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Another willing victim on the bench tonight, the Hasegawa 1/12 nsr500 from 1989. The quality of the kit looks great so far, I'm just getting sub assemblies together to start with. I have ordered the 'Rothmans' tobacco fill in decals from Europe, hopefully I continue to be impressed by the kit, I have a few more of them to do. Thanks for tuning in again Jim
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I'm back into this one for a while, I started assembling the forks and continued painting and weathering the engine and rear shock. Sometimes I think I weather too much, sometimes it looks VERY old and dirty. Its great to get back into one for me again, I do enjoy building for others but it is good to be able to change along the way. I'm just looking at the ECUs on this one, I could drill the ends and run a heap of wiring. It could be a straight forward addition! Jim
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Tamiya Tom's Toyota Supra GT
1320 replied to 1320's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Hahahaha nice curves Thanks Zippi, I like the Mark 4 shape as well, they look fast even when parked. Gift delivered! My friend Mark loved it! He sent me this picture next to his 1/10 Tamiya R/C version. Jim -
Tamiya Tom's Toyota Supra GT
1320 replied to 1320's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Thank you, they took a long time to get right, probably 45 minutes each wheel! Don't let decals spook you too much, the more you do, the easier they get, if you avoid them, you're missing out on valuable experience time! Hahahaha get into it! Jim -
Hey Brock, Splatty who then went on to start dragway wheels (Rachelle's dad Ian) made those back in the day I think. I don't reckon you'll find something exact but maybe an American kit had something close. Looking forward to your progress, at least there's plenty of reference pics now since they restored it. Jim
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Thanks Roy, I did like the Rossi rider they did a little while ago. Finding one that doesn't cost drug money is impossible now! I've been filling and sanding the joins on the main fairing and tail and roughing out a few other bits. I also got a start on the engine and swingarm assembly and painting. Jim
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A new project started! Although this version is the 26th 1/12 bike kit that Tamiya produced, the bike kit itself was the first. Kit 14001 is the bike only and kit 14026 was the bike with Kenny riding it. This one is from 1983. I had sold this kit a few years ago, but was recently asked to build it up so I will be doing it as a commission. Due to it being so early, the parts count is low so it makes for a straight forward build if done out of the box. I'll add a little here and there without going too crazy. I started by getting the main sub assemblies together so I can get some primer flying over the next few days. Jim
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Evil Iron Trike
1320 replied to Nacho Z's topic in WIP: All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures
Cool as! I'll enjoy following along. Love the colours. Jim -
Tamiya Tom's Toyota Supra GT
1320 replied to 1320's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Thanks Dan Jim -
Tamiya Tom's Toyota Supra GT
1320 replied to 1320's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
All done! I'm sure my friend will love it. Now to pack it so the postal gorillas can't break it.? Thanks for following along everyone. Jim -
Tamiya Tom's Toyota Supra GT
1320 replied to 1320's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Thanks for the compliment, it's a great kit but no opening parts or engine detail is a bit of a downer. Jim -
Tamiya Tom's Toyota Supra GT
1320 replied to 1320's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
I've got further along with the Chassis and suspension assemblies. Great to see the wheels are on! Jim