French WW2 bicycle and soldier.

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June 11, 2022
So, just one figure and a bike, but lots of new challenges.
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June 11, 2022
The figure will be another day, so today it's the PE to focus on. The sheet is very thin, and the parts very, very fine.
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June 11, 2022
The instructions are a little blurry, and not all parts are called up, so let's see how this goes.
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June 11, 2022
Very fine spokes, so should look great.
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June 11, 2022
All parts will be used, except for the luggage rack.
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June 11, 2022
Each set of spoke comes in two halves. One pair joined, and second pair to follow. The holes for the axles are different sizes, so each pair of halves is different.
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June 11, 2022
I used a drill bit to ensure the halves aligned, then trundled the pair though a small puddle of CA so only the rims are glued.
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June 11, 2022
The next pair's hole was too small for my drill, so used a piece of stretched sprue.
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June 11, 2022
This assembly definitely requires extra hands, so a více was used to hold the bike. 4 or 5 sprue attachment points have been cleaned up, leaving just the last two for the very end.
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June 11, 2022
Progress so far.
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June 12, 2022
An enjoyable half hour spent on the bike.
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June 18, 2022
A little bit of highlights and shadows.
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June 18, 2022
The left shoulder seam needs re-visiting....some filler and a rub down required.
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June 18, 2022
Equipment added, but a few paint touch-ups required
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June 18, 2022
Coming together... The bicycle pump was re-visited, to try to make its wooden handle stand out more.
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June 18, 2022
Accidental lighting pleasing me lots 🙂

Comentarios

12 11 June 2022, 16:20

11 June 2022, 20:04

Bruce Huxtable Autor
I spent most of the day holding my breath, adding tiny PE parts. Painting is going to have its challenges too....

11 June 2022, 20:08

Michael Kohl
Now that is some delicate casting and very delicate PE. Looks much more convincing that any other bicycle I have seen in this scale. Your alignment of the two PE parts of each wheel looks good too. Something I did not pay attention to when building my Harley. Anxious to see this one with paint.

11 June 2022, 20:29

Bruce Huxtable Autor
Hi Micheal, I have a Harley too, waiting patiently until I have the skills to deal with the many tiny parts.... Yes, painting this is going to be challenging, as I deliberately chose not to pre-paint any part. Tiny brush and more breath holding tomorrow!

11 June 2022, 20:54

Bruce Huxtable Autor
Many thanks for your 'likes', Villiers and Matthias. Much appreciated ☺️

11 June 2022, 21:35

Jim Bob McCabe
That's a fantastic looking kit; dynamo, bike pump, brake cables etc. So much detail and so well thought out. Looking forward to seeing the end result. Disappointed that the kit didn't include the cat seen on the box top illustration 😮D

11 June 2022, 23:51

Simon Nagorsnik
Nice looking bicycle, i hope you will put it into a small vignette.

17 June 2022, 11:42

Bruce Huxtable Autor
Many thanks, Simon. I'll work on the figure at the weekend, then we'll see.... 🙂

17 June 2022, 15:34

Neil Patrick
Super. That's the best looking 1/35 bicycle model I've ever seen. 🙂

17 June 2022, 16:07

Bruce Huxtable Autor
There's always room for improvement, Neil, don't look too closely 😉

18 June 2022, 17:54

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French Soldier with Bicycle, WW2

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1:35 Soldier, WWII era (Master Box MB35173)

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