More progress on the ducati.
I’ve gone overkill with Alclad II. Got me a compressor now, so I’ve got bags of air, always had a load of hot air, but now I’ve not some compressed air I can use for my airbrush. Spraying Alclad II with air cans always was a bit like taking a 20lb hammer to tune a piano. But now, I can control the air pressure, and do some fancy tricks.
The engine block I applied the white metal Alclad II at 20psi, over a black I’d sprayed that was sprayed at 30 psi from a distance. It has made it look like real cast metal, whereas the exhaust systems are sprayed with a darker aluminum, and the front brakes magnesium. The rest is painted with standard Alclad II aluminum.
Picture doesn’t really do it any justice. Trying to take a picture at this time of night, with my camera, is like hoping to have a million bucks drop from the sky – it isn’t going to happen. Shame really. Anyhow, it looks good by eye, so I’m happy with it. Be fine once I’ve washed and detailed.
Also assembled all the P/E. I really should have studied how to assemble the chain better. I did OK, but it’s never going to win an award. I lost far too many links as they went pinging around the room. After I’d built one side, I was worried I’d not have enough. I lost that many. Then I realised, something I’d read about cutting P/E in bags. Yep, after that I lost no more, but the damage had been done. I was short by about five links. So sadly I’ve had to, again fix a botch and space the links in a few places. It’s really hard to see, but next time I’ll cut the P/E in bags to prevent the massive loss of parts. Doh.
The front brake disc inserts will be painted. The chain is only going to get a wash.
And another shot of the body panels. Shows the red a little better this time.
That’s all.