Wow. I have just bought this kit with the idea to 'practice' on before I put together another Vespa kit I have had hidden away for the last 30 years but, after seeing this, I think I need to do a bit of rethinking (and a lot more practicing!) Seems putting together model kits has changed slightly since I did my last one (about 35 years ago? lol) Amazing job!
Awesome build my friend and a unique colour choice. My father used to have one of these, beautiful bike. Thanks for sharing, take care and keep up the good work.
G'day MIS, Outstanding build! Beautiful. I usually model WW2 aircraft but I wanted to make this model as a gift for my wife who has always wanted an orange Vespa. It's a whole new kettle of fish and I admit I'm out of my depth. I'm having particular problems with the front wheel brake assembly. I can't seem to get all the pieces aligned properly. I'm glad I saw you drill the anchor point for the front wheel steering arm to fit into the body of the scooter. I'll keep persisting. Can I ask you a few questions? I want a showroom shine on mine, just like yours. I've not used urethane coatings before. Is there any special instruction for airbrushing this? What kind of thinner do you use, or not? I noticed that you painted over the parts of the kit that come with a 'chrome' finish, was there a good reason for this? On my aircraft models I use much less gap filler for the seams and joins in, say, the fuselage. You used quite a lot of that dark red filler which needed a lot of sanding back. What was your reason for this? I find the less seam filler I use the quicker it is to sand it back to a flat, seamless surface. Anyway, I really admire your work and you finished up with exactly the look I would like to have, except in orange as it is my wife's favourite colour. Of course, I'll be subscribing. I think I can learn a lot from your skills. Cheers and all the best. BH Hobart Tasmania
Thank you for leaving a pleasant comment. It's cool that you're trying to make it for your wife. I don't know if it'll translate well, but I'll write it down. The urethane coating is a mixture of two liquids and has thicker particles than other paints, so spray an air brush of 0.5mm or more at 2.0-2.3 psi and complete drying is recommended for about 5 days. In my case, 10:1:1, it is used as subject 10, hardener 1, and thinner 1. For thinner, use urethane thinner.(Urethane was used for automobiles.) In the case of chromium, it is used because it can have a mirror-like effect when applied on urethane, but the disadvantage is that it gets on the hand. Other products have few steps, so they apply a thin putty, but this product is injected from a very old mold and has a lot of poor assembly, so it is used a lot. (3M red putty) I hope you make it well and make your wife happy. :)
@@Makeitscale G'day MIS, I had to read through your advice a couple of times because I'm a bit slow. Now, I do understand and, yes, I'm after that old fashioned new car or bike 'showroom' shine. I remember my father's new Oldsmobile and my Italian relative's new Vespa; a very early model. They had a shine you could shave in they were so clear. I'm off now to my local hobby shop to pick up the chemicals you suggested. (I usually use water based acrylics via airbrush and 'hairy' brush) So, this will be a new learning curve. But that's the great thing about our hobby, we learn and we problem solve. Thank you so much for your assistance and advice. Cheers, BH
Hello, in number 4 of the instructions, there is a piece that indicates it as B, but it does not put a number and I am standing there, could you help me? Thank you
ok, thanks for replying. Would you please tell me when you could help me? It is a gift that I want to give and I do not know if it will give me time. Thank you again for your attention, it is very kind. Cheers
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