Gunze Hi-Tech BMW R69 - Page 2

gionc · 01-21-2009, 10:05 AM

It's superb, Alex: speaking of your job and the real stuff too. Great.

360spider · 02-19-2009, 04:35 PM

Thanks guys, a bit of an update - mufflers are on, front fork is mostly assembled, mostly assembly work from here on.

jano11 · 02-19-2009, 05:57 PM

I love the looks of this bike (and model)!
I guess it's very joyful to build such a model.

360spider · 02-19-2009, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jano11

I love the looks of this bike (and model)!
I guess it's very joyful to build such a model.

It is actually very frustrating. The model design is very poor, and I'm having really hard time putting it together. Nothing fits, not a single partfits as it should. Instructions are vague at best, and I had to fabricate few parts from scratch just to continue building. I would not recommend this kit to anyone :-) There.

jano11 · 02-20-2009, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 360spider

It is actually very frustrating. The model design is very poor, and I'm having really hard time putting it together. Nothing fits, not a single partfits as it should. Instructions are vague at best, and I had to fabricate few parts from scratch just to continue building. I would not recommend this kit to anyone :-) There.

That, I was not expecting it!
Thanks for letting me know.

Kudos for such a beautiful build in these conditions!

joelwideqvist · 02-20-2009, 11:24 AM

Color is wonderful! Great work on such a troublesome object. Let's see some seats!!!
/Joel

ALEX GAROLI · 02-20-2009, 12:42 PM

I really like that bike model, I think is worth It the extra work, because is a very unique bike, I would like to build one of those myself because my father had one in the 70's, Ill try to find some pictures of it.
Keep the grat job!

Golden_Cross · 02-23-2009, 06:11 PM

WOW...You can't tell by the pics this kit has a "parts fit" problem...VERY Nice work..It looks like those wheels could have been a real pain in the

!!! You made them look outstanding..Great Work Alex!!!

360spider · 08-23-2009, 09:33 PM

All right, time for another update on this one guys.
I have done this few months ago actually, only now realized that I have never posted pictures....
Bike is still not quite done, but there are only few minor things left.

Real bike that I'm making a replica of has Denfeld seats, so I had to scratchbuild the seats. Used Tamiya Epoxy putty to create a raw shape, then carefully shaped and sanded then to make them look like the ones on the pic. They are not 100% match, but it was hard to make them without proper dimensions.

Then the seats were primed, masked, and sprayed with Rust-Oleum textured paint to replicate the texture of the real deal:

Painted seats. Still need a coat of flat clear on them, and few other things, but I think they look rather close.

joelwideqvist · 08-24-2009, 01:11 AM

oooh, they look super! Very nice work, a Denfeld script and we'd be looking at an 100 % match.
/Joel

ALEX GAROLI · 10-08-2009, 10:03 PM

I found some pictures of two bmw my father had, I is a really beautifull bike.

kans0002 · 10-09-2009, 01:58 PM

Looking awesome, Alex. After checking out your web site I have to admit...I am a little shocked this isn't rossa corso red!

DOCQUINO · 12-20-2009, 04:25 PM

I´d like you to post more images of the seats and completed work. I have the same bike on the self and i dont like the box seat. Ill like to do the same than you but black bike. Good work.

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