Finishing switchgear

[Spitfire]

Had a look for FS12197 on the FS to model paint chart and only came up with Xtracolor X103
Here's the chart. http://ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_fs.htm

Cheers

Den

Edit
Model Master does do FS12197, you can get it in the UK from Relish models, Graham is a great guy to deal with
http://www.relishmodels.co.uk/model-master-enamel-fs12197-international-orange.html

[UKROBK7]

Ordered today from Graham at Relish - thanks for the info.  Tempted to buy some of his large scale models as well but resisted as I have enough problems with the "full size" model of the K7!!!

Rob

[Spitfire]

I know the feeling as when I was working on the F1 my models were very neglected ! However if you are tempted Graham is the one to go to as his prices are very competative.

Cheers

Den

[mick]

Hi Den & Gang sorry to hijack this thread, what do you do with your models when you have finished them?, display cabinet or something? when i was a kid i used to hang my planes from the ceiling on lengths of cotton  , cheers Mick.

[F2 Paul 876]

This is like Hyperscale / Britmodeler.
By the sounds of it there are quite a few Kit bashers all so on this site 
Paul All so a Kit Basher

[Spitfire]

Yes I am a confirmed kit basher and a member of both HS and Britmodeller, here's where my finished kits live, I have three of these cabinets in the dining room and lots of shelves up in my study.

Cheers

Den

[UKROBK7]

Finished the 2 switches last week, thought you might want to see the result.  They are now on the bike and I am wrestling with the spaghetti to get it all in behind the headlamp!!

Thanks for all the help,
Rob

[z1100r]

Great job..look like new..very impressive!!!! 
  My 500 has the same switchgear (originally off a K3). I polished mine as they are not std anyway. I polished the goldwing Master cyl aswell. I have 2 duff switches though...the kill switch is very very faded - the red plastic is 'rotting' and the text on top is mush. The dipper switch is a white glued and pinned lego block.

Looking for a decent kill switch knob and any kind of intact dipper if anyone has one..?

[Spitfire]

Nice job, they really look like new (probably better than !)

Cheers

Den

[AshimotoK0]

Great job..look like new..very impressive!!!!  
  My 500 has the same switchgear (originally off a K3). I polished mine as they are not std anyway. I polished the goldwing Master cyl aswell. I have 2 duff switches though...the kill switch is very very faded - the red plastic is 'rotting' and the text on top is mush. The dipper switch is a white glued and pinned lego block.

Looking for a decent kill switch knob and any kind of intact dipper if anyone has one..?

I gave the only decent one I has to UKRob. I do have another one somewhere but not sure about the condition

Switches look great Rob - what did you use to finish the black bodies in the end.
Ash

[UKROBK7]

Thanks Ash, satin powdercoat by Redditch Shotblasting LIGHTLY applied.  Dave did a great job but they have to get the masking right on the lower half of the left hand switch to allow for how the top half fits.  They didn't blast the insides so the original finish is still there for protection.  The gloss sample I had didn't look right so I went for the satin.  You can polish the satin to make it look more glossy if you want.  I removed the paint in the lettering using a scalpel before Redditch bead blasted them and I have a freehand engraver which is not very good but I ran that in the lettering to make the letters a bit crisper.  The "S"s were the worst on my switches.  All of the small electrical bits and pieces including the cable ends went in a small ultrasonic bath (Aldi) with warm water and fairy liquid.    Had to do them a few times plus a small brush but they came out looking good.

I had a look at some black anodising locally and it hadn't got the density that Honda used.  Also they believed that the Honda finish may have been coated after anodising (they thought clear powdercoat) and when anodising the parts again the grain structure in the castings might show up.

Thanks for the switch knob Ash, it finished them off a treat!

Rob