kpnuts Posted December 28, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 28, 2020 Hi all my missus bought me this for Christmas, since I enjoyed the 1/4 Porsche 547 engine by the same manufacturer so much. bruce d, Landlubber Mike, marktiedens and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted December 28, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 28, 2020 Lord, preserve us. What next? bruce d, Canute, popeye the sailor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted December 29, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) This is fantastic. I was tempted to get that kit (being a BMW enthusiast), having ridden an R75 and owning an R1100S, but the price gave me a cold shower. I will follow your build log with a lot of interest. I never rode the R90S but had a taste of the R100S and these machines are marvelous once you tame the gearbox. Do you have a Build Log for the Porsche engine? Yves Edited December 29, 2020 by yvesvidal popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted December 30, 2020 Yves, yes I do have a build log of it, I did it half and half not all clear (I may go that way with this I will see when I have more of it built) thibaultron, mtaylor, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted December 30, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 30, 2020 7 hours ago, kpnuts said: Yves, yes I do have a build log of it, I did it half and half not all clear (I may go that way with this I will see when I have more of it built) Could you post the URL of that Build Log, when you get a chance? I thank you in advance. Yves Egilman, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted December 30, 2020 Here you go https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/franzis-1-3-porsche-carrera-type-547-engine.36234/ thibaultron, Canute, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted December 30, 2020 Share #7 Posted December 30, 2020 Oh yeah I remember, Ken, your the guy that makes plastic look like cast UHMD resin..... (or, in the alternative, give us the location of your miniaturizing machine) {chuckle} You ought to teach this stuff..... Very Very nice Canute, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted December 31, 2020 Thanks mate. More done to this. Old Collingwood, Canute, marktiedens and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted December 31, 2020 Share #9 Posted December 31, 2020 I had the pleasure of wearing out a R1OO/7, a R100S and R100/RS during the 1980's. Each was a different brew of chalk and cheese. Like the R90/S they all had conventional roller timing chains; not what this kit offers. A real restoration of any one of of these 'air heads' would be cheaper and intrinsically of more interest. In 1976 I sat on the central wall at Governors Bridge for the 10 (yes 10) lap production IOM TT, which Helmut Dahne won, riding the 'prototype' R90/S (which was an enlarged R75). Stuck in one position on an old bit of wall, for what seemed an eternity was very uncomfortable. Every TT in it's long history featured photographs of that spot. But NOT the one where I could have been preserved for posterity. johnp76, lmagna, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted December 31, 2020 Never owned a BMW (lots of others) im just building the kit so wouldn't know about the accuracy of the kit, from what (admittedly little research I've made) it seemed pretty good to me. lmagna, Egilman, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted January 1, 2021 Share #11 Posted January 1, 2021 Good for you, KP. Happy New year matey. Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted January 1, 2021 More done to this Canute, Egilman, yvesvidal and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted January 3, 2021 More done to the gear selector mechanism, and I couldn't resist trying it. IMG_5474.MOV lmagna, marktiedens, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted January 6, 2021 Well its finished popeye the sailor, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted January 6, 2021 Share #15 Posted January 6, 2021 Quiet, isn't it. Canute, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted January 7, 2021 Share #16 Posted January 7, 2021 Fantastic model. You really did a wonderful job on this kit. Yves Old Collingwood, lmagna, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted January 8, 2021 Share #17 Posted January 8, 2021 That went quickly! Nice running engine. Canute, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted January 8, 2021 Share #18 Posted January 8, 2021 great job!........cool to see it working mtaylor, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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