Help required for ducati model anorak !!

[Nattyboy]

Can anyone help..?

I know Protar made a selection of 851/888 models both in kit and ready made form, and my missus wants to get one for my birthday ! (got the SP4..looking for racing versions, the strada, SP5 or SP0 versions). Like a muppet..I forgot to bid on one that came up on ebay recently, and the SP5 listed on ebay in the states cant be shipped to the UK.

Any help/advice appreciated..im cack at finding stuff on the net! (wheres Antonye when you need him..:D)

Cheers
Nat

[Lee1980]

I have a 748 one 1:9 scale still not made up yet, got it at the local model shop ages ago :cool:

Big size but not up to the likes of tamiya models

[Edited on 13-4-2005 by Lee1980]

[Rushjob]

Nat
Here's an SP5 one.......
Ducati SP5 model (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2591&item=5968285090&rd=1&ssPageName=WD2V)

[Rushjob]

An 888
Ducati 888 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2591&item=5968376715&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW)

[Rushjob]

And finally.......
The good old 851 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=774&item=5969076416&rd=1&ssPageName=WD2V)
Cheers
Andy

[Edited on 14-4-2005 by Rushjob]

[Twinfan]

I bought the Tamiya 1:12 Doug Polen 888 kit in a model shop at the weekend for £16. It's been discontinued now, but you may find the odd one knocking about like I did. Might be worth a call to a few model shops?

[Steve M]

Originally posted by Twinfan
I bought the Tamiya 1:12 Doug Polen 888 kit in a model shop at the weekend for £16. It's been discontinued now, but you may find the odd one knocking about like I did. Might be worth a call to a few model shops?

I've got this one too, superb detail if you put the effort in. It came with the Polen or Falappa stickers - mines in Fallapa spec:)

[Twinfan]

Mine will be Fallapa too then - didn't realise there are two sets of decals! I haven't started it yet.

Did you use all the hundreds of paints they suggest, or just the core ones? I bought silver, bronze and 'carbon fibre'. I'm hoping that will be enough!

[Walenut]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2591&item=5969573537&rd=1

[Twinfan]

Found a couple of the Tamiya kits in the UK:

http://www.modelsinmotion.co.uk/product.asp?productid=344&catCode=68&tamiya=269

http://www.modelsforsale.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=52622%20Tamiya%20Duca ti%20888%20Superbike%20%20Sale:%201/12

http://www.fandsscalemodels.co.uk/search/show_item.asp?stock_no=5324

http://www.netmerchants.co.uk/product.php/1061/56/62dd7c5b36a71f971b902356df1d3da3

[JohnDa]

I am building a italeri Ducati Desmosedici, about half way through at the min.

http://www.italeri.it/Fotone/4625_3-4.jpg

I have even managed to source the malbro stickers for the side panel and nose cone to replace the blank ones that come with the kit

[Edited on 14-4-2005 by JohnDa]

[Nattyboy]

Thanks for the pointers guys...already got the tamiya kit,a and the SP5 (which id like !) is the one that cant be shipped to the UK. Will have a go for the 851 though so thanks for that !!

Cheers
Nat

[Steve M]

Originally posted by Twinfan
Mine will be Fallapa too then - didn't realise there are two sets of decals! I haven't started it yet.

Did you use all the hundreds of paints they suggest, or just the core ones? I bought silver, bronze and 'carbon fibre'. I'm hoping that will be enough!

I've got most of the paints, some are close enough to others to not bother, but I've done a few models so they get used eventually. The carbon bits usually have a carbon decal on them.

RD350LC
Harada TZ250
Bevel 900SS
888 Falappa
Hailwood rep
916

All Tamiya - the detail is very good on all of them, but is even better on the later ones.

[Walenut]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56358&item=6956307521&rd=1

[Nattyboy]

Got that one too walenut..muppets listing it as a 888 but its an 851 !!!

Keep it coming boys..any more model anoraks like me out there ??!! :lol:

Cheers
Nat

[Walenut]

Anyone know if you can get a metal 916?

[Nattyboy]

Take your pic mate..!! Protar do 1/9 race versions, bipostos, sennas (1,2 &3). Metal frames and even a metal paddock stand !

Heres the senna MK3

http://www.webazar.org/maquettes/indexautres.php?galerie=maquettes&action=photo&no=2

Nat

[Walenut]

Cheers mate