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Kawasaki Zypher400 (pics)

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    March 2013
Kawasaki Zypher400 (pics)
Posted by myscreennamesucks on Sunday, April 14, 2013 8:24 PM

This is a 1/12 scale of my Kawasaki Zypher 400, kit by Aoshima (huge fan now). I got the bike about a year after I was stationed here in Japan, and by happenstance saw the kit of MY bike in a shop somewhere. That was all she wrote. I was back in the model building game. Well, first try in years, so here goes:

I was pretty happy with the fit and detail, the kit went together fairly well. 

I messed up the paint the first time around, so i tried to dip it in thinner to strip the paint. again, im super new to this. well the paint came off alright, but it messed up the plastics, made them super soft. they got pretty jacked up. 

There were some fit issues with this part, the framework. some of it didnt want to go together, i had to do a lot of clever work with alligator clamps and tweezers to get this part to stay together properly. 


Hope y'all enjoyed it!! I know I did, and boy lemme tell ya, it's good to be back. 

Tags: kawasaki
  • Member since
    July 2009
  • From: North Carolina
Posted by Back to the bench on Sunday, April 14, 2013 10:18 PM

Nice job, looks like you could hop on the model and ride away. Welcome back to the hobby as well.

Gil

  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Australia
Posted by OctaneOrange on Sunday, April 14, 2013 11:05 PM

ok. now show us a pic of the bikes together (or at least in the same pose). it looks damn sweet anyway.

good recovery from the paint stripping. avoid thinners next time and try caustic oven cleaner or brake fluid

(you've heard stories of brake fluid being thrown on the prized car by the ex? yup it really does strip)

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