Heller 1/8 Honda CB 750 K1

kpnuts

Member since
March 2014

Heller 1/8 Honda CB 750 K1

Posted by kpnuts on Friday, June 19, 2015 1:48 PM

Hi all when I had mine I totally rebuilt it and whilst i was at it i stripped all the paint off the engine casings polished it and engraved it, so I thought I would do the same with this kit. being 1/8 of the original size it obviously wont be as elaborate but will give the general idea.

roughly pened on

this is the tool of choice

oops didnt work too well

I think my next attempt will be heated scribe .

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OctaneOrange

Member since
June 2010
From: Australia

Posted by OctaneOrange on Friday, June 19, 2015 9:28 PM

"oops didnt work too well"

what was you actually trying to achieve? is it just a pattern in the castings?

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kpnuts

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March 2014

Posted by kpnuts on Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:55 AM

yep thats it on my original bike it was ornate leaves but not at this scale.

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kpnuts

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March 2014

Posted by kpnuts on Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:07 PM

Hi all well i've made a start proper on this, I have decided to do the very best I can on this kit, as it is my favorite bike of all time

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kpnuts

Member since
March 2014

Posted by kpnuts on Sunday, June 28, 2015 2:01 PM

Well I am totally peed off this was advertised as new and unstarted. Someone has gone ahead on the instructions and started the frame, only they've glued it all wrong (and used plenty of it) I've tried getting it apart but it's like it's welded together, and even if I get it apart I'm not sure I can reposition it where it should be, so this is another one that's on hold, funny its another Heller kit.

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DUSTER

Member since
August 2007
From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation

Posted by DUSTER on Sunday, June 28, 2015 5:01 PM

Putting the glued parts in to the freezer for a while, works on some glues- makes 'm brittle-er (?) and able to be cracked apart

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet Confused

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kpnuts

Member since
March 2014

Posted by kpnuts on Monday, June 29, 2015 12:34 AM

Thanks will give it a go

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kpnuts

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March 2014

Posted by kpnuts on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 4:38 AM

Hi all I have to apologise to the seller it was my 10 yr old nephew he came over during the day with his mum to visit my missus and decided to have a go. That's what you get for trying to encourage youngsters. He is now banned from my model room unless I am there.

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kpnuts

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March 2014

Posted by kpnuts on Thursday, July 2, 2015 1:35 PM

HI all well here are some pics of the bodged up frame (Most of it is under the tank so wont notice), lots of cleaning up to do, thanks to help from my nephew.