Next step the radiator and associated plumbing. Not too much to this. The detail up set includes etched pieces to cover the radiator mesh. It also includes etched hose clips but I didn’t bother with them as it will all be eventually hidden. The radiator assembly just clips on, no cement needed, and is held in place by a screw in the bottom (sounds painful). Happy modelling.

Looking forward to this being assembled, George @chinesegeorge

This looks very nice, George @chinesegeorge
The chain and brake disk do look very realistic.
I wish the chain and gear on my 1:1 Suzuki would look as clean as this one.

Some of the original parts have to have some surgery, but the replacements come ready coloured. The coil spring has to be sprayed yellow. This is unusual as Tamiya’s detail up sets usually include a pre-coloured spring, but for some reason this one doesn’t. Maybe sales of yellow paint aren’t meeting targets……

In the meantime while we were on holiday one of my QA team has taken up a new hobby, photographing seagulls. Why did I lend her my camera?

All sub-parts look really great and the completed assembly looks extremely convincing, my friend @chinesegeorge!
Better having a QA team occasionally using your camera than having a male QA team with 6yo average age experimenting with Vne (never exceed speed) on half-completed models...

They look really nice, my friend @chinesegeorge!

That is a very nice front fork set, George @chinesegeorge