King Ottokar's Scepter (Gillet-Herstal motorcycle)

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October 17, 2017
Tintin rides this baby in King Ottokar's Sceptre
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October 17, 2017
Here's a real one... 1931!
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October 17, 2017
Ok... so here's the kit I'm using.
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October 17, 2017
Just the motorcycle sprue, mind you. I originally thought to use it in my Fiat 500 build... but changed my mind. It's too nice to just be in a supporting role.
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October 17, 2017
Here's the main parts...
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October 17, 2017
Little paint... and modification. only a single cylinder, so no more V
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October 17, 2017
A little more paint...
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October 17, 2017
And some more paint! I scratched up a better exhaust using a bit of wire.
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October 17, 2017
And the other side...
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October 17, 2017
Still a bit of work to do... it's not street legal without a headlight. 😉
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October 17, 2017
Let's celebrate with a wheelie!
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October 18, 2017
The base comes equipped with a wheelie stand!
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October 18, 2017
Look ma, a headlight made from stretched clear sprue!
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October 30, 2017
That decal on the license plate nearly killed me....
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October 30, 2017
Which is why it's only on one side. 😉
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October 30, 2017
Added a bit of a wash to the engine...
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October 30, 2017
And we're all done!

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17 October 2017, 02:04

Kerry COX
Not much of it. 🙂
But what is there looks a lot of fun and worth it. 👍
Looking good.

17 October 2017, 02:29

Greg Baker
Heh. Hopefully it won't take me six months to finish!~

17 October 2017, 03:34

Spanjaard
it depends how much details you add😉

17 October 2017, 06:34

Greg Baker
Good point. For this, I basically just scratched up a better exhaust using a bit of bent wire painted to match. Got a few more little bits to add, like a headlight, before she's done done.

17 October 2017, 16:13

Spanjaard
looking nice!

17 October 2017, 17:05

Greg Baker
Heh, made a stand so she doesn't fall over... and even made a tiny bit of a wheelie, like in the pic (mainly because the stand was a bit too small). I'm very happy with how the stretched clear sprue headlight worked... so all that's left is the license plate. I think I'll do that as a decal... there's no way I'm painting "2207" that small!

19 October 2017, 01:27

Spanjaard
nice 🙂

19 October 2017, 05:54

Peter Jenssen
Cool!

19 October 2017, 09:59

Greg Baker
Thanks Peter!

19 October 2017, 10:52

Greg Baker
As if the decal of the license plate was much easier than painting. It was so small and fiddly that one of us almost didn't make it out of this build alive. 🙂

30 October 2017, 09:59

Spanjaard
Beautiful micro bike Greg

30 October 2017, 10:40

Greg Baker
Thanks Spanjaard. I was thinking of your F-4 build when I was struggling with one tiny decal...😉

30 October 2017, 10:46

Spanjaard
🙂 thanks

30 October 2017, 18:35

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