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Heller 1:8 Laverda SFC750
- Thread starter paddy
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paddy
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Exhausts are a sort of satin chrome in the kit but as usual with these bike models the silencers are split with a seam down the top....not good
I had troule glueing these again, i dont know what the plastic is but conventional styrene glues dont work (melt the plastic)
Stripped with feric chloride
sanded filled and primed
and finally a coat of Alclad white aluminium to give the impression of zinc/Nickle plating
slowly getting the hang of Alclad, is not something you just put in the gun and spray but with practice and experimenting with undercoat colours and spray pressure it can be made to work quite well.
I had troule glueing these again, i dont know what the plastic is but conventional styrene glues dont work (melt the plastic)
Stripped with feric chloride
sanded filled and primed
and finally a coat of Alclad white aluminium to give the impression of zinc/Nickle plating
slowly getting the hang of Alclad, is not something you just put in the gun and spray but with practice and experimenting with undercoat colours and spray pressure it can be made to work quite well.
Didn't realize you folks called them silencers, we call them mufflers.
Nice job cleanin up.
Nice job cleanin up.
paddy
Well-known member
Manages to attach the screen without fogging it with Glue
Like a lot of these larger , heavier kits they reach a point where they become difficult to handle as while parts will firmly attach with glue, they will not then support the weight of the model...........if you see what i mean .
Nice job!
paddy
Well-known member
What can i say, its a 50 year old kit. there is a shortage of locating pins. Two sprues of chrome when the real thing had no chrome , the wrong size front tyre and a lot of the plastic is of a type that doesnt melt with normal glues so you will need lots of super Glue.
apart from that you get all the right bits to build up a presentable model but Tamiya it is not
, the wrong size front tyre and a lot of the plastic is of a type that doesnt melt with normal glues so you will need lots of super Glue. apart from that you get all the right bits to build up a presentable model but Tamiya it is not
Heavens Eagle
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Two thumbs up Patty! Turned out real nice!
centaur567
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Another fantastic finish !! Gary S. LGB XLV MMXXIV
BAMN! The spoke job really stands out. Excellent work Paddy! 
