Tamiya 1/12 Ducati Superleggera V4

[Mr Bowcat]

Thanks chaps.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Morning all.

Did a bit over the weekend. Got the front wheel finished had a lot of trouble with the long tyre decals (they cracked and fell apart) and now don't have enough left for the back wheel. Will have to improvise might cut them in half and have shorter ones on the back.

Did some more CF decalling on the front and rear mudguards.

And just for fun put the pit stand together. The instructions would have this painted black but I decided to give the Zero paints Rosso V4 a test.

 

[JR]

Morning to you as well Bob .
That's nice work again . Pity about the decals, was the angle they were on that caused the cracking !

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Not sure Jon, these are the tyre type where you have to apply them face down then wet the back to get them to release. It may have been the angle??

 

[JR]

Not sure Jon, these are the tyre type where you have to apply them face down then wet the back to get them to release. It may have been the angle??

I was thinking about tyre shape and being circular might have been the cause?

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Oh I see. The decals were curved to match the profile of the tyre.

 

[simontie]

Oh I see. The decals were curved to match the profile of the tyre.

Thats a shame about the decal i have seen them on ebay for sale and hero boy as well i think but they are a bugger to peel once applied, rest of the work is stunning
simon

 

[Lee Drennen]

Looking smart Bob and congratulations on the Dogs Award from the Race Towers

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers boys.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Morning all.

Welcome to another episode of "Who else is really bored of CF".

On that note, swing arm and engine cover. Both quite tricky, the swing arm has a cavity each side where the chain passes through that needed covering before the main flat(ish) sides. The engine cover is a mostly flat piece but had a lot of detail so took a while to get the decal to settle down everywhere.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Morning all.

Some weekend progress.

Back wheel CF'd and glossed.

Swing arm completed.

Exhaust built and painted.

And the detail painting done on the frame. This involved some tricky masking but came out OK.

Next up is getting CF decals on the frame. I'm only going to cover the bits that will be seen, so to that end I've been cleaning up the various body panels so they can be test fitted to work out how far the decals need to go.

 

[Mark1]

Excellent stuff, ive got the panigale in the stash, its gonna look like i made it out of matchsticks after seeing this!

 

[simontie]

Looking good Bob, im with Mark1 think ill leave mine in the stash for a year or 2 stunning work all the same with my luck with decals id be skint about now ….
oh heat gun arrived today nice little bit of kit surprised how quick and hot it got thanks for the tip
simon

 

[JR]

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers guys.

Simon, I suggest only using it on setting one. It is possible to warp the plastic on setting two, leading to having to but a spare sprue. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[Tworrs]

Absolutely stunning work there Bob.

 

[tigersteve]

Bellisimo !!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Exceptional work Bob. This is going to be a stunner when finished

 

[simontie]

Cheers guys.

Simon, I suggest only using it on setting one. It is possible to warp the plastic on setting two, leading to having to but a spare sprue. Don't ask me how I know.

Had to check just a single setting on mine

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers guys.

Ok, mine has two, maybe they changed the design??