Upgrade Parts Set for KS600 Motorcycle and Sidecar (for Tamiya)

Sol Resin Factory 1/35 scale

Reviewed by Brett Green

Summary

Sol Resin Factory has just released a 1/35 scale upgrade set for Tamiya's recent KS600 Motorcycle and Sidecar.

The 3d printed parts are attached to a single printing base with many short, fine resin strips.

My go-to tools for removing printing artefects are a sprue cutter and an Olfa knife.

My preferred method is to cut the strips off as close to the base as possible using the sprue cutters, then finish off the residue with a new hobby blade in my Olfa handle.

Care is required when removing strips, but they won’t present a challenge to the moderately experienced modeller.

Printing quality is perfect with no hint of striations or other blemishes at all.

The parts are:

• three spoked road wheels (front, rear and sidecar),

• a pair of spare wheels and stowage cast on top,

• two saddle bags and a pair of milk cans in mounts,

• a 20 litre jerry can and mount,

• MG 34 machine gun, mount and one 50 round belt drum magazine.

The milk containers and jerry can feature crisp recessed lettering and intricate latch and lid detail.

The saddle bags have a subtle leathery texture and subtle folds.

The MG 34 machine gun is a lovely little model in its own right, with a one-piece mount for the sidecar and one 50 round belt drum magazine.

The stowage on the pair of spare wheels is a nice addition. This is all printed as a single piece.

The jewel in the crown, however, is the wheels.

The greatest issue with Tamiya's KS600 kit is the chunky spokes on the wheels.

Tamiya wheel halves (left two) and Sol Resin Factory's single printed wheel (right)

Also, Tamiya's wheels are split along the centreline with raised sprue residue on the mating surfaces of both sides, so a bit of careful clean-up is required.

Inside of a Tamiya wheel half. Note the raised sprue residue.

Sol Resin Factory has by-passed both of these issues by totally replacing the kit wheels with their one-piece 3d printed wheels. These feature amazingly fine spokes and, being one-piece, there is no centreline seam.

This is a significant and noticeable upgrade to Tamiya's 1/35 scale KS600 motorcycle.

Highly Recommended

Thanks to Sol Resin Factory for the samples