Mike C

That a really cool build.

Here's further progress, it's starting to look like a bike now.

Nice build and display too.

You did a great job making this fantasy racer!

I finally painted the front shock struts. Quite a process of masking and unmasking and hand painting too.

Thanks. It's from Scale Motorsports.

Nice build. I remember those cars. Remember "Joe Isuzu"?

Cool builds. Rust never sleeps.

You're doing an awesome job on that crummy kit. I built one of those straight out of the box.

Here's some fresh paint work on the fairings. This is straight from the airbrush. I try to paint as defect free as possible but there's always some contamination that has to be polished away. Otherwise this paint finish is so smooth that it doesn't need polishing. There is a little dust you can see in some of the photos too.

Thanks. I like that Royale you're working on. As far as masking the yellow was concerned, that was no necessary. All the yellow panels were separate inserts so I sprayed the body all black, sprayed the yellow inserts, then glued them in place. Funny about the specific shade of yellow too. I used a GM touch up paint back then from the auto supply store. It was an exact match to the original yellow on the 1:1 Bugatti Royale.

I built mine back in '92.

Nice build. I built one of those in '92. I should post it up too.

It still looks fresh, a great build and a great classic racer.

Really nice build.

Really nice build.

Looks really good!

Cool build. It's great that those kits included those extras.

I like they way it came out.

Looks really good. I like that blue.

Here's some shots of the Audi R8. I built it in 2014 adding some PE parts to it.

You really did a great job on that bike, especially the way you did the spoke wheels. I build a lot of 1/12 scale bikes but I've never heard of that jig before. I clicked the link and they're back ordered anyway so I won't be getting one any time soon.

Very nice build.

Here's a few more pictures:

Not much built yet, just some small assemblies. Here' the box art 1st: Engine: Shock: PE rear brake rotor. I put in on a Dremel mandrill in a pin vise and spun it by hand against a sanding stick to put in those grooves into the brake rotor. PE chain assembly: Swing arm assembly: Engine installed in frame: