That chain looks terrific, Cricket (@bikequeen). You obviously have a lot more patience than I do.

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Thanks everyone….here is the chain update

Welp, it’s not perfect and it’s static (done correctly it should be movable, but oh well) it looks reasonably good.

I did a test fit and threading it was a pain as in some place it works well in others it was riveted to tight. I got it around the engine sprocket and drew it down over the rear sprocket, it was to short as I knew it would be. I got it as tight as I could, tightened the wheel screw so it wouldn’t move.

It was such a pain to do I left rather than remove it, paint it and reinstall, so i glued it in place on the rear sprocket. It was 8 links short so I made one last piece of chain put it on the spirochete and glued it in place too.

I should have painted it before the test fit but didnt. For over a week I fussed over that chain. I will NOT do another like that again 🙂

Here are pics….not perfect but that issues is resolved and I can work on other things now.

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That chain looks really cool now, Cricket @bikequeen, you’ve done a good job on sanding that tyre as well.

This chain looks impressive, Cricket @bikequeen.
You can definitely be proud of the result.
I do like the roughness of that tyre as well.

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Thanks everyone, funny the tire got more notice than the chain…the tire was easy…LOL. It looked great until I dumped CA glue on it…it’s fixed now but imagine my horror :). I got more a glue on me that I do the model. I would try the chain again, but not this week :). Got a lot of fiddly work done the last few days, mostly PE and resin parts and a few decals. I have miles of wiring to do..LOL

Hand a really nice Serial number plate in PE and was ready to attach it when PING it snapped outt of the tweezers never to be seen again….I have a decal but it’s terrible in comparison

I’ll try to get pics later today! I’t starting to look like a motorcycle now and I ca see light at the end of the tunnel and its not a train coming at me… 🙂 (Fingers crossed)

Hi Cricket @bikequeen, CA glue, tweezers, and PE parts, always a disaster waiting to happen, but it will come good in the end, looking forward to your photos as well.

That must have been a scary moment, Cricket @bikequeen
Glad all is fixed now.

@bikequeen - Finish strong Cricket! It's looking amazing. Every time you look at this masterpiece on the shelf, you'll remember how awesome of a build it was and love all the fiddly bits you took the time to install.
Pain is temporary, Glory lasts forever!