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Simontie (simontie)

Aoshima YAMAHA SR400

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September 17, 2022
Wheel jig i made central pin to hold the hub central & outer to hold the rim steady and central also i stuck it down with blue tack to hold its position
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September 17, 2022
Stripped chrome from wheels
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September 17, 2022
First hole drilled lining up the nipple tube with spoke root
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September 17, 2022
Hub cut out of rim, after drilling all the holes for the nipples
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September 17, 2022
After painting & drilling hub holes, i hooked the first spoke after feeding through the nipple inner spokes need to be first to set in place
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September 17, 2022
All inner spokes one side fitted
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September 17, 2022
Spoked wheel before trimming and touch up
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September 17, 2022
Tyre and break hub, hides most of those scares
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September 17, 2022
Dipped chrome parts
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September 17, 2022
Engine in frame
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September 17, 2022
Other parts stripped of chrome ready for cleaning painting and assembly
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September 17, 2022
Fenders and tank painted
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September 17, 2022
Re spoked wheels
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September 17, 2022
Nice wee build look nice too
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September 17, 2022
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September 17, 2022
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September 17, 2022
Decals just disintegrated so i improvised with some left overs
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September 17, 2022
Front end now where for the trottle cables to go so just tucked under the tank, likewise oil feed return tucked under seat no placement for it either
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September 17, 2022
Never bothered with the indicators they were quite agricultural
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September 17, 2022
Completed
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September 17, 2022
In the cabinet

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17 September 2022, 13:51

Album info

1/12th scale been in my stash for a while, and i was looking for a bike with spoked wheels, to try and re spoke them chose this bad boy

21 images

1:12

Completed

1:12 Yamaha SR400 Scrambler Type (Aoshima 031384)

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