Tamiya 1/6 Gorilla Spring Collection mini bike
this was a fun kit fairly simple, but a ton of chrome and a lot of scraping : /
I discover that I could use Tamiya's Metal Primer to coat the chrome parts that need to be painted, this saved stripping the chrome and it worked like a charm. It goes on a bit heavy so I needed to go easy with it.
So all the black has chrome under it, except the tires ; )
So here are the pics and I will be starting a brand new project this weekend. Check out the motorcycle group for details : )
Really nice, Cricket (@bikequeen). I think this is one of your best, so far. Each is better than the other.
@gblair well thank you George but I could name a dozen that are far better than this : )
Looks excellent, Cricket!
@fiveten Thanks Spiros
Beautiful @bikequeen !
@ssgt Thank you Jay
Wow, that was quick, Cricket. Painting over the chrome worked very well, a gorgeous Gorilla.
@chinesegeorge Thank you George, It metal primer wasnt easy to find I think I got it on ebay, it was cheap either but worked like a charm
A wonderful result, Cricket @bikequeen
Not an easy task to keep all that chrome shiny.
@john Thank you John. I have a a package of thin white cotton gloves I used to handle negative, and as Crome fingerprints really easy or scratches easy too I used the gloves they worked well, it’s pretty there was a black version of it but that meant I had to strip or paint all the chrome….No way : )
Well done. Matches the nails! 😎
@gwskat LOL…they need to be redone, waiting on new colors but they are coming from china so lord knows when they will get here so i guess i will have to use what i have ; )
This isn't a model, but a real motorcycle shot with a miniaturization ray gun. Looks as if you can start her up and head out to the beach. Awesome job!.
@gwfabian Aww man you told everyone my secret! I asked you not to do that :). Thank you so much, it was a fun build
Talk about a trip to Chrome City! Another trophy build, Cricket @bikequeen., Yes, white gloves are indispensable! Totally eliminates fingerprint issues.
@eb801 Yeah sure enough it was literally blinding Was a fun kit, thank you for the compliment
Looks great Cricket.
@coondog Tank you MAtt…sorry for the late reply : )