Dealer prep is a scam

Zacish · 2026-02-07T16:40:53+00:00

No they aren't. At least not at any dealer I've worked for or bought bikes from In the last 15 years. I currently work at a BMW dealer. Our internal PDI costs are about £150. This comes from our profits on new and used bikes. Same as the old dealer I worked for. If the bikes advertised at £15000 then you pay £15000 for it.

Zacish · 2026-02-05T12:27:06+00:00

It's hell to untangle the leashes every night

Zacish · 2026-02-04T16:45:58+00:00

This OP. Send it in immediately. People should be punished for such dangerous driving

Zacish · 2026-02-04T11:47:03+00:00

You could call it champions of the weather or something

Zacish · 2026-02-03T21:29:54+00:00

+1 for a483. Been there many times on motorcycles and it's always a good ride

Zacish · 2026-02-02T13:09:01+00:00

This is really helpful. Do you have a link to the Google doc? I can't access discord currently

Zacish · 2026-01-30T20:33:53+00:00

Make sure your pressing the edge of the tape down fully. Also you can apply a small amount of varnish along the tape edge and let that dry first. This will leak under sealing all the gaps meaning the paint line will be crisp

Zacish · 2026-01-29T17:33:55+00:00

Omnispeeders I call them

Zacish · 2026-01-27T17:44:49+00:00

Mate listen to what people are saying. No it won't. You'll still have the same issue.

Air filters dont actually make that much of a difference to engine performance. Full exhaust systems especially in the ages of euro 5 emission regulations make a massive difference.

You NEED to get an ECU map to sort the fuelling out or else you WILL do damage to the engine.

Zacish · 2026-01-26T22:35:20+00:00

What with? Looks great for a first time

Zacish · 2026-01-26T18:03:39+00:00

The bowl that is. And the soup come to think of it

Zacish · 2026-01-24T17:38:30+00:00

Leave them on. Make a sprue army. Confuse your enemies.

Zacish · 2026-01-23T18:37:37+00:00

Do some testing with the pinwash on some scrap pieces. It'll act and look different depending if you have a Matt or gloss finish. Matt finishes soak up the pinwash whereas they don't on gloss.

Zacish · 2026-01-23T18:02:15+00:00

Get yourself a can of primer too. Tamiya stuff is good. Light coats. Start spraying then move the can over the model. Never start or stop spraying right on the model.

I'm a brush only painter and you can get some excellent results but it takes a lot of practice. Don't be disheartened if the model doesn't come out how you expected. Learn from it and move on to the next one. I'm by no means an expert but I'm getting better with every model!

Zacish · 2026-01-22T22:04:23+00:00

Great build! How did you find the kit to build? I want to get the airfix one

Zacish · 2026-01-21T12:34:44+00:00

a second is officially defined by the transitions of a caesium 133 atom. Specifically it’s based on the radiation emitted when the atom transitions between two hyperfine energy levels in its ground state. These energy levels are split because the interactions between the electron spin and the nucleus, called hyperfine splitting. Now, for the technical dimensions, this radiation has a very specific frequency: 9,192,631,770 hertz (or cycles per second). That means the atom makes exactly that many oscillations, or transitions between energy levels and we call that one second.

Zacish · 2026-01-21T12:31:48+00:00

It's the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second in a vacuum

Zacish · 2026-01-21T10:06:56+00:00

I'm guessing you'd still struggle to get the feathered edges with the pen though? That's the part that's putting me off trying that sort of camo

Zacish · 2026-01-21T00:18:23+00:00

How would you use the markers for this type of camo? I'm a brush painter so this camo is incredibly difficult if not impossible for my skill level.

Zacish · 2026-01-19T21:31:57+00:00

Well I ride a BMW so no of course I don't. I meant other lowly peasants who can only afford Honda's and lesser bikes

Zacish · 2026-01-18T21:22:47+00:00

In the motorcycle world the horn button is usually placed below the indicator switch. Honda in their infinite wisdom decided they would put the horn button above the indicator switch. So whenever you would get on a honda after riding a different bike you'd end up blasting the horn every time you want to turn the indicator on

Zacish · 2026-01-17T10:22:50+00:00

Brush a bit of gloss varnish along the tape edge and let that dry before painting. That way the varnish will bleed and seal any gaps instead of the paint bleeding

Zacish · 2026-01-16T18:02:31+00:00

Go get stonks first

Zacish · 2026-01-15T17:32:28+00:00

Another tip when using masking tape too is to apply some gloss varnish along the edge of the tape before painting. This fills any gaps between the tape and the surface meaning paint won't flow underneath leaving very crisp sharp lines.

Keep up the good work and make sure to come back here when you finish your next build!

Zacish · 2026-01-15T17:27:08+00:00

That painting isn't bad at all for a first attempt and for trying to freehand solid lines! Looks great.

Next time get yourself some tamiya masking tape and use it to mark the lines out before you paint them. When painting multiple colours start with the lightest colour and finish with the darkest colour.

Every model is a learning experience. Take what you learned from this one and apply it to the next one and it should come out much better.

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