Great job Steve, all the parts look so realistic.😊

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Thanks David, it's a well made kit and goes together well. A few operator errors to correct tho'. lol.

Awesome update Steve! Sweet bike to build! To bad about the paint and decals, easy paint fix which is a good thing!

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

I'm going to strip the paint off and go with an acrylic.

@Mannysscalemodeling

6 ай бұрын

Cool man, looking forward to seeing it!! @@ModelCarMinion

Looking good Steve

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Tim.

@THROTTLEPOWER

6 ай бұрын

@@ModelCarMinion Anytime my friend

Steve hopefully you'll get the paint to work out and it's coming along nicely brother ❤

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

I was able to remove the paint so I'll repaint it with craft acrylics next.

It’s coming along real Cool Steve👍

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul, a few gaffs but it's going together well.

Great video brother and cool bike.

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, it's a nice kit to work with.

Comin along nicely 👌

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Butch, the kit goes together well except for a few operator errors. 😄

The motorcycle is looking goos so far, Steve. Unfortunately acrylic primer doesn't really like a lacquer top coat. Stripping the parts and maybe a trip to Michaels for a darker craft paint brown metallic might be in order?

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

I'll leave the lacquer paint until the spring when I can shoot outside, once the paint is stripped I'll do an acrylic.

Too bad about the decals and bubbling paint as it was coming along so beautifully. Hopefully you can recover from both setbacks. The bike does look exquisite in detail and sharpness.

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

I managed to strip the paint off and I'll prime it and paint it with the craft acrylics...once I choose a colour. 🙂

That already looks nice. You build quickly, almost finished Shame about the paint mistake on the tank I would strip it and if you have Tamiya primer I would try that I also sometimes put the spray can in warm water for two minutes to spray it a bit finer. Make sure you spray thin layers.

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

I think I'll leave the lacquer paint until spring so I can shoot it outside and with a different primer. Once it's stripped I'll go back to an acrylic.

Bike is looking good Steve, to bad on the paint issue

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

I guess I should have know not to use lacquer over acrylic primer. Hopefully it's a lesson learned. 🙂

Great video sorry your paint did not come up well. Frustrating! you will get there! I am just starting an old Tamiya BMW r80gs build soon and I am looking to replicate the decal sheet and test, trying to avoid the pitfalls with older model kits. looking forward to see you complete this.

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I was able to remove the paint and printed off a speedometer guage to apply. I just have to choose a colour from my craft acrylics.

I just decal paper and a product called Microscale liquid Decal film. I have not tested this yet, but I have seen this to be a good solution for old decals I bought this from Bare-metal foil compay.

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, I think I do have an old can of decal sealer spray.

The bike looks great Steve. Too bad you had the paint problems, but at least it should be a fairly easy fix.

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Once I get the paint off I'll use an acrylic.

If your primer isn't lacquer based thats why your paint bubbled probably. You can spray enamel over lacquer but not lacquer over enamels. Hopefully a quick sanding and you'll be on your way again!!!

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

A rookie mistake, I've been using craft acrylics for so long I forgot that they react with lacquers. I was able to remove the paint and reprime the parts, now to decide on an acrylic colour. 🤔

Don"t put lacquer over acrylic. Bike looks great, keep up the fight....lol

@ModelCarMinion

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I've been using only acrylics for so long I forgot. 🙂