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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2013 17:03:46 GMT -5
Coming along nicely Boo!
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Post by imatanker on Sept 2, 2013 18:48:28 GMT -5
Welcome back Mence, glad you're back Bro. Picked up right where you left off with some very nice work.
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Post by Mence on Sept 3, 2013 1:42:33 GMT -5
Many thanks chaps, holiday was great, went by too quickly of course but hey, there's always next year!
I'm going to try to sort the barrels next, to be honest it isn't a great surprise as you do find these 'issues' on some of Tams old 1/6s.
Boo, never doubted BBK would deliver, glad you're happy with what you found in the box!
Back soon.
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Post by Keith Christie on Sept 3, 2013 11:39:44 GMT -5
Nice update Mence, very tidy work.
Good to have you back.
Best Regards
Keith.
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Post by wbill76 on Sept 3, 2013 20:23:45 GMT -5
Some nice progress Mence, glad to have you back!  |
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Post by `Boots` on Sept 4, 2013 13:53:42 GMT -5
Fabulous work fella and glad ya had a great time  |
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Post by Mence on Sept 4, 2013 14:55:01 GMT -5
Very kind chaps, thank you.
Not feeling too good so no update I'm afraid, try to do something tomorrow.
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Post by imatanker on Sept 4, 2013 17:01:31 GMT -5
Get it when ya get it M. Feel better.
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Post by Leon on Sept 5, 2013 4:18:32 GMT -5
Prof,hope you better soon and glad to hear you had a nice holiday.  |
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Post by bullardino on Sept 5, 2013 4:46:08 GMT -5
Hey Mence, I read all this right now, and I must say you're doing your usual master class work Get well soon, I will eagerly wait an update |
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Post by Mence on Sept 5, 2013 12:37:23 GMT -5
Hi chaps, thank you for the kind words, clearly I bought something back from Turkey that I didn't really want!  Here we go, engine. The fit on some parts isn't that good, probably down to the age, still, I managed to dress it all up fairly well so most of the horrors disappeared under primer. All the bolts on the barrels are separate parts which adds greatly to the overall appearance. The Y shape inlet manifold is a problem, trying to fit it results in forcing the cylinder heads apart so some careful filing ensued to try and correct it, not 100% right but I risk losing the detail if I do any more. A combination of Acrylics and Enamels have been used to provide a finish, looks ok to me. There are a couple of casings to fit, only reason they're not fitted is because I'm undecided whether I go with the finish OOTB or repaint which is what i have done on the rocker covers. Anyway, couple of pics before it finds its home in the frame....hopefully!   Cheers guys. |
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Post by Keith Christie on Sept 5, 2013 12:50:20 GMT -5
Very nice Mence,
Cracking job on the paint and getting the parts together.
Looking forward to more.
Best Regards
Keith
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Post by AndyArgent. on Sept 5, 2013 12:52:34 GMT -5
Cracking job so far.
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Post by bullardino on Sept 5, 2013 13:24:34 GMT -5
Awesome, Mence. Sorry to hear of your travel companion...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 14:38:52 GMT -5
Lookin gooooood! 
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Post by imatanker on Sept 5, 2013 18:54:41 GMT -5
Yeah M. That's got it going. |
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Post by wbill76 on Sept 5, 2013 19:49:53 GMT -5
Your Turkish guest was most unwelcome Mence but glad to see you're back on the road again with this one, nice work on the power plant.
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Post by bbd468 on Sept 6, 2013 8:47:58 GMT -5
Hiya Prof! Engine is fantastic my brotha....looks like she'll crank right up! |
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Post by thug626 on Sept 6, 2013 10:58:05 GMT -5
A beautiful Big V Twin! One can almost hear the "potato-potato" lope of the idle. Dave |
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Post by Mence on Sept 6, 2013 14:04:28 GMT -5
Hello chaps. Once again, your kind words and encouragement go a long way, thank you. Must admit that the motor is my fave part of bike builds but I really didn't feel the love on this one. Onwards, started work on the wheels, single piece, aluminium colour plating, all you need to do is paint the bits that should be black, err, black! Straightforward although rather fiddly, coat the whole thing in semi gloss black enamel, let it dry and then with a cotton bud soaked in enamel thinners, remove what you don't need. Quick pic for the before and after.  Thanks again chaps. |
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Post by Mence on Sept 6, 2013 14:27:13 GMT -5
Hi Dicky, thank you, makes a nice change from fiddling with the engine.
As far as I am aware there's no time limit when it comes to enamels, I use Tamiya ones and I can easily remove the paint days later.
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Post by imatanker on Sept 6, 2013 16:06:39 GMT -5
A steady hand for sure Mence. That looks at least 100% better |
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Post by Keith Christie on Sept 7, 2013 2:12:45 GMT -5
Hi Mence,
Nice work with the wheels.
Where do you buy your tamiya enamels?
From your profile it looks like you are quite close to me, I'm in West Sussex too.
Best Regards
Keith.
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Post by Mence on Sept 7, 2013 12:42:45 GMT -5
Jeff, Keith, thank you chaps.
Keith, enamels come from Hong Kong via an ebay seller, not convenient but as you probably know, they are difficult to get in the U.K.
Yes, I am fairly close to you I reckon, I live in Southwater, just South of Horsham.
Back soon but it will be another meagre update...
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Post by wbill76 on Sept 7, 2013 12:57:20 GMT -5
Nice approach to the wheels Mence, very convincing.
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Post by Mence on Sept 7, 2013 12:59:44 GMT -5
Cheers Bill, I'm happy with the outcome. The handy thing is that if you mess up, just repaint and start again, no harm done.
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Post by bullardino on Sept 7, 2013 13:30:36 GMT -5
Nice wheel |
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Post by Mence on Sept 7, 2013 14:21:02 GMT -5
Cheers Luigi, with that done i will start the rear brakes...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2013 14:36:37 GMT -5
Been catching up here Prof, firstly.. Glad your felling better great progress on the engine, looks superb. Those wheels are a treat too , great tip on how to do them as well . I'm such a muppet sometimes I'd have probably tried to mask them  |
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Post by Mence on Sept 7, 2013 15:09:40 GMT -5
Thanks Steve.
I'd like to claim the wheel painting process was my own idea but actually, I pinched it from the Tamiya website!
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