Hi Cricket @bikequeen, first I’m happy to receive the updates. Second I watched a video of this kit where a guy built it in four days, it looks impressive but he didn’t do a very good job. He left a lot of the details off, like the brake pipes that connect the calipers………….. he also had issues with some of the screws being too long. I’m sure you will do a better job though. I built a Meng prepainted BMW a while ago, you have to be careful not to mark the painted bits when tightening up the screws.

Interesting kit indeed, my friend @bikequeen. Maybe you expected tsd more for what you paid, but, definitely, such kits are very expensive, maybe overpriced. Looking forward to see more!

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Looks like you’ve got a good selection there, Cricket @bikequeen.

Great assortment, my friend @bikequeen!

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Started the engine yesterday. I’m here to say this kit is not for the faint of heart. With the aftermarket hardware nd limited workspace it’s a challenge. Most of the screw holes are not tapped. The set i got includes 4 taps but the metal is soft and easily stripped.

This is also not a kit to build when I’m already nervous about the weather 🙂

The parts fit okay, for the price I would expect better some screws had to be CA glued in…but knowing all this it will b e a better kit in the long run.

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you can see the aftermarket screws are the proper ones nice and shiny, yu can also see the molded i ones that I will paint later. I had to put it up as I was to nervous to deal with it yesterday, today will be no better.
And as it sits now it weighs in at 1 pound 15.7 ounces :). You guys will have to convert to metric 🙂

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@chinesegeorge. I have metal work experience:). This is soft metal. I had to file some parts so they would mate well

@gblair the stats say 11 pounds 20 something inches long 11 inches hig and 8 wide :). U get bad weather this week