This will be my next build
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I have started put together the main parts and i will sort out the bodywork first i will get some picture up asap also i have stripped the frame of its crome with oven cleaner foam this is the fist time i have done this hope it dont mess up and i will paint it with aluminium paint and clear coat with a semi-gloss finish
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Looking forward to some progress pics! That livery is one of my all time favorites.

I would love to see more of this bike!

Ro

Really looking forward to this one!

i have made up most of the parts here all ready for undercoat once that has been done there is a base coat of silver to lay down the the blue and i will put a light coat of clear over it ready for decals frame has now been stripped of the crome and sprayed up aluminium
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working on the decals as you read this

Nice start. Where did you get the decals?

beautifull (and fast) work.

Nice start. Where did you get the decals?

the decals are from ebay i just enter rc211v decals in and i found a ebay online shop in japan that does them and they are cheap to i get all my decals from him now

Are you saying that you put a coat of silver down, and then the dark blue on the body panels? Ive got a motorcycle kit Im working on, thats painted Telefonica Blue, and am having a lot of trouble w/ the paint not being consistent. Some places appear to be slightly lighter/darker than other areas. Im concidering right now, stripping the paint off, and repainting it. Just wondering if there's something that would help the color be more even.

Are you saying that you put a coat of silver down, and then the dark blue on the body panels? Ive got a motorcycle kit Im working on, thats painted Telefonica Blue, and am having a lot of trouble w/ the paint not being consistent. Some places appear to be slightly lighter/darker than other areas. Im concidering right now, stripping the paint off, and repainting it. Just wondering if there's something that would help the color be more even.

yes i put down the silver first then the zero telefonica blue that is like a clear met blue that is put on first if you get a even coat of the silver down first you cant go wrong

Cool deal, I'll have to try that. Ive been concidering stripping the body panels and trying again. Ive got 2 cans of the Telefonica Blue, and Im pretty sure Ive got some silver somewhere. When I get to building again, I'll have to try it out.

here are the decals finished all ready for a clear coat these decals are very tough the had lots of microsol spread over them to set them right but they turned out nice in the end
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i will make a start on the engine and frame soon i am going to us themethod of c/f as i did in my ferrari f1 build as their is a lot of odd shapes to cover
will post update soon

Looking very nice! well done mate:grinyes:

i have finished the c/f effect i have given them a coat of tamiya smoke the i used future(havent used this before)lots of layers the effect has turned out nice
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nice cf work, have you sprayed through mesh to create that effect? in fact great build all round , looking good.
Col

Those cf details are stunning! I'm curious too regarding the way to paint them. Looking closely the pattern is slightly bent, perhaps the womans stocking trick?!
/Joel

items needed for the C/F process
a pair of ladies tights
elastic bands
black paint
gun metal/or a bronze paint
airbrush
a pair of laytex gloves

all the c/f process is first paint the parts to be c/f first with black paint then when dry put on the gloves then put the tights over your hand place the part that you are going to c/f between the glove and the tights stretch the tights over the part to open up the weave of the tights not to tight ot the partten will not look right then place the elastic band over your wrist to stop the tights rolling back up keep the airbrush on a low air presure and spray a light dusting on the colour that you want to have the carbon fibre weave you need thenl et dry once that is done you can clear over the parts as it is or i like to tone it down a bit with a coat of tamiya smoke then clear over the result is really convincing if you have complex contours to cover i mask up and do one area at a time it takes a little bit of time but not as much time as c/f decals and it is also cheaper

A little more work has been done the exhausts have been heatstained clear blue orange then smoke have been used
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The c/f panels have benn insalled too
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The decals have been put on the wheels the bike is sitting a bit low a the momment that is because the damper has not been completed yet there but it is now starting to take shape
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The bike is not yet finished and someone has pm me from another model forum site to with a offer to buy the bike off me but have told them that this one is not for sale as this is for another customer all bought and payed for so i have offered to make him another one of these as i have enjoyed making this one the most i might have to do one for me too as all the models i have built and i havent got one to put on display

Lovely shine on that blue! Looking really great all over.
/Joel

These are the final shots of it with faring of and on before i box it up and send to the customer
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hope you liked this build as much as i did sorry for all the pictures only as i am sending this of for a customer i want lots of photos to keep any comments are welcomed on this one good or bad
well its of to the too do pile and decide what to start next

Wow! Very nice,well done mate:bigthumb:

Great work! That really turned out nice. Did you clear the body panels with future too?

Great work! That really turned out nice. Did you clear the body panels with future too?

yes i used future for the first in years i have used it on aircraft before now but never on automotive models

how did you apply the future, via airbrush? when I used it in the past it never gave the same shine you have achieved!
Great build by the way
Col

A+ for this build. Paint job is flawless and your cf is, as I said earlier, really great too. I for one, love lots of photos so keep them coming on future builds.

/Joel

yes very light coats about two or three then a wet coat to get the deep shine a little more time to do than zero clear but it is more durable when handling parts

hi,

i'm curious. where did you get the movistar cm set? did the site you buy from supplies varieties of cm decal set?

thanks.

adrian

hi,

i'm curious. where did you get the movistar cm set? did the site you buy from supplies varieties of cm decal set?

thanks.

adrian

yes they do a few set for honda rc211v and the m1 too look here (http://search.stores.ebay.co.uk/Lacorun-Hobbies-Select_decals_W0QQfciZQ2d1QQfclZ3QQfsnZLacorunQ20H obbiesQ20SelectQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfsubZ2171057QQsas elZ318210366QQsofpZ0) and a few old bike they are cheap :grinno: