Great progress, my friend @chinesegeorge! Very interesting photo of the (dis)locating tongues.

Thanks everyone for taking the time to look and comment.

A little more work done on the BMW, namely the front wheel, brakes, and forks.

Starting with the brake discs. These should have just clipped together but I had to add some cyano to keep them in place.

Then assemble the wheel.

And the forks.

Put it all together.

Another section completed and no painting required.

Plenty more to come. I know it’s going to look good but it’s not very satisfying to build somehow………

Thanks for looking and happy modelling.

This looks amazing, George @chinesegeorge
Judging from the instructions, those fork springs do function as in real, isn't it.

Looking great @chinesegeorge, why do you say it's not satisfying? Because it goes together too easily and doesn't require paint?

@chinesegeorge that’s GREAT George! ZI guess I might look into Meng kits, what else do they make

Hi George. Thanks for that, what a beauty❤️. I am not a motorcycle builder by trade, the last time I built one was when I was...early teens. An Airfix trials bike and a Norton commando (Protar I think).

Anyway, due to somewhat tragic circumstances, I have been given this one as a commission build I guess. My son in law was killed in a grass track racing accident about a month ago (leaving the daughter and 3 young kids) and had the attached Ducati to build. I had given him an old compressor and airbrush to get him going but he never quite managed it. So she asked me to build it for her...if I am not happy with it I will get another one but I don’t foresee any real problems, just getting a high enough gloss I guess, and possibly the heat effects on the pipes but you can practice on sprue I guess. Pink is an interesting primer, I have heard of both yellow and pink used under red...Hmmm🤔🙄😆. Anyway, great job and cheers for the inspiration. Have to finish the current project first😬 CBA

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My condolances, Chris @chrisballard.
A very sad circumstance indeed, it will however be a great remembrance for your daughter if you finish this one.

Cheers chap. Haven’t posted one yet so perhaps that’s the one.