Miniart Soldier pushing bike

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April 4, 2016
The fun of soldering in little space!
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April 4, 2016
Got very strong doing it this way!
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April 8, 2016
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.
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April 8, 2016
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!
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April 8, 2016
Wonderful tyre pattern!
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April 8, 2016
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...
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April 12, 2016
The lower protection shield with two PE parts on got a first coat of primer.
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April 12, 2016
The saddle, prepared for priming.
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April 12, 2016
Same for the saddlebags. The black primer will add to the shadows later.
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April 12, 2016
More and more detail gets added. Note the two very (!) tiny PE parts, bending them took a fair amount of time and pointed tweezers.
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April 12, 2016
The hook for the stand will get its final shape later, when the stand has been added.
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April 12, 2016
Front wheel glued fix. I will try to pre-paint as much as possible before final assembly.
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April 30, 2016
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.
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April 30, 2016
These are the ones I used. Simply drill a 0.5mm hole, insert the resin piece and glue with super glue from the inside!
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April 30, 2016
Despite their size the detail has much more "volume" than the PE parts provided by MiniArt.
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April 30, 2016
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...
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April 30, 2016
Same for the other side.
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April 30, 2016
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.
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April 30, 2016
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 COX
EXACTLY !!!!🙂 👍
I have just this second, finished doing my front and rear wheels too. :-/

4 April 2016, 12:56

Holger Kranich
Uhhhh, that looks fiddely... but good!😄

4 April 2016, 12:58

Thomas Mayer
Thank 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

Kerry COX
Ahhhhh, The smell of flux in the evening. 🙂

4 April 2016, 13:36

Holger Kranich
I suppose you sand down the soldering excess?

4 April 2016, 14:10

Thomas Mayer
Holger, 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 COX
OK, 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

Acki
Wow, I´m in! Looks promising! I can use this for my project.

5 April 2016, 09:43

Thomas Mayer
Thank you, Kezza and Acki! Acki, it is Kerry I am learning from! 🙂

5 April 2016, 15:10

Kerry COX
In 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 V
Its 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 Mayer
Ja, 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

Thomas Mayer
New pictures added today!

30 April 2016, 17:37

Kerry COX
Thomas, 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 Mayer
Wished I could do more progress, Kerry. But this is a kit that deserves slow going.

1 May 2016, 07:39

Kerry COX
Now 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 Mayer
Thank you, my Master of Harleys! 🙂

1 May 2016, 15:37

Kerry COX
You got me there Thomas. ! I know not what to say. :-/

1 May 2016, 19:43

Kerry COX
Has all work on this beast stopped Thomas. ?

27 June 2016, 11:10

Bart Goesaert
nice progress on this bike...

27 June 2016, 11:24

Thomas Mayer
Kerry, 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 COX
I 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 S
hehehe,
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 COX
Rui, 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

Mike Kryza
Da bin ich mal dabei... 👍

27 June 2016, 18:21

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