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  1. Tim Moore
    Congrats Rob, another gem of a model! Really appreciate your detailed explanations of how you go about tackling every challenge.
  2. Tim Moore
    Another jewel in your remarkable collection Chris! Meticulous bit of craft, really well done. I enjoyed following along the journey with you,
  3. Tim Moore
    Hi Nigel - enjoy your upcoming build in the new year! Have to agree with toolmaker Paul’s suggestions, decent tweezers and particularly those collapsible eye needles have been exceptionally useful in practice.
  4. Tim Moore
    I build models to escape, to occupy my busy hands and mind. It gives me something to do where I am only answerable to myself. The process is important to me, and I get a sense of accomplishment, although, like a jigsaw puzzle, I only rarely bother to look at them when finished. The historical association is also important, getting to know and appreciate the subject matter. Nobody in my family or close to me ever built models, so for me there is no familial association or trigger.
  5. Tim Moore
    A lovely finish in all respects. Very well done, a pleasure to view your work.
  6. Tim Moore
    Well I think it is an outstanding sub presentation to my eye. Bravo! And I appreciated you showing all the steps in the water building.
  7. Tim Moore
    Well done AL producing Bounty’s big brother - well presented! Got a fine result from the Bounty kit.
  8. Tim Moore
    Hi Chris. This is the process I have followed on colour boundaries on my hulls and it has given me good results. I usually take the tape up soon after I’m finished rather than let everything harden. Seems to work best. I usually only use latex paints. Thukydides is quite right you usually want to do the darkest colour last, but in your case I imagine there would be difficulty trying to set tape on that small element, which is also curving opposite to the plane of the masking tape.
  9. Tim Moore
    I would paint the upper as you plan to do, mask it off, brush on any clear finish on the rail to perfectly seal off the edge of the tape, then paint the rail. You should get a good result if you do that.
  10. Tim Moore
    A sensational work of art and craft!
  11. Tim Moore
    Incredible Rob! Just catching up on the build, you really nailed it. It’s a jewel.
  12. Tim Moore
    It’s another beauty! Very well done, especially with all those challenges.
  13. Tim Moore
    Thanks Shipman, and you are quite right, I have demonstrated a willful disregard for historical authenticity! To be honest I thought about a desert version but it came down to paint I had on hand.
  14. Tim Moore
    Thanks Rob, appreciate your comments, great to hear from the North Channel! Just took a look at your Crocker build, wow that is going to be pretty amazing methinks. I will have to pass on Egilmans ‘honey I shrunk the bike’ award to you when you pull that together.
  15. Tim Moore
    Those spokes look pretty good against a dark background…
  16. Tim Moore
    Thanks to everyone for dropping in….like the sound of the Manx bike for a future project, and am totally humbled by Kim’s house motorcycle model collection. Just some more cabling to finish, decals and final detail painting etc and I’ll wrap this up. Still have to go back and reset the slightly troublesome fork/frame connection so it works correctly. For the saddlebags I glued on a bit of old thin denim on the plastic and then stained it. Probably not quite scale but hoped it would visually suggest a canvas type fabric.
  17. Tim Moore
    Haha very good thanks Egilman.
  18. Tim Moore
    Thanks CDW, Shipman and Rick! Patrick that is a lovely rendition of this kit. Very authentic looking I can almost taste the rust on that exhaust. Just finishing up the handlebars and a few other mechanicals. This Italeri kit may be old but it builds up to a pretty good looking model. Kind of wish there were others at this scale.
  19. Tim Moore
    Very crisp and clean Chris, you are a master at this in my book. Must need such a careful touch.
  20. Tim Moore
    Thanks guys, I really appreciate you looking in, your interest and encouraging remarks. Starting to come together. The front fork assembly is fragile and a bit wonky in this kit, still have some adjustments to make. Cut some thin strips of medical glaze and wrapped it around the exhaust pipe before giving it a black wash and painting the muffler. Still have to fabricate something to stand off the exhaust so it doesn’t interfere with the kickstand; minor kit flaw or more likely I just screwed something up although I’ve been unable to fathom what.
  21. Tim Moore
    Enjoyed the spoke discussion… I’ve been pre stressed and tense myself lately; our modeling hobby is good therapy. The seats in the kit are a black flexible plastic, good quality but looked a little plain. I wrinkled up some leftover tissue from my Guillows spitfire and applied it to them with a fluid mix of wood glue and water, then a few tries with various brown paints until it looked something like well worn leather. Finished it off with a few brass pin heads from my wooden ship box, and a bit of Vallejo gloss oil stain on the saddle to give the impression of wear and sheen. I cut off the shielding from the headlamp just because I felt like it, and because the kit has rather a nice lens I wanted to see. Added bumpers on the tank. Haven’t put in any tubing into the machinery yet, hoping I can do all that at the end. Tim
  22. Tim Moore
    Thanks Dan - your meticulously finished models are such accomplished model craft. I usually think I’ve wandered into a museum when I look at them.
  23. Tim Moore
    Thanks Patrick! Bit of a minor struggle getting the rear wheel and chain assembly in place since it is all connected and has to be shoehorned into the frame. Thankfully managed it without messing things up too badly. After cementing it all I realized I had missed a small internal lever assembly that was supposed to go in first. Will be an interesting exercise in surgery trying to get it in now but hopefully not impossible. Most of my detail painting and aging is being done with combinations of Vallejo steel, dark steel, aluminium, black and metallic black, and oil stain. I’m pleased with the way the hub looks with the respoked wheel, all looking very metallic.
  24. Tim Moore
    Just a bit tricky installing the lines from the oil tank due to access, and there not being any positive connection point at either end. Thought about using some brass wire instead of the plastic parts but went with the kit part and paint at the end of the day, think it’s believable. Rear wheel and chain install is next.
  25. Tim Moore
    Inspired by the blackness and metallica of the wheels I seem to be heading towards a sort of black and white rendition, bereft of any actual historical fidelity. The tank, fenders and other body parts are in a dark iron lacquer, just because I happened to have it on the table and liked the finish. Looking forward to adding all the bits and pieces of this motorbike. Might seem a little boring colour wise, but I thought all the saddlebags, seat and other paraphernalia that is in this kit might provide a good opportunity for colour contrast with the overall black theme.

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