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A bit more PH build, Tamiyas 1/6 Honda CB-750F in progress
Tamiya CB750F_02 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Tamiya CB750F_01 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Quite an old kit, and it shows in places, very heavy chrome (removed a lot of it, bleach works a treat) fit is a bit iffy in places and lots of seam lines on everything.
Question for the expert modellers - got to do the exhausts, which are chrome plated on the real thing, but have a lot of seam lines and fit issues that require sanding and possibly filling, is it better to keep most of the original finish and touch up or strip & paint? Been experimenting but can't find a chrome paint that is anything but slightly shiny silver, but not tried alclad yet.
Tamiya CB750F_02 by MBBlat, on FlickrTamiya CB750F_01 by MBBlat, on FlickrQuite an old kit, and it shows in places, very heavy chrome (removed a lot of it, bleach works a treat) fit is a bit iffy in places and lots of seam lines on everything.
Question for the expert modellers - got to do the exhausts, which are chrome plated on the real thing, but have a lot of seam lines and fit issues that require sanding and possibly filling, is it better to keep most of the original finish and touch up or strip & paint? Been experimenting but can't find a chrome paint that is anything but slightly shiny silver, but not tried alclad yet.
Superb build so far.
Re the chrome - you said you’d stripped the vacuum plated stuff, but there are a couple of silver engine covers that look really good; what did you paint those with?
Alclad II would work, but you must use a primer when applying on plastic, and have a perfectly polished gloss black base coat.
Re the chrome - you said you’d stripped the vacuum plated stuff, but there are a couple of silver engine covers that look really good; what did you paint those with?
Alclad II would work, but you must use a primer when applying on plastic, and have a perfectly polished gloss black base coat.
The chrome engine covers are the original kit chrome, I deliberately din't strip those as the cut marks and seems are small and easily hidden.
Most of the painting is tamiya rattlecans, although I've been playing a bit with the airbrush.
Alclad would be a total experiment, and the exhausts are likely to make of break the overall kit, especially as I've never been any good at polishing.
Most of the painting is tamiya rattlecans, although I've been playing a bit with the airbrush.
Alclad would be a total experiment, and the exhausts are likely to make of break the overall kit, especially as I've never been any good at polishing.
Help - starting to paint the bodywork, some googaling suggested candy red was achievable by spraying Tamiya Clear Red over Gold.
Test piece & side pod came out alright
IMG_0203 by MBBlat, on Flickr
However somehow on the fuel tank the two paints seemed to react with each other (test piece on left)
IMG_0202 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Options seems to be
1) strip & start again, possibly with a less ambitious colour. I think I still have some brake fluid left over from my 1:1 Caterham build that I've used successfully in the past. Original colours where Black, Silver or Red.
2) weather the
out of it to make a 80's bike that hasn't had any TLC for the last decade or so, possibly adding a bit of road rash 
Test piece & side pod came out alright
IMG_0203 by MBBlat, on FlickrHowever somehow on the fuel tank the two paints seemed to react with each other (test piece on left)
IMG_0202 by MBBlat, on FlickrOptions seems to be
1) strip & start again, possibly with a less ambitious colour. I think I still have some brake fluid left over from my 1:1 Caterham build that I've used successfully in the past. Original colours where Black, Silver or Red.
2) weather the
out of it to make a 80's bike that hasn't had any TLC for the last decade or so, possibly adding a bit of road rash Mechanical bits less exhaust complete
Tamiya CB750F_09 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Tamiya CB750F_10 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Tamiya CB750F_11 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Just need to strip the existing chrome off the downpipes & alclad them back up and repaint the bodywork.
Tamiya CB750F_09 by MBBlat, on FlickrTamiya CB750F_10 by MBBlat, on FlickrTamiya CB750F_11 by MBBlat, on FlickrJust need to strip the existing chrome off the downpipes & alclad them back up and repaint the bodywork.
Its been going slowly, but finally finished. I even managed to sort a 1/6th biker
Tamiya Honda CB750F_18 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Tamiya Honda CB750F_19 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Tamiya Honda CB750F_20 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Tamiya Honda CB750F_22 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Tamiya Honda CB750F_26 by MBBlat, on Flickr
Exhaust downpipes are Alclad Chrome - I struggled to get a decent finish to be honest, silencers are trimmed with BMF, sideguards are original kit chrome.
Tamiya Honda CB750F_18 by MBBlat, on FlickrTamiya Honda CB750F_19 by MBBlat, on FlickrTamiya Honda CB750F_20 by MBBlat, on FlickrTamiya Honda CB750F_22 by MBBlat, on FlickrTamiya Honda CB750F_26 by MBBlat, on FlickrExhaust downpipes are Alclad Chrome - I struggled to get a decent finish to be honest, silencers are trimmed with BMF, sideguards are original kit chrome.
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