Yamaha YZR-M1 USA 2005

As this is the last of three Yamaha, I also decided to separate its assembly.

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Like the other pictures have been shown from the beginning, I will continue from the engine installed in the frame.

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Front and rear wheel

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Here I decided to do something different. I bought a pack of Valentino's helmet decal used in 2005, the Hobby design. But as we see by the photo, the decal is completely out with the colors and the size is much larger than it should be.

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Even so decided to try. For this we used the Helmet Tamiya model 2009. I know that the model is another helmet, but I decided to do anyway.
I started the helmet painted in two colors, black and yellow.

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After I applied the decals, note well the difference in color, there was the tricky part, I was masking piece by piece, painted white with yellow and then right, gave a lot of work, but the result until it was good.

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For the excitement of doing just not taking more pictures of masking.
Here the result, hope you like.

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Sandro

Sandro...you seem to be the expert here so I will ask you your opinion please. I would like to buy one bike model. I will put my own paint scheme on the bike so I'm not trying to build a specific bike in history. I saw the stunning Top studio transkits and would like to use the Yamaha as my canvas. I don't really care what year the bike is, but I do want to reproduce the under cowl area in front of the handelbars, tank, rear seat area, etc.
The top Studio $$$ kits that come with full resin body parts are like $200+ dollars! Are their resin parts and their fit and finish inside and out better than the Tamiya? Or are they mostly just an upgrade of body style? I don't mind paying for top quality, but if Top Studio's less exspensive detail kits are the same as these super kits...just minus the updated bodywork, I don't mind going with an older version.
I hope you understand and see my problem. Is there a reason to spend all of that extra money for a resin body? Is the resin body so much better with it's fit and finish? Or are the Tamiya kit's body parts and their fit with the Top Studio's upgrades perfectly ok?
Thanks for any advice. Your work is so stunning I decided to add a bike to my collection.

Very nice job Sandro. It looks superb!
How did you realize the front disks?

jmpsebring, my friend, thanks for your considerations, unfortunately I have never seen one of the Top Studio Kit, complete with parts of the fairing. But the tamiya kits reproduce very well the fairings because they are in plastic, can be very thin, unlike resin kits which are thicker, which is not real. How do you intend to use a Yamaha, maybe could use a kit model 2009, with accessories from Top Studio, with only the details MD29012. I hope I have helped a little.

andrew, if you're talking about the effect on the disks, I use this technique with brush and white paint. After painting the colors displayed on the discs and masking.

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The smaller the spray paint better, and you can also paint the part through which passes the caliper, as this Yamaha.

Sandro

Very nice idea Sandro! I usually spray not white but matt aluminium with airbrush but at very low pressure near 0 and with unthinned paint to have a rough pattern.
Is white thinned?

Andrew, thin the paint a little yes, but do test before you will find the right spot.

Thanks for the advice. I continued to research and came to the same conclusion. Tomorrow I should receive the Monster tech3 '09 Yamaha and the same top studio transkit. Two 1/24 Monster rally cars were raced and they both have amazing paint schemes. I will try to combine their various decals to make my own Monster bike.

After a vacation in the assembly :mrgreen: , painting the fairings back.

Soon I'll post more progress.

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Sandro

how did I miss this Sandro - look great another fine work of yours - thanks for sharing your carbon brake technique - John

Thanks for following.

Today I put some decals on the fairings and some carbon fiber.
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Also installed the drive chain Top Studio, it will not be complete because my idea is like the picture, share a tray with the drive chain and some tools.

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Sandro

Sandro - that is an interesting way to display the bike with the pit tools and tray. Also is that correct to have the fuel tank in carbon? I would think that would be in aluminum as carbon is not very abrasion resistant. Oh! Just so you know - when I was racing superbike's here in the USA we changed the entire chain with the sprockets. Rather than mess with individual links with a sprocket change we had dedicated chains pre-made to length for different rear/front sprocket ratios and then we used to use a "rivet" master link to connect the selected chain/sprockets for each track we went to. Once we had been to a track before we arrived with the correct sprockets/chain already assembled so that getting the bike set up and up to speed was quicker as we did not have to determine the best final drive ratios - still I like your diorama build - John

Thanks John, for the technical explanation of the chain of transmission, but as you said will stay cool for a diorama.
With respect to the fuel tank, took the book as a reference PIT WALK PHOTO COLLECTION 6 (Moto GP Racer's Archive 2005) which clearly shows in Carbon :confused:

Thanks John, for the technical explanation of the chain of transmission, but as you said will stay cool for a diorama.
With respect to the fuel tank, took the book as a reference PIT WALK PHOTO COLLECTION 6 (Moto GP Racer's Archive 2005) which clearly shows in Carbon :confused:

Thanks Sandro - I haven't looked at my pitwalk book so thanks for the update. Here in the USA when carbon fuel tanks first came out some people got them because of the claimed weight savings, but almost every time a bike with a carbon tank crashed at the race track the tank would abrade though and it would catch the bike on fire when the leaking fuel made contact with the hot metal parts of the bike. I don't know of anyone here that runs a carbon tank anymore - maybe the MotoGP guys know something better - also Rossi never did crash much. With regards to your diorama - I can wait to see it - the tools and the metal tray look great, where did you get them? - John

Thanks John, I ended up buying the tools a scrap kit at a store here in Brazil, were mechanical F1 in 1:20 scale (Item 20063 - Tamiya), and the tray was made based on, that box of drills Tamiya, sawed, cut, sanded and painted silver, pasted inside Bare Metal. That's what I could do was find my idéai a metal tray ready, but I got nothing ...

Sandro

Sandro - you have amazing skills at resourcefulness - I do not have the imagination and skill you have to make the things one needs for dioramas - I am learning a lot from you and YoungGunPark about making more than just a model for display. I have a Kawasaki ZX-RR that I've been working on for some time and I'm completely frustrated by the Top Studio chain that I have been trying to make for it. I wish I knew your building procedure for the chains - you and YoungGun have made them and they look so good, but I have had nothing but frustration with the TS chain. - John

Thank you all. After a long period without posting because I was waiting for a new pack of tracing, go to some more updates.

Installing the front wheel.

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Fuel tank and front fairing ready.

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Just an idea how you're getting a motorcycle.

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Sandro

Looks very good Sandro - like the "work shop" look of the setting - Beautiful paint and decal work Sandro - John

Fabulous job Sandro... speechless.... :wink:
Which yellow did you use? Is it pearl paint?

Fabulous job Sandro... speechless.... :wink:
Which yellow did you use? Is it pearl paint?


Hi Andrea - yes it looks like some kind of pearl or mica yellow - looks good, not too big of a "flake" - John

John and Andrew, the yellow I used was the tamiya TS-47, I used it on a pearl base.

John and Andrew, the yellow I used was the tamiya TS-47, I used it on a pearl base.

Did you use TS-65 pearl clear over the paint? Or some metalizer under the paint?

Andrew, I did not use the TS-65, used a base of polyester automotive pearl.

Sandro

Did you use TS-65 pearl clear over the paint? Or some metalizer under the paint?

Andrea - I believe that Sandro means he sprayed the TS-47 yellow over the top of a pearl base coat - Sandro says he did not use TS-65 for that - John

A few more updates, installed the fairing back on the motorcycle.

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As in the RC, replacing the original screws that hold the muffler bolts with nuts for the T2M.

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Finishing the electronic part, and installing the bracket of the exchange.

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Sandro

Well, today I finish the levers.

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Here, the rear brake sensor.

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An overview of the motorcycle with the levers installed.

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Now with the fairing installed.

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Now some failure, only the two side fairings fairing and the bottom of the engine, all been polished with only paint them inside with black.

Sandro

Sandro - what manufacturer and color is the "gold" / "bronze" on the master-cylinders for the brake and clutch? - Thanks - John

A small accident on the side fairing, was finishing polish when he slipped and fell to the ground : Banghead: : Banghead:

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Sandro

Fantastic work Sandro! Your bike looks stunning! It's a shame because of the accident on the left side fairing. I think, to get a perfect finish, you have to strip all and repaint. :crying:

Just a little putty and sanding..... Of course you will have to touch up the yellow and a new layer of 2K overall....

Sandro - I think it's fixable - a small amount of putty or filler - a little sanding to smooth it in and a paint touch up at the top - I would hate to see you have to do the whole thing again - you have the skills - give it a try - John

Friends, I decided to make a new fairing, now just need to install on the motorcycle.

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Here the two fairings missing until the weekend put the photos of the motorcycle ready.

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Sandro

nice glossy finish Sandro - was that 2K clear? - John

Thanks John, the glossy finish was achieved with bi-component automotive varnish.

Most completed a motorcycle, thanks to all the friends who accompanied, as compliments and tips.

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Sandro

Wow Sandro - fantastic diorama - that helmet looks great - John

That model and presentation looks really superb!:bigthumb:

Frickin gorgeous build!!!

Great model, and they way you put the box with materials underneath it, is just great