld seams using a hypodermic needle and liquid nails
Then I sprayed them with Tamiya Gloss black enamel then Alclad II chrome. Once that dried I sprayed clear blue over all the weld seams.
I then hand painted masking sol over the welds and clear blue
Once the masking sol dried I sprayed Tamiya X-9 brown over the mask trying to achieve a minimal over spray. As soon as I had finished spraying the brown I peeled the mask off. What do you think??
Also a BIG thanks to Sticky Fingers
, who put me onto
www.photobucket.com Thanks Stuart!!!!
I was about to give up on this forum due to the problems with downloading images!
Next I'll take some higher res photo's of the progress so far. Thanks for looking!