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Old 10-21-2012, 07:48 AM   #1
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Question Carbon F decal for Honda Pons NSR500'98

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i need some Carbon fiber decal for my Tamiya 1/12 Honda NSR500 '98. Any suggestions are more then welcome.
Ones been told its better to use 1/20 scale CF on a 1/12 scale motorbike.
Feel free to share your opinion.

Thinking to buy some Scalemotorsports CF, only thing im not sure of is the scale

(hope i posted this on the right section)
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Old 10-22-2012, 03:40 AM   #2
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Re: Carbon F decal for Honda Pons NSR500'98

I use as small scale as possible generally, otherwise the carbon weave can look too "big" and out of true scale. Quite often in "real life" from even a small distance the actual pattern in the carbon fibre is barely noticeable. 1/24th on a 1/12th bike would look great, but check your reference pictures.
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Old 10-22-2012, 08:14 AM   #3
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Re: Carbon F decal for Honda Pons NSR500'98

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I use as small scale as possible generally, otherwise the carbon weave can look too "big" and out of true scale. Quite often in "real life" from even a small distance the actual pattern in the carbon fibre is barely noticeable. 1/24th on a 1/12th bike would look great, but check your reference pictures.
I have normally used 1/20 for 1/12 for years on my bikes. Looks more realistic. On most any project, I always drop a scale (1/20 to 1/24, 1/24 to 1/43, etc), as that's the best way to be realistic. It's a good rule of thumb, at least...
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