First Bike Model - Ducati 916!

[Sammo123]

Evening Everyone

Over the years I have made a fair few cars and planes but never a bike. I was driving past my LMS today and thought I would pop in and have a look round. I spotted the Tamiya motorbike kits and fancied one to build. I decided on the 916 as I am looking at buying a 748 in the not too distant future and there identical







I didnt buy all the paint from my LMS because there bloody expensive! Although having just bought it online it still cost me over £40!

I will update with pics once I start building it

Cheers

Sammo

[TankRS]

i built 2 of these many years ago. a pretty nice and easy kit to use too if memory serves.

did one standard and the other one as a Foggy WSB replica. roadbike turned out better than the WSB one

[Shar2]

I've got one of these to build for my Brother-in-Law, even managed to get a sexy biker chick kit to put on it, (my sister will love that)

[Sammo123]

I'm off work for 2 weeks recovering from a nose op (not a nose job btw ), so I guess its the perfect time to build my Ducati

I will post some pics up of my progress later on

[mattmoxon]

Nice, I'll keep an eye on this thread - I assume you are doing a build thread?

[perdu]

What Matt means is

We hope you will do a build thread

please



Been a very long time since my last unsophisticated bike model, I'd like to follow this with you

[Sammo123]

This is how far i managed to get in 3 hours lol! Very slow progress I'm sure you will agree, but I think it looks pretty good so I dont mind how long it took. Plus I have to keep stopping every five minutes to wipe the blood off my face where my nose starts dripping!











I will continue tomorrow ;D

[Blakeatron]

Got this stashed away for a rainy day - and a rider to go with it.

Looking good so far, all brush painted?

[Sammo123]

Blakeatron said:

Got this stashed away for a rainy day - and a rider to go with it.

Looking good so far, all brush painted?

Yeh all brush painted

[mattmoxon]

perdu said:

What Matt means is

We hope you will do a build thread

please



Been a very long time since my last unsophisticated bike model, I'd like to follow this with you

though I have never built a bike model

[Alex@POD]

Have you glued the rear sprocket on already? If so you have angled it too high. I made that mistake myself this weekend! the top of the chain need to be very close to the swingarm, otherwise the small sprocket is difficult to line up.

Quite interesting how we both make the same kit at the same time...

ETA: Oh and make sure the put the handle bars the right way up, I didn't realise I had mine upside down until the forks were completed! Might just be me being a numpty though.

Edited by Alex@POD on Tuesday 15th November 21:17