Construction starts with the powered side car unit and although pretty straightforward, there are a couple of grey areas to watch out for once the main body has been assembled. It is worth mentioning here that I had almost finished the model when I came across Wings and Wheels publication on the BMW R75 in detail. This highlighted a couple of errors on the sidecar that were too late to rectify. Firstly, there were the six grab handles along the front; these are not as equally spaced as the instructions make out, and their locating marks on the body are so faint they are lost when eliminating the join lines. Secondly, the catches for the detachable equipment boxes are not positioned centrally on each side, but should be place at the edge opposite to that of the hinge. The Chassis frame is split horizontally and once the joint line has been eliminated the tow hook, motorcycle attachment points and the suspension springs and cradle can be added. Unfortunately, unlike the bike, the kit does not recreate the suspension here and we are left with a solid side car. The boot panel to which the spare wheel is mounted is designed to open and close; this is done by temporarily taping the panel in position and cementing the hinges to the body, avoiding any cement contacting the panel hinge points. Once the cement has dried, the tape is removed but with the spare wheel being quite heavy, it can result in the panel being flipped open and snapping the hinges during further construction. Isn't hindsight wonderful!
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