Miniart Soldier pushing bike
The fun of soldering in little space!
Got very strong doing it this way!
Pre-painted a few parts with Tamiya XF-62 Olive Drab. The assembly manual says XF-64 to be OD, but that´s not correct.
Tyres got airbrushed in LifeColor Worn Black, with the rims and spokes in OD. No masking; airbrushed using a circle template from the artists store!
Wonderful tyre pattern!
Pre-painted frame. Note the ultra tiny butterfly nuts. These are not the kit provided PE parts, but plastic ones in the same size from Bronco. Easier to glue...
The lower protection shield with two PE parts on got a first coat of primer.
The saddle, prepared for priming.
Same for the saddlebags. The black primer will add to the shadows later.
More and more detail gets added. Note the two very (!) tiny PE parts, bending them took a fair amount of time and pointed tweezers.
The hook for the stand will get its final shape later, when the stand has been added.
Front wheel glued fix. I will try to pre-paint as much as possible before final assembly.
The ultra tiny PE parts PE20 are smaller than their attachment on the fret! I found a more comfortable solution and replaced them all by resin nuts with washers from MasterClub. You see one of those stick out of the lower fuel tank half.
These are the ones I used. Simply drill a 0.5mm hole, insert the resin piece and glue with super glue from the inside!
Despite their size the detail has much more "volume" than the PE parts provided by MiniArt.
To get the PE parts here more strength when mainpulating I decided to solder them. It was harder to hold them in place than the actual soldering process...
Same for the other side.
Any struts have been airbrushed in Tamiya Olive Drab, using a flat piece of paper to protect the already painted wheel. Patience is the key here.
Again: the other side. The tiny wing nuts and the PE parts on the rectangular box can bee seen. What you see here is about 45mm long...
Comments
4 April 2016, 10:10
Kerry COXEXACTLY !!!!🙂 👍
I have just this second, finished doing my front and rear wheels too. :-/
4 April 2016, 12:56
Thomas MayerThank you, guys! I made a simple jig from sprue, a piece of plastic and some Tamiya tape. This centred the two parts while soldering. Ah, the smell of a new and little used soldering station!
4 April 2016, 13:33
Thomas MayerHolger, the magnification of this marco shot shows more than seen with the real eye. But I used a sanding stick after doing these pictures and deburred the seam.
This assembly is now glued into the rear wheel using an acrylic 2K glue.
4 April 2016, 16:00
Kerry COXOK, that's the part I would like to see some time Thomas. 🙂
I bet you had a great time putting it together, because even after all the ones I have, I still get a big smile on my face, marvelling at how they got so much detail into such a tiny little kit. 👍
4 April 2016, 21:48
Kerry COXIn the images I have seen of the Zundapps and BMW's, the spokes were mostly in the very outer edge of the rim centre. but any way you get it done is fine, as it is not an exact science with these tiny wheels in 1/35. 🙂
5 April 2016, 15:28
Germen VIts not like the Tamiya R75 i once built, Noooo, don't take me back there, the riot that broke up our initial club.
5 April 2016, 15:38
Torben H.Ein schönes Projekt, Thomas. Ist sie in der Kofiguration wie auf dem Deckelbild geplant?
6 April 2016, 16:27
Thomas MayerJa, soll mal so aussehen wie auf der Packung. Alle Miniart Harleys sind als Szene mit passenden Figuren gemacht. Das hat schon was.
Ich muss aber auch sagen, die kleinen Dinger haben es in sich! Teils hochfein gespritzte Kleinteile; Ätzteile müssen mittels Biegehilfe angepasst werden. Gut das ich eine antimagnetische spitze Pinzette habe...
Ich werde womöglich auch versuchen, den geätzten Stützrahmen am Vorderrad zu verlöten. Wünsch mir Glück...
6 April 2016, 17:25
Torben H.Na klar wünsch ich Dir Glück. Möchte ja später etwas Schönes zum betrachten haben. 😉
6 April 2016, 19:11
Kerry COXThomas, I am thrilled to see the results you are getting with your build and especially the soldering of the front wheel frame assembly.👍!! The wheel spokes are a treat to see, and gives a true 'depth' to the overall look of your work. And now I have seen the nut and washer add-on for the tank, I must get some too, as I would never known these existed unless I saw the pack you posted. 🙂
Like I say Thomas. I am really excited it turned out as beautifully as this.👍
Congratz mate. 🙂 🙂
Well worth the wait my friend. 👍
30 April 2016, 21:39
Thomas MayerWished I could do more progress, Kerry. But this is a kit that deserves slow going.
1 May 2016, 07:39
Kerry COXNow you can understand why I have been such a fan of them, as each one presents a little surprise all of it's own. But I do love your attention to detail mate. 🙂
1 May 2016, 08:07
Thomas MayerKerry, yes, so far there is no progress on this one. But it´s still on the bench. So, there is hope! 🙂
27 June 2016, 13:17
Kerry COXI always live in hope Thomas. lol.
I have got so many 'unfinished' kits, it's just not funny. 🙁
But I am always looking for that build that blows me away with detail or something that I can't put down. like a good book full of pretty women. hahahaha 🙂
27 June 2016, 14:17
Rui Shehehe,
Well Kezza, that gave me some confidence, because I consider all my projects unfinished😎
but some (4 at least) really are.
The others I prefer not to mess around with them just to see the evolution, to the next ones.😉 So, I too live in hope 👍
@Thomas, great work on that soldering and detailing 👍
27 June 2016, 15:51
Kerry COXRui, I am pleased to know also that you have some 'undones' in you workshop mate. I did always try to finish kits, but I usually screw them up in the attempt, but, now I put them a way for later, it's just as much fun as a new kit. hehehehe
27 June 2016, 17:02
