Kawasaki ZX-10R EVA01 Fujimi

[hisgodchen]

Amazing! Can you tell more about how you make those disks into that metallic effect?

[John18d]

Originally Posted by andrew59it

Received today the yellow Zx-10R .... I was surprised to find into the box a p.e. sheet....
The only question is: is it possible fujimi forgot the shift linkage and made the p.e. gear lever with the same strange pin on the lower side? Will not be true the linkage is missing on the real bike????

Andrea - which "yellow" kit is that 2010 or 2011 - also did the PE come with the kit for free? None of my kits have PE with them?? Thanks - John

[andrew59it]

@hisgodchen: alclad stainless steel over ts-14 (glosso balck)

@John18d: the zx-10r 2010... the yellow one.... p.e. for free...

[andrew59it]

Discovered the mesh front the front air intake into the fujimi p.e. for the yellow one , I removed the black closing. It seemed strange to me it was a closed hole.... After some @#[#*##@ I placed a tamiya mesh and I gave a black layer of paint



installed the swing arm and the shock absorber.... again some @#[#*##@ the shock absorber doesn't fit from below as per instruction but from above.... so I scratched the gold oil tank in the attempt and I had to mask it again on the bike with a layer of silver and clear yellow (alclad). I made two little holes on the swing arm stud and placed the chain tensioners:

[andrew59it]

Finally after some putting and sanding the violet paint has been added.... The color is the tamiya one (X-16) with some drop of white. I had to cheat the white balance as the color in the picture seems too blue like the first picture. The second picture is more real...





I sanded the inner joint into the front fairing as it is one piece with the side fairing....



I begun to work on the exhaust....

[andrew59it]

To make the shift linkage I used the top studio Yamaha YZR one the longest. But it's always short. After an hour of rethinking I decidec for a copper tube of the exact measure. So I made an extension of 1-2 mm

[John18d]

Excellent improvision Andrea - a great solution to the problem with the shifter rod - also the work you did before with the paint on the cowls = that purple looks right for the Evangelion color. So far your bike is coming out excellent despite the pitfalls of the kit - John

[andrew59it]

The violet is on and now the black.... a boring job to mask the tank and rear cowl...



and then the exhaust.... primer, ts-14 and alclad chrome...



and the shading job....



the terminal...



See you next time!

[John18d]

WOW Andrea - Beautiful replication of the heat staining on the pipe - one question though - if the pipe is stainless steel then the pipe and exhaust can should only have a goldish hue to it, but if the pipe and exhaust can are titanium then the heat staining is right but the pipe and exhaust can should not be "chrome" shiny - it should be more a flat brushed silver. I've never seen the grade titanium used for exhausts that is chrome - just my thoughts - It does look good though - I like the way you blended the Blue, violet and the gold on the heat staining - John

[andrew59it]

Hello John
probably you are right, but I discovered the picture below (2011) and I liked the exhaust, so I decided to replicate it for the model....

[John18d]

Originally Posted by andrew59it

Hello John
probably you are right, but I discovered the picture below (2011) and I liked the exhaust, so I decided to replicate it for the model....

Andrea - I quite agree with you - it does look good - very good "fade" effect between the colors - how did you accomplish that? - John

[andrew59it]

Clear blue, hot metal violet and clear yellow... (alclad)

[John18d]

Originally Posted by andrew59it

Clear blue, hot metal violet and clear yellow... (alclad)

Andrea - I understand the color choices for the heat staining, but I meant how did you do the "fading" between the colors - I see you airbrushed it but how did you keep the colors from over shadowing each other?? - John

[andrew59it]

Originally Posted by John18d

Andrea - I understand the color choices for the heat staining, but I meant how did you do the "fading" between the colors - I see you airbrushed it but how did you keep the colors from over shadowing each other?? - John

Sorry.... free hand with airbrush.... 0,2 tip ....

[John18d]

Nicely done Andrea - best "Fading" job I've seen on heat staining - John