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Post by Mence on Aug 21, 2013 12:22:25 GMT -5
Oh hell, can't tell the wife that!
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Post by imatanker on Aug 21, 2013 16:54:51 GMT -5
How can you beat that, you save 3,600 Yen  |
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Post by Keith Christie on Aug 22, 2013 1:26:18 GMT -5
Hi Mark,
No problem, it's a shame it's not available now.
Best Regards
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2013 2:11:08 GMT -5
Not a big HD fan but that new kit looks real nice  Details are coming together well on your build Prof, front fender in 4 parts eh? Well it give you something to do |
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Post by Mence on Aug 22, 2013 2:27:15 GMT -5
Hi chaps. Thanks for the kind words and special mention to Keith for even more rapidly emptying my already dwindling bank account.  Dicky, good thought buddy but sadly in this case it doesn't apply ( I wish it did, I really do). In true Tamiya big scale kit tradition, the instructions are populated with photos of certain constructed elements, the fender is one of them, no join line on theirs whatsoever.  I'm still gently sanding it back and I'm almost to the stage where I will lay on a coat of white primer and check for horrors, it's difficult, especially where the profile of the fender changes from the sides upwards. I have run out of certain paints which mean the engine is on hold, I am concentrating on some other sub assemblies and should have an update later. |
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Post by Leon on Aug 22, 2013 3:13:16 GMT -5
Making really good progress Prof.What you've done so far looks really sharp.  |
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Post by TRM on Aug 22, 2013 3:48:32 GMT -5
Doing a fine job there Professor!
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Post by Mence on Aug 22, 2013 9:51:17 GMT -5
Thanks chaps. I'm afraid today's update is rather meagre for two reasons, firstly were off on hols Saturday, secondly, as mentioned earlier, I'm waiting on a paint delivery which won't be here until I return. So here it is, oil tank, battery cage and battery. Not a lot to say really, the chrome ribbed part is metal which adds a nice weight to it. The battery is nice with the HD logo on it, sadly all but invisible once installed. View from the left...  View from the right...  Sorry it's not more but both time and paint are tight! |
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Post by Keith Christie on Aug 22, 2013 11:27:34 GMT -5
Nice update Mence,
Some quality clean building going on there.
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Post by Paul P. on Aug 22, 2013 12:31:25 GMT -5
Just read this through prof, looks ace so far
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Post by Mence on Aug 22, 2013 15:22:35 GMT -5
Thank you guys, very kind.
That's about it for a week now as I'm about to slip into my mankini and go and reduce the wine lake in Turkey so will update as soon as I'm back in the loop.
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Post by imatanker on Aug 22, 2013 15:51:42 GMT -5
Don't get me started with this mankini stuff, I'm just getting over the Speedo incident  A nice update Prof, small but very shiny Have a good trip. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2013 17:37:18 GMT -5
So what Harley did you go and take all that stuff off of!!! 
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Post by wbill76 on Aug 22, 2013 20:24:11 GMT -5
Nice way to leave things before you holiday Mence, have fun and this one will be waiting for you when you get back! Mankini eh? Sounds like you and Gary share similar tastes in the sartorial department. |
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Post by bbd468 on Aug 22, 2013 20:43:40 GMT -5
HEY Prof! Man, im embarrassingly late to this party.  The Old FLH is comin along nice bro. Ive never seen this Old AMF Harley built before....gonna be fun to watch. Ill tell ya this though, your 1/16th kit will be more reliable than the actual AMF Bike was. Not a great time in the ole HD history books. Im all in from here brother! |
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Post by imatanker on Aug 23, 2013 4:11:15 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I can't help myself. Looks like you'll fit right in Mence........  I'm guessin, based on the hats, that it's some type of official function. |
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Post by imatanker on Aug 23, 2013 10:01:27 GMT -5
HEY Prof! Man, im embarrassingly late to this party. The Old FLH is comin along nice bro. Ive never seen this Old AMF Harley built before....gonna be fun to watch. Ill tell ya this though, your 1/16th kit will be more reliable than the actual AMF Bike was. Not a great time in the ole HD history books. Im all in from here brother! G. You are right about that! Somehow bowling balls and Bikes just don't go together. You remember the red, white, and blue paint jobs?  |
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Post by bbd468 on Aug 23, 2013 12:59:59 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I can't help myself. Looks like you'll fit right in Mence........ I'm guessin, based on the hats, that it's some type of official function. |
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Post by Mence on Aug 23, 2013 13:40:10 GMT -5
Cheers chaps, a week in the sun will be just fine right now! Dicky, Leopard skin Mankini all packed, I'll refrain from a photo shoot... DF, I wish it was a real Harley mate, I really do. Bill, it's standard dress code over this side of the pond especially when the temperatures above freezing, just ask Dicky... Gary, don't panic, by builds are so damn slow, you're never late bro! Jeff, don't know where you found a pic of me and the lads on a weekend away, that's me at the back, cheeky grin and man boobs... Don't fly until tomorrow lunchtime so I'm passing the time cleaning up the substantial amount of bodywork that comes with this kit, happy days. |
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Post by imatanker on Aug 23, 2013 14:30:42 GMT -5
This one's better...... Yes ?
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Post by Mence on Aug 23, 2013 14:36:47 GMT -5
That's me at weekends, my other names Mandy....
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Post by imatanker on Aug 23, 2013 14:42:06 GMT -5
They told me you were good with an airbrush  |
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Post by Mence on Aug 23, 2013 14:42:55 GMT -5
Very good mate, class!
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 23, 2013 14:46:32 GMT -5
Mandy, did you get my FaceBook friend request? I want to get to know you more. No I am not married... |
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Post by imatanker on Aug 23, 2013 14:49:41 GMT -5
Mandy, did you get my FaceBook friend request? I want to get to know you more. No I am not married... What are you going to tell Heidi? |
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Post by bbd468 on Aug 23, 2013 17:20:34 GMT -5
That's me at weekends, my other names Mandy.... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 17:52:53 GMT -5
Who invented SPEEEEDOS for men anyway???
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Post by thug626 on Aug 24, 2013 1:05:35 GMT -5
Thank heavens the pic was updated/changed!! I thought I was going to have to bleach my eyeballs. Arrrgh..... I think when I need replacement parts for my 1:1 HD I am going to drop you a line and fab me the parts. Outstanding work. Dave |
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Post by Mence on Aug 25, 2013 12:43:24 GMT -5
Hey chaps, normal service will be resumed, promise.
Dave, many thanks fella, not sure i can help on that one!
Best regards from a very warm Izmir, Turkey.
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Post by Mence on Sept 2, 2013 14:40:55 GMT -5
Chaps. Back in the UK and settled back in. Got a small opportunity to carry on where I left off. Rear brake assembly and side stand assembly popped together and painted, both have tiny metal springs so they retract...  A tentative start has been made on the engine with the construction of the basic barrel and head parts. All are two part assemblies and trust me when I say that after cleanup and assembly, you can still see daylight between the two halves of the barrels. I'm hoping that a smear of Cyano and some heavy primer coats followed by a colour coat will hide the nasties.  That's it for now. |
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The Old FLH is comin along nice bro. Ive never seen this Old AMF Harley built before....gonna be fun to watch. Ill tell ya this though, your 1/16th kit will be more reliable than the actual AMF Bike was. 
