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This is a Revell 1/12 scale offering and a kit I chose to build up for a friends xmas present as this was his first motorbike, I’ve styled it on his machine with the appropriate colours and accessories and added his registration too.

Initial thoughts, the kits nicely detailed but the plastic I found very brittle compared to most styrene kits, as a result a few parts were snapped and had to be repaired along the way. Fit was a bit tight in places too, like the rear swinging arm into the frame and though it has a live active suspension system, front and rear, by the time it’s all fitted in theres just no room for movement and the front forks were very flimsy too.

However, that aside it was an enjoyable build and my first candidate for Alclad II Chrome.

Engine assembled and primed:




Exhausts primed and filled with Milliput to hide the big slot in the moulded rear, this was then sanded to shape before spraying Satin black with a satin varnish top coat which gave it just the right sheen, (kit specified gloss black but this was far too gloss for exhaust black)



Fairing and sidepanel / tank assembly being glued



Exhaust and engine painted



Engine detailed with coolant hose and spark plugs




Fork Stanchions in Alclad II Chrome



Drive chain and guard



Basic frame assembly with engine in place



Swingarm



Tank, painted and decaled



Frame with swingarm and rear wheel



Engine in frame with plumbing



Now, this one represents the blue ‘Tyreflys’ that he had fitted, for those thinking, ‘what?’, they are a valve cap with a flashing coloured LED top and a motion operated pressure switch, once the wheel begins to rotate the switch activates and the LED’s flash at one second intervals giving you a really nice rotational coloured flash, (great visibility aid at night too)



Clocks and idiot lights, (kit instructions give incorrect colour call outs for the lights)



Front fork assembly with Chrome stanchions, aluminium legs and detailing



Front tyrefly closeup