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Kawasaki Z1300 Engine, Tamiya 1/6th

I have had my eye in theirs kit for awhile now, price was right so I grabbed it. Was fairly simple but that may have been because I had built 2 of them for the bikes one of which was the weathered touring bike

It was a fun kit but went together to quick, 3 days all in. I tried to add some color to it but it didn't turn out like I had envisioned. I'm still struggling with things so it was a good diversion.

I also wanted to thank everyone for the comments on my Honda Cub, apologies for not answering all of you.

I have the Honda 500 Turbo engine coming in, should be here Monday, we are under a winter storm warning, with 3 inches of snow so farโ€ฆ.kinda fun, but it won't be tomorrow ๐Ÿ™‚

So here it is , enjoy and thanks for viewing

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11 responses

  1. Beautiful presentation, Cricket! ๐Ÿ‘ That beast of an engine looks great to me! ๐Ÿ‘

  2. I love it! It's these parts in a motorcycle kit that make them so cool in my opinion, because it shows the mechanical glory of these bikes. This kit is a cool display presentation, reminding me of engineering diagrams or cutaway displays... like something Kawasaki would have shared with the press when this bike was released, showing off that vast row of cylinders and the nice shaft drivetrain. Very clean work, and thanks for sharing!

  3. It makes a great display piece in this scale, Cricket, nice work.

  4. What a wonderful model, Cricket!
    Makes an awesome display!
    Congratulations!
    Keep them coming!

  5. That's a great looking engine, Cricket @bikequeen
    Must be an amazing experience to ride a bike with a six cylinder engine.

    • @johnb Thanks John. I canโ€™t imagine riding something like that. Itโ€™s the engine that is on these bikes I built

      2 attached images. Click to enlarge.

  6. That is one mean looking engine Cricket, a neat display , well done.

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