BD11 #1

Using the degrease solution for bicycle chain to soak the ball bearings for couple of hours

Dry them and apply thin bearing oil

Main chassis has been CA in the mean while, started the build with front solid axle and rear gear diff (7500 wt).

Replaced the original 64pitch gear with 48pitch 76T spur.

Yokomo BD11 Project Started

After one year of collecting this kit, and don't know how many years since my last build of any TC ....

Decided to build this one before building the just arrived BD12.

First step is reading thru the manual, and applied CA glue on the bottom chassis edge.

The connection of upper deck to rear bulkhead is "floating", not exactly rigid as usual TC (I cannot really define usual TC now .....), interesting design. I will take my time to build this kit, first time ever to build "modern" TC with carbon graphite arms ....

Tested new rubber tires CA glue

Already tested once on the Xray buggy, and this time applied the CA on the bike. Unlike the usual thin CA, this type is a bit sticky, will see how it holds up. 

Bandai 1/1000 space battleship and 1/12 K-2SO

 The K-2SO is rare these days ....

Bandai 1/500 and 1/1000 Yamato Space Batttleship

 Finally found it

Together with 1/1000

Airfix 1/72 A-4B/Q #6

masked and add more color on the fuselage

- Blue on the vertical wing tip

- Black (actually used German Grey) in front of windshield

- Red on leading edge

- Gun metal on exhaust

Let the paints dry for 48 hours, with 1000 sand paper, clean up some of the paint leak among the masking tape. 

And decals time 

Airfix 1/72 A-4B/Q #5

Cleaned up the seam on the cockpit cover, repainted and installed windshield. Fit is not bad. 

Masked and glued on

Masked the rest of the fuselage for the main color

It is a long masking process which I think I did all of them in 3-4 sessions and delay for almost a month and a half ...

Finally, time to add the refueling probe, re-create the temperature probe with 0.3mm cooper wire, and the small fin behind canopy with 0.2mm plastic card.

Time for spraying again !

Black primer, and pre shading with c156 white and yellow (any yellow) 

Covered with a thin layer of c315 grey

unmasking