Yes, trust the walk arounds, my friend @gblair!

Looks like a good fix George @gblair.

You clearly won this challenge, George @gblair
Great fix.

Thanks, George (@chinesegeorge), Spiros (@fiveten), John (@johnb), and Erik (@airbum). One of the good things about this kit is that each part consists of some really thick plastic. I can sand a lot and not worry about making anything too thin. I am hoping the thinner parts on the motorcycle frame are not warped. We will see soon.

For the 1/48 R75, I was thinking about a diorama of the motorcycle in front of a North African building. It has fallen farther down the build queue, but it is still there. Ahead of the motorcycle is a 1/72 Short Stirling, a 1/48 F-106, a 1/48 Mirage F.1, and a 1/48 Hurricane IID. The list changes all the time, but these keep popping up.

Hi George (@chinesegeorge): I'm retired now, so I split my free time between building models and working on my train layout. I usually figure about 3 weeks per kit. Sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. My biggest problem is that I keep finding kits that I have in storage that I want to build. The queue is an everchanging list.

Hi Cricket (@bikequeen): Welcome to my effort to flounder thru a motorcycle build. This will be my first motorcycle and I will be the first to admit that I know nothing about motorcycles. This should be fun.

I have been busy on the motorcycle, but I don't feel like I am getting a lot done. The kit and parts are detailed and it goes together well. Unfortunately the molds for this kit are very old and time has taken their toll. All of the parts seem to go together well, but every one requires at least some clean up, and some of them require a lot of cleanup. I just finished three days of fill, sand, and repeat trying to fill sink holes and some poor fit on the sidecar. After that, I added the racks on the side of the sidecar that will support the saddle bags. The side of the sidecar is curved, but the racks were straight, requiring glue and clamps to get them to wrap around the surface of the sidecar.

Probably the worst problem was self-inflicted. I was in the process of adding 6 u-shaped fittings that are attachment points for straps, equipment, etc. I had added 5 of them and was getting ready to add the last one. The thought crossed my mind that I wouldn't want to lose one in the carpet and have to scratchbuild a replacement. I took a harder grip on my tweezers so I wouldn't lose the part, resulting in the part flying uncontrollably into the carpet. 45 minutes late I gave up looking for it and scratchbuilt a replacement. I used some plastic and wire, and I think it is OK. I assembled the saddlebags, which are a metal box rather than the leather ones you sometimes see. As expected, they will all need filler and sanding to make them ready, but all will be OK in the end. Cheers everyone.

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