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Protar AJS 7R
All 'in-progress' build logs here.

Protar AJS 7R

Paddy · 40 minutes ago40 min

AJS 7R, 350cc single cylinder race bike from around 1959. So here we have a Protar model motorcycle. Founded in 1963 in Bologna by Tarquinio Provini, a famous motorcycle Grand Prix racer , they produced a wide range of motorcycle kits of the era and later branching into GP cars. Sold out to Italeri around 1970 the history gets sketchy. The original kits were multimedia featuring white metal and plastic parts. A lot of the cars were re released under the Italeri banner, but they were now all pl
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Paddy

40 minutes ago40 min

Paddy

36 minutes ago36 min
1:32nd scale Sopwith 2F.1
All 'in-progress' build logs here.

1:32nd scale Sopwith 2F.1

sandbaggeruk · August 3Aug 3

Hi all, As the build of the Albatros D.III (OEFFAG) is finished, I thought I'd start on the next . Sopwith 2F.1 Ships Camel, serial N-6764, operating from HMS Lion from April to June 1918. Mike
- 8 replies
- 210 views
sandbaggeruk

August 3Aug 3

sandbaggeruk

4 hours ago4 hr
GWH Hawk 81-A 2 Flying Tigers
All 'in-progress' build logs here.

GWH Hawk 81-A 2 Flying Tigers

David Enders · May 14May 14

This was a thread on the old site before the crash. So, I bought this shirt at the EAA museum in 2024, right before NATS in Madison, WI. And I've been wearing it to shows but I don't have a P-40 on the shelf. So when Sprue had a sale a while back, I bought the Great Wall Hobbies kit. Since the shirt has && on it, I've been planning on building 77. Some of the AM that I've bought for it. And some of the progress on it. Cockpit area mostly. Ready to close up the fuselage. Added
- 24 replies
- 792 views
David Enders

May 14May 14

Paddy

6 hours ago6 hr
FW190- ZM A-4 and a Revell A-8
All 'in-progress' build logs here.

FW190- ZM A-4 and a Revell A-8

FG2Si · May 25May 25

These were started a little while back. They then got lost on my bench while I worked on whatever had my fleeting attention. So, having finished the F-16 my bench is ready to get these done. The ZM kit is much further along with the cockpit done, fuselage closed up and the majority of the wings completed as well as the engine. The Revell one has the wings started, the fuselage halves together, and the engine mostly complete.
- 52 replies
- 1,391 views
FG2Si

May 25May 25

FG2Si

17 hours ago17 hr
What is on your bench right now?
Modelling Discussion

What is on your bench right now?

Martinnfb · May 7May 7

Hi guys , here is the place to share what you’re currently working on. As many I often work on multiple projects and for many of which I don’t open a building log. This way we can share with each others about our “ undocumented “ projects and be social about that. :) Cheers Martin
- 107 replies
- 4,211 views
Martinnfb

May 7May 7

KevinM

19 hours ago19 hr
Eduard P-51B up next
All 'in-progress' build logs here.

Eduard P-51B up next

JohnB593 · August 18Aug 18

I've waited a long time for a GOOD 1/32 P-51B/C kit. Now Eduard has issued a really good one. "Margie Maru" is the subject I'll do. I've been busy removing parts from their castings and I have to say, I"m NOT a big fan of the need to cut them off the little bitty, delicate, and numerous molding "strips". Awfully tedious and requiring very careful "surgery" to keep from breaking something. For me it's a big PITA 🤪 to have to do BUT a small price to pay for the high quality of the parts.
- 23 replies
- 274 views
JohnB593

August 18Aug 18

JohnB593

Yesterday at 07:02 PM1 day
F4U-2 Conversion from Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage kit
All 'in-progress' build logs here.

F4U-2 Conversion from Tamiya F4U-1 Birdcage kit

David Enders · July 30Jul 30

I have time now, but any physical start won't be 'til the P-40 is finished sometime after NATS. I pulled the kit from the stash several months ago, with plans to start it after the P-40. I purchased the conversion kit from B&B Resin back when Tim first released it. I've also picked up various AM sets but I'm not sure which ones I'll use. I had also picked up this resin base and I'm thinking about using it in the project. In spare moments, I've started painting the base.
- 8 replies
- 207 views
David Enders

July 30Jul 30

HuberB

Yesterday at 08:47 AM1 day
WnW DH9
All 'in-progress' build logs here.

WnW DH9

Paddy · July 23Jul 23

This is an Airco DH9 from WnW. An odd choice for me as a car and motorcycle builder these days but I was inspired by sandbaggeruk and his recent Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.3 . I picked this up on EBay for £100. More than I wanted to pay but way less than anyone else it seems has to pay these days. I decided on WnW as I doesn’t look like I will need to break the bank on extras which can often cost more than the original kit if you start adding 3D decals, 3D engines and so on. In the UK we have a p
- 25 replies
- 537 views
Paddy

July 23Jul 23

Paddy

Friday at 06:11 PM3 days
WnW DH-9
Post your completed works in here. No 'in-progess' builds.

WnW DH-9

Paddy · Thursday at 11:47 AM4 days

I was going to say this thing fought me all the way but in truth i think i fought it 🤣 My interest in the build was blunted by a series of awful decals., no ones fault after all they were cartogragh but age wasnt on their side and patience wasnt on mine. Looking at the pictures the gun mount needs a pin wash. overall its turned out OK if you dont look to close which cameras always do 😉
- 4 replies
- 82 views
Paddy

Thursday at 11:47 AM4 days

Landlubber Mike

Friday at 04:04 PM3 days
What did you receive recently? Share it with us.
Modelling Discussion

What did you receive recently? Share it with us.

James H · May 4May 4

Did you get any new kit or other modelling related goodies today or recently? We all like so show our new stuff, so please share it with us. I know this is an odd scale, and the surface is a little questionable (!) but hey, who cares! Darren
- 130 replies
- 4,875 views
James H

May 4May 4

Paddy

Friday at 11:49 AM3 days

Protar AJS 7R

Another protar kit i have has shed some light on the multimedia thing as there is an advert leaflet in one of the boxes

Notice this list contains "plasica" models and ""Metallo" model motorcycles but it also creates more confusion because for example under Metallo models is a NS 500 Freddie Spencer 1983 so thats 13 years after Italeri took over...so did Italeri really design new models in Multi media after they bought Protar bearing in mind they converted other metal models to plastic like all the cars.

By Paddy · 43 minutes ago43 min
Protar AJS 7R

Well i have retreated back into my comfort zone having got a bit of a bloody nose with WnW 🤣

My pre planning has gone out the window as looking in the box the wheels really are not too bad. My plan to lace them with metal spokes is on hold now. Normally the problem with spoked wheels on bikes is the spokes are way over size and whatever you do with them they just never look real. The common size on things like the Italeri Triumph 3hw, Harley WMA and the Manx Norton is 1mm spokes which as 1/9 scale would make them 9mm. In reality all the Italeri spokes are out of register L/R halves in the moulds so actually appear nearer 1.2mm. These spokes in this kit are 0.6 - 0.7mm so scaled up thats 6x9 = 54 and 5.4mm is pretty much spot on to real size and i would probably have used 0.5mm nickel silver wire.
My new plan now is to build up the kit wheels and see what they look like with metal spokes as a back up plan. There is a lot of work in metal spokes if they are not necessary but they do have the advantage in being separate from the rim and hub and its not unlikely the rim/hub/spokes/spoke nipples would all be different colors
loads of chrome but i dont think there was any on the original bike

By Paddy · 45 minutes ago45 min
Protar AJS 7R

AJS 7R, 350cc single cylinder race bike from around 1959.

So here we have a Protar model motorcycle. Founded in 1963 in Bologna by Tarquinio Provini, a famous motorcycle Grand Prix racer , they produced a wide range of motorcycle kits of the era and later branching into GP cars.

Sold out to Italeri around 1970 the history gets sketchy. The original kits were multimedia featuring white metal and plastic parts. A lot of the cars were re released under the Italeri banner, but they were now all plastic which presented challenges to the builder as the replaced white metal parts are not really strong enough in plastic to do the job as anyoine who has tried to build the Fiat Mephistopheles, alfa 8200 or the fiat GP806 will know..

The motorcycles ? well here is where it’s odd because Italeri did issue some bikes like the manx Norton in plastic which had originally been multimedia i think but others like this AJS seem to be all plastic but…in Protar boxes. My guess is Italeri carried on with the protar brand but like the cars, they did away with the white metal which is a great shame. Nothing looks quite like metal than metal.

To further muddy the waters some of these kits are often advertised as white metal and in fact aren’t and never were. This is from the ebay advert where this one came from#

“With its authentic design and quality construction, this die-cast motorcycle is a must-have for anyone looking to add a piece of Motorcycle history to their collection”

Nothing die-cast in here mate. It’s a major failing of ebay that people just copy other people’s listings and sometimes even their pictures so if the original poster got it wrong then everyone else gets it wrong as well as we see here.

Anyway, do your own research as they say

This is my first Protar build….even if Italeri have had a hand in it 😊 and this is the real thing from around 1959

By Paddy · 47 minutes ago47 min
1:32nd scale Sopwith 2F.1

Hi all,
Subtle weathering applied.
Airbrushed the surfaces with a semi-gloss clear coat.
Brushed on Flory Models dark dirt clay wash.
Removed the wash with slightly damp kitchen roll to achieve the weathered effect.
Sponged Tamiya Weathering Master Set D (oil stain) and Set A (mud) around various edges.
Dry brushed Mr. Metal Colour steel on the engine cowl opening and leading edges of fuselage projections.
Now it's onto the rigging preparation and pre-rigging stage,
Mike

By sandbaggeruk · 4 hours ago4 hr
GWH Hawk 81-A 2 Flying Tigers

Looks spot on to me David, sometimes less is more :-)

By Paddy · 6 hours ago6 hr
FW190- ZM A-4 and a Revell A-8

Thanks Martin!
I won't glue the cowl in place so that it's removable. Most likely won't open it up too often though.
I might do another one all opened up but we'll see.

By FG2Si · 17 hours ago17 hr
What is on your bench right now?

The Revell P-51 just needed a slight break from ships been on this one about a month now.The silver application is a B- in my book but much better than the first effort.I never built Preddy's A/C have some AF decals for another AC of this group.

By KevinM · 19 hours ago19 hr
FW190- ZM A-4 and a Revell A-8

Beautiful detailing Carl, are you going to keep it open?

By Martinnfb · 21 hours ago21 hr
1:32nd scale Sopwith 2F.1

Hi all,
Further progress on the Camel.
Model primed then internal structures marked with a brown pencil.
Internal bracing wires lightly marked with a standard pencil.
MRP Clear Doped Linen (MRP-256) airbrushed to fade back the makings.
Aviattic Clear Doped Linen (Bleached) decal was applied to the surfaces.
Kit decals were then applied and painting of details completed.
Landing gear, Vickers cooling jacket, tail skid, engine and cowl were then fitted.
All parts airbrushed with Tamiya Semi-Gloss (X35) to prepare the surfaces for weathering,
Mike

By sandbaggeruk · 23 hours ago23 hr
Eduard P-51B up next

Thanks. I know but I want neat, not crude. I may add a little bit of "crudeness" later just for the sake of "historical accuracy".

By JohnB593 · Yesterday at 07:02 PM1 day

Protar AJS 7R

Another protar kit i have has shed some light on the multimedia thing as there is an advert leaflet in one of the boxes

Notice this list contains "plasica" models and ""Metallo" model motorcycles but it also creates more confusion because for example under Metallo models is a NS 500 Freddie Spencer 1983 so thats 13 years after Italeri took over...so did Italeri really design new models in Multi media after they bought Protar bearing in mind they converted other metal models to plastic like all the cars.

By Paddy · 43 minutes ago43 min
Protar AJS 7R

Well i have retreated back into my comfort zone having got a bit of a bloody nose with WnW 🤣

My pre planning has gone out the window as looking in the box the wheels really are not too bad. My plan to lace them with metal spokes is on hold now. Normally the problem with spoked wheels on bikes is the spokes are way over size and whatever you do with them they just never look real. The common size on things like the Italeri Triumph 3hw, Harley WMA and the Manx Norton is 1mm spokes which as 1/9 scale would make them 9mm. In reality all the Italeri spokes are out of register L/R halves in the moulds so actually appear nearer 1.2mm. These spokes in this kit are 0.6 - 0.7mm so scaled up thats 6x9 = 54 and 5.4mm is pretty much spot on to real size and i would probably have used 0.5mm nickel silver wire.
My new plan now is to build up the kit wheels and see what they look like with metal spokes as a back up plan. There is a lot of work in metal spokes if they are not necessary but they do have the advantage in being separate from the rim and hub and its not unlikely the rim/hub/spokes/spoke nipples would all be different colors
loads of chrome but i dont think there was any on the original bike

By Paddy · 45 minutes ago45 min
Protar AJS 7R

AJS 7R, 350cc single cylinder race bike from around 1959.

So here we have a Protar model motorcycle. Founded in 1963 in Bologna by Tarquinio Provini, a famous motorcycle Grand Prix racer , they produced a wide range of motorcycle kits of the era and later branching into GP cars.

Sold out to Italeri around 1970 the history gets sketchy. The original kits were multimedia featuring white metal and plastic parts. A lot of the cars were re released under the Italeri banner, but they were now all plastic which presented challenges to the builder as the replaced white metal parts are not really strong enough in plastic to do the job as anyoine who has tried to build the Fiat Mephistopheles, alfa 8200 or the fiat GP806 will know..

The motorcycles ? well here is where it’s odd because Italeri did issue some bikes like the manx Norton in plastic which had originally been multimedia i think but others like this AJS seem to be all plastic but…in Protar boxes. My guess is Italeri carried on with the protar brand but like the cars, they did away with the white metal which is a great shame. Nothing looks quite like metal than metal.

To further muddy the waters some of these kits are often advertised as white metal and in fact aren’t and never were. This is from the ebay advert where this one came from#

“With its authentic design and quality construction, this die-cast motorcycle is a must-have for anyone looking to add a piece of Motorcycle history to their collection”

Nothing die-cast in here mate. It’s a major failing of ebay that people just copy other people’s listings and sometimes even their pictures so if the original poster got it wrong then everyone else gets it wrong as well as we see here.

Anyway, do your own research as they say

This is my first Protar build….even if Italeri have had a hand in it 😊 and this is the real thing from around 1959

By Paddy · 47 minutes ago47 min
1:32nd scale Sopwith 2F.1

Hi all,
Subtle weathering applied.
Airbrushed the surfaces with a semi-gloss clear coat.
Brushed on Flory Models dark dirt clay wash.
Removed the wash with slightly damp kitchen roll to achieve the weathered effect.
Sponged Tamiya Weathering Master Set D (oil stain) and Set A (mud) around various edges.
Dry brushed Mr. Metal Colour steel on the engine cowl opening and leading edges of fuselage projections.
Now it's onto the rigging preparation and pre-rigging stage,
Mike

By sandbaggeruk · 4 hours ago4 hr
GWH Hawk 81-A 2 Flying Tigers

Looks spot on to me David, sometimes less is more :-)

By Paddy · 6 hours ago6 hr

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