I found a little more time tonight to add some bits that I have been preparing and pre-painting. Before I started building this kit, I decided I would add weathering, stains, etc at the end of the build. At the time, I was worried that my unfamiliarity with motorcycles would lead to stains and weathering that didn't make sense if I did a section at a time. As the motorcycle gets more and more crowded and complex, I wonder how difficult a job I have left for myself. To be determined later.

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Haha @gblair, I'm the same, don't know what is what, just put it together and hope it looks good.

Thanks, John (@johnb). I finally found a photo of the real motorcycle that showed the junction box. The only problem was that the model part wouldn't fit there. There were no locating pins or tabs, but I finally got it to fit with a little minor construction. Just another day in the life of this kit.

Thanks, Anthony (@anthonyricco). I'm a standoff modeler. All of my kits look wonderful if you stand far enough away. :o)

Thanks, Rory (@rory). Luckily the technology in this WW2 motorcycle looks similar to other older technology I have seen. My first car was a 1956 Chevy that I paid $200 for, and I did all the work myself. I couldn't do that now. Put something modern in front of me and I'm lost.

@gblair lookin really good George, u have more patience then me 🙂

Looking super, my friend @gblair! I can imagine cleaning every single spoke. The end result does speak for itself, though!

Yet more great work, George@gblair, spoked wheels always put me off, they’re like rigging on a biplane.

Something I was worried about all the way back in Step 21 has raised its head in Step 49. In Step 21 you sandwiched the engine core between two very spindly sideframes, the ends of which were left floating in space after the next several steps. I was concerned that any mis-alignment would cause problems later, especially after you start hanging all sorts of structure off of the possibly mis-aligned frame. Sadly, there is no one part that you can compare the frame to that would let you know if everything was OK. So, I blindly pressed ahead until it came time to add the rear wheel in Step 49. The rear wheel needed to sandwich between the two sides of the frame that we left hanging in space in Step 21. I discovered that the space between the frame sides was at least twice too small, so I would need to double the space between the frame by at least twice its current size. Panic! After a little investigation, I discovered the attribute with the frame that I considered a liability now became a positive. I was worried about the frame being too flexible in Step 21, but in Step 49 allowed me to push the frame apart and seat the wheel. Yeah! And now the once flexible frame is very solidly attached to the engine and rear wheel with a great amount of strength. I love it when a plan comes together (even if it is by accident)!

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