Global Scale Modeller

Making a start on another bike. The kit comes with a rider, however this will be with no rider and 3rd party decals. Its a good kit, with lots of tubing and detail.

Glued a few bits together

No doubt another great build in the works.

How does the rider figure look ?
I haven’t seen a Tamiya bike with a rider before

1/12? Holy Moley!

digger303 wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 12:58 am No doubt another great build in the works.

We shall see. The 3rd party decals will be an issue as the quality of some of them are very iffy.

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 5:07 am How does the rider figure look ?
I haven’t seen a Tamiya bike with a rider before

As Im building for someone else and have been given the kit, the rider wasn't included, so I havent seem him. They make kits with straight run, cornering, and standing / pushing starting riders. Im surprised you havent seen them. You can also buy the riders as seperate kits, but are fairly rare these days. Id really like to build one of the bikes with the standing pushing rider, maybe a diorama. I think it has a lot of potential.









And this guy

Stokesy44 wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 7:17 am 1/12? Holy Moley!

Big scale, but the bikes are pretty small, so they are nothing like a 1/12 car. Good engine detail on them.



I got stuck in sunday arvo and almost finished the chassis. Still a bit of pe bolt work to be added to the engine. It's looking nice.

Good stuff mate

Superb detail. It looks REAL.

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 5:27 am Good stuff mate

Stokesy44 wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 6:54 am Superb detail. It looks REAL.

Thanks gents

Heres some more pics

The left disc has had the holes drilled out





Its on the right in this pic. I did drilll the other one, this was just to see what difference it made.

Can't see anything all I'm seeing is a purple picture frame with "currently not viewable in your region"

Kevthemodeller wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 10:15 am Can't see anything all I'm seeing is a purple picture frame with "currently not viewable in your region"

Don't know man

Anyone else got this issue?



Some more pics of the near finished frame

See here mate

Kevthemodeller wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:22 pm

Gary30 wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:14 pm Me too, it's an 'imgur' issue. It's bascially pulled the plug for UK users to be able to view content as it can't be bothered jumping through any hoops put up by our fine government's online safety (OSA) measures.

Ok that's what I suspected.

Kevthemodeller wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:25 pm See here mate

Kevthemodeller wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:22 pm

Gary30 wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:14 pm Me too, it's an 'imgur' issue. It's bascially pulled the plug for UK users to be able to view content as it can't be bothered jumping through any hoops put up by our fine government's online safety (OSA) measures.

Ok that's what I suspected.

Oh crap.
What are the options? Ditch Imgur?

I guess if you want anyone in the UK, EU who have or are going the same route possibly others.

That's a cool build and paint job from an exciting sport. I remember watching those two-stroke monsters at Donnington Park just a little after this era. You didn't so much hear them as feel them. It was totally intoxicating (or perhaps that was the exhaust fumes). The modern machines are four-strokes with a lot of electronics but it's still a heart stopping spectacle. Keep up the good work!

Excellent as normal

Gutted, cant see the images anymore

cor wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:21 pm

Kevthemodeller wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 10:15 am Can't see anything all I'm seeing is a purple picture frame with "currently not viewable in your region"

Don't know man

Anyone else got this issue?



Some more pics of the near finished frame

Afraid I have too.... All I'm seeing is purple squares.

EDIT - I turned the VPN on and set it to US hosting and the images were viewable again. However none of the home wi--fi devices will now connect (doorbell, heating thermostat etc.). So for the UK the solution would seem go be install a free VPN and turn it on when using the forum. Once the inages are bisible they remain so unless/until you purge the browser cache.

Why is it that developers and regulators cannot keep the normal use of imaging software more standard on world wide release? I'm thinking it must be one of three things; (1) politics (meaning who's software can do what= power and regional control), (2) would be money (either money to keep up its development, or restrictions to value or de-value the software); (3) ignorance (nobody talking to anyone else to make software compatible across a larger spectrum with other software and networks. This can be multiplied as each new revision is pushed to the market).

Regardless of the images, I'm quite happy that I can see the wonderful work. I sure love those 1/12 Tamiya motorcycles, and you're doing a fine job with this one.

Ben

Im not sure what to do about Imgur and the UK yet.

Heres some pics of the finished bike. Sorry to the pommies, I'll sort it out soon.

If it wasn't for the weathering I'd think it was straight out of a bubble wrap packet.

digger303 wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 8:36 am If it wasn't for the weathering I'd think it was straight out of a bubble wrap packet.

Thanks man

Hi,

Beautiful build!
This is a really stunning kit despite the fact it’s an old kit.
The box art was also great.
You’ve done a great job!

Pascal