King Ottokar's Scepter (Gillet-Herstal motorcycle)
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Tintin rides this baby in King Ottokar's Sceptre
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Here's a real one... 1931!
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Ok... so here's the kit I'm using.
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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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Here's the main parts...
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Little paint... and modification. only a single cylinder, so no more V
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A little more paint...
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And some more paint! I scratched up a better exhaust using a bit of wire.
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And the other side...
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Still a bit of work to do... it's not street legal without a headlight. 😉
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Let's celebrate with a wheelie!
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The base comes equipped with a wheelie stand!
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Look ma, a headlight made from stretched clear sprue!
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That decal on the license plate nearly killed me....
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Which is why it's only on one side. 😉
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Added a bit of a wash to the engine...
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And we're all done!
Коментари
17 October 2017, 02:04
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Not much of it. 🙂
But what is there looks a lot of fun and worth it. 👍
Looking good.
17 October 2017, 02:29
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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
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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
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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
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Thanks Spanjaard. I was thinking of your F-4 build when I was struggling with one tiny decal...😉
30 October 2017, 10:46
Album info
A quick little build of the 1931 Gillet-Herstal motorcycle Tintin rides in the adventure, King Ottokar's Scepter.