3 in 1 work YAMAHA YZR 500

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Hello, MERRY CHRISTMAS guys..
First of all i'm going to introduce myself.
My name is Will, and i am living in Indonesia, i've started this hobby years ago since i was in college.
During these time i only see your guys awesome works, but now i dare myself to post my work here and hoping to get some criticism from all of you
So let's focus on my WIP but sorry for my bad english, Also please give me your comments, anything would do...
I started with these 3 unbuilt kits.

but one of 1999 kits above is going to be converted into an 1998 YZR ridden by Norifumi Abe (RIP) only by using museum collection decals and a little modification to some parts panel.
I always like this rider's style when cornering. Have u guys seen his first GP race @1994 ? AWESOME !! although he only won some races along his career, his great name will never be forgotten...
This was Norifumi Abe with his 1998 Yamaha YZR500

and the other two models would be:
2001 Yamaha YZR500 No : 19 ridden by Olivier Jaques (France)
1999 Yamaha YZR500 No : 24 ridden by Garry McCoy (Australia)

OK, back to my WIP.. the first thing to do, i cut off these rear disc brake and started drilling holes with an 0,3mm drill. Time consuming but the result is worth the efforts

then the works goes to the Chains area, still the same with the rear disc brake, i also make holes to the front gear, and then paint all as instructed and do some washing to give a stronger somewhat expression.

here is the rear disc caliper , Radiators, engine heads. @this pic i haven't coloured the Brembo marking yet, these are jobs with also some washing techniques




the radiators... i did it on purpose to take these 2 differents radiators in 1 shot. so that the differential between washed and original one will be clearly seen.
That's all for today, C&C are always welcome.

[stainlesssteel]

Looking good! Keep it up!

[tuned.by.twenty]

You're off to a great start! I really like that Red Bull bike, I've looked at those kits before and thought about getting one.

[Twowheelsrule]

Yep, Norifumi Abe rode the Suzuka track like he owned it! He had some other impressive rides and was even Rossi's teammate at one time.

Nice start on the bikes, I can't wait to see more!

Mark

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Originally Posted by stainlesssteel

Looking good! Keep it up!

Thanks for the support dude, really means alot.

Originally Posted by tuned.by.twenty

You're off to a great start! I really like that Red Bull bike, I've looked at those kits before and thought about getting one.

indeed, the redbull's livery is one of the best out there, go get it broo it worth every penny u spent

Originally Posted by Twowheelsrule

Yep, Norifumi Abe rode the Suzuka track like he owned it! He had some other impressive rides and was even Rossi's teammate at one time.

Nice start on the bikes, I can't wait to see more!

Mark

Yes Abe did a hell of great effort at that time, even Michael doohan was amazed, couldn't believe that abe still could pass him at the chicane from the impossible angle cause doohan was seen shaked his head when abe suddenly already at his inner side and took the leading position.
Mark, thanks for your supporting me too

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Here's another WIP pics
Engines



Exhaust


Try to snap fit the exhaust with engine to see how it will be looked like.
this pic taken before the engines carbonized

C&C always appreciated.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

some updates of WIP during christmas & new year holidays
I happened to see there are some differences of the cowling and tailcover between 1998 & 1999 YZR based on some pics found from the internet
So, with no doubt i changed it to become a 1998 version which should be looked like this:



if seen from aside would be like this:

Sorry for the blurry pics, it was taken with my cheap mobile phone

applying decals at these wheels is not an easy job for me... luckily there's only one pair that have to be applied (jaques' bike)

some carbonized parts

[ketje]

Welcome and a happy new year to you too.

All is looking great so far, so keep up the good work. Too bad for some blurry pictures. Maybe you have to use a macro function on your camera.

At the moment I'm also working in the Tech3 yamaha. The project was on hold for a while due to some work on my house, but will be started again right now.

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Originally Posted by ketje

All is looking great so far, so keep up the good work. Too bad for some blurry pictures. Maybe you have to use a macro function on your camera.

At the moment I'm also working in the Tech3 yamaha. The project was on hold for a while due to some work on my house, but will be started again right now.

hehehe Thanks for the support Ketje, yeah that blurry picture actually was taken with a mobile phone integrated camera.. awfully sorry for that pics.
U said u're also working on the Tech3 ? Wew dude i can't wait to see your WIP. Show it please.

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Little update on the Front forks and cowling works:


oh please note that the YAMAHA MARLBORO (max biaggi's) is not included in this WIP, i just put them off to clean it up from dust. That Marlboro was built almost 8 years ago. But there's nothing to be taken pride in it especially when i see it and try to look for any detailing job on it. CAUSE there's NONE .


photos when the some body parts was attached to the frame








hey guys, thanks for looking and i'll posting some again soon. CnC are always appreciated.

[Ard1]

Nice work

Greetz

Ard

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Originally Posted by Ard1

Nice work

Greetz

Ard

thanks Ard1

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Sorry for taking so long to post some images.
here are some pics of the almost completed bikes (99%)
For the RedBull and Gauloises i added nothing like PE and others, only some CF decals, while for the Norick bike's livery i used decals from musseum collection.
decals from museum collections are pretty awesome in the printing, but if we talked about the usage, being patience is the most important thing in applying them cause it is not as soft as other decals such as from studio27, although mark softer has play a big role, still it takes time to apply it however,
Here are the 99% finished pics:
Norifumi Abe's 1998 YAMAHA YZR 500 Team Rainey



Garry McCoys' 1999 YAMAHA YZR 500 Team REDBULL



OLIVIER JAQUES' 2001 YAMAHA YZR 500 Gauloises Racing Team



Thanks for looking guys.

[Twowheelsrule]

Great job on the bikes! I really like the Norick bike!

Mark

[quadzero]

Very nice work. I really like how you did the heat stains on the exhaust, very convincing. Even if you built one bike, if would be a great wip, but to do 3? Wow. You have made a very impressive assembly line there. The finished bikes are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.