Thanks a lot Cricket, yeah Tamiya going over and above hey, they are so cool.

Looking great Anthony! Putting the rubber on the road is always an exciting point in the motorcycle builds. From a practical point, it reduces the chance of damaging the bike on the work bench, dont you think?

It’s coming along great, Anthony @anthonyricco, hope your paint arrives soon.

Awesome, Anthony @anthonyricco
Is that a real bolt to mount the rear wheel.

Thanks for all the responses, @fiveten, @chinesegeorge, yeah hoping the paint get here quick but I'm going to be away soon.

@Rory, yeah the wheels make a big difference.

@johnb - thanks man, yes there are a few screws and bolts that come with the kit.

Next step is to start painting - the bike has 5 colours on it Blue, Navy Blue, white, red and gold, the red and gold are on the decals so the white and 2 blues need to get painted, my aim is to have the one half painted and the other clear so the engine detail can be see from the one side. So the masking and painting mission begins.

4 attached images. Click to enlarge.

Great work on the painting, Anthony @anthonyricco
Especially the paint on the transparant part looks great, no shining through at all.