Pocher 1/4 scale Ducati

Pocher 1/4 scale Ducati

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MBBlat

Original Poster:

1,214 posts

136 months

Sunday 19th March
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Time to preview my next big build

The box is massive and barely fits on my dining room table.
Got the scale hardware set and improved decals, the latter mainly so I can get rid of a noticeable seam line on the exhaust cans as some of the decals are for US spec bikes.


So who’s interested in a build thread, or shall I just update in a few months with the completed model?

dudleybloke

18,417 posts

173 months

Sunday 19th March
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Do the build thread. Looks a nice kit.

Alex@POD

5,871 posts

202 months

1/4 scale? Surely you get a working engine in that? I'd love to see how you get on with the build.

Hard-Drive

3,878 posts

216 months

Is that going to be roughly minimoto size?

Krikkit

25,379 posts

168 months

dudleybloke said:
Do the build thread. Looks a nice kit.
This! Looks very impressive

TGCOTF-dewey

3,753 posts

42 months

1/4 scale or 1:1 if Dani Pedrosa was riding it.

MBBlat

Original Poster:

1,214 posts

136 months

Yes it’s massive. Rear tyre next to the Lego equivalent


Inside the big box is a slightly smaller box filled with plastic


And under that a box full of metal parts


And screws, lots of tiny screws

Freakuk

2,594 posts

138 months

I've seen a few of these floating around, not cheap.

Given I have a 1299 this has been on my radar for some time, so please do a build thread.

Rick_1138

3,465 posts

165 months

Wow!

That's quite the thing. A build thread would be great to see.

MBBlat

Original Poster:

1,214 posts

136 months

First job, put the screws from the plastic bags into a set of pill pots, makes them a lot easier to find smile


The actual build will probably start this weekend, need to clear my workbench of a couple of other builds, including my delayed Christmas group build.

clockworks

4,543 posts

132 months

Tuesday
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I've got the original Pocher Ducati kit in my stash, along with the F40 (and transkit) and the recently released Lotus. I've also got another 1/8th F40 that came out as a Panini partwork.

I wonder if I'll ever get the free time to build them....

BIRMA

3,565 posts

181 months

Tuesday
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clockworks said:
I've got the original Pocher Ducati kit in my stash, along with the F40 (and transkit) and the recently released Lotus. I've also got another 1/8th F40 that came out as a Panini partwork.

I wonder if I'll ever get the free time to build them....
Good to know I'm not the only one. I bought a Pocher Rolls Royce kit about 30 years ago when our local model shop was closing down. I think I only paid £150 for it. I will get around to building it one day.

I've seen the Ducati kit advertised and it looks really good.

rodericb

5,516 posts

113 months

Krikkit

25,379 posts

168 months

Wednesday
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rodericb said:
€1500 yikes

Fixing kit looks like a worthwhile one mind

MBBlat

Original Poster:

1,214 posts

136 months

Wednesday
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rodericb said:
Best and cheapest “upgrade” is the Paul Koo DVD, also available as a digital download
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222238410506?hash=item3...

I’ve got the hardware kit, so will be covering it once I get started.

MBBlat

Original Poster:

1,214 posts

136 months

Made a start with the cylinders, bodies and engine block are metal, heads are plastic



Scale hardware used to fix the heads. The block halves aren’t attached yet, hence the gaps. Some touch ups and detail painting to do, but as everything is screwed together it’s easy to take apart.

Next decision- to weather or keep clean.