King Ottokar's Scepter (Gillet-Herstal motorcycle)
Tintin rides this baby in King Ottokar's Sceptre
Here's a real one... 1931!
Ok... so here's the kit I'm using.
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.
Here's the main parts...
Little paint... and modification. only a single cylinder, so no more V
A little more paint...
And some more paint! I scratched up a better exhaust using a bit of wire.
And the other side...
Still a bit of work to do... it's not street legal without a headlight. 😉
Let's celebrate with a wheelie!
The base comes equipped with a wheelie stand!
Look ma, a headlight made from stretched clear sprue!
That decal on the license plate nearly killed me....
Which is why it's only on one side. 😉
Added a bit of a wash to the engine...
And we're all done!
Comentarii
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.
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
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.
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
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!
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
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. 🙂
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
Greg Baker
Thanks Spanjaard. I was thinking of your F-4 build when I was struggling with one tiny decal...😉
Thanks Spanjaard. I was thinking of your F-4 build when I was struggling with one tiny decal...😉
30 October 2017, 10:46
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A quick little build of the 1931 Gillet-Herstal motorcycle Tintin rides in the adventure, King Ottokar's Scepter.