Bentley inspired BUSA !

Tamiya Hayabusa kit,
Colour scheme was inspired by the Bentley Le Mans win this year.
Green is Modeller's British Racing Green, Light gold is Puegeot Aztec Gold.
Only Modifications are:
Drilled Brake disks, Braided brake hoses front & rear, Carbon fibre IXIL end cans, Carbon fibre fuel cap and all cables replaced with thin wire.

Any comments please.

Paul.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/24906busartside.jpg

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Photos uploaded into Gallery as normal then pasted into pthread with [img] tags in place, so I don't know why its not working.

New system stinks!

Same problem as before, Paul. and not your fault again. Just remove "-med" from the link before posting it.

amazing work there, especialy love the braided hoses. a how to please.
very impressive paint scheme too.

must build that bike at some point :iceslolan

Seen it, loved it!

Same problem as before, Paul. and not your fault again. Just remove "-med" from the link before posting it.


Thanks Alex, I'll remember that!!

Stunning Busa you have there Paul, great to see some more of your work :smokin:

That looks awesome dude. Great work. I love the colors, and the details.

Nice choice of colour. Superb! :thumbsup:

Like that color scheme and all that detail is superb.

Excellent attention to detail

Excelent details!!!

Congratulations!

Great choice of color . Great job :bigthumb:

Is that a model or a real bike !!

:iceslolan Im loving this, Hayabusa is my favourite bike, there was a beutiful one in town, (there is a small riding group around here a Ninja ZX12 and a hayabusa) the hayabusa had amazing looking blue metallic paint, but it was involved in a fatal accident, he lost control in a turn and hit a rock face, his estimated speed was +240KmPH....

Anyways, how was this kit to build? i found one at a hobby shop, but havent built any bikes yet, is it much different than a car?

:iceslolan Im loving this, Hayabusa is my favourite bike, there was a beutiful one in town, (there is a small riding group around here a Ninja ZX12 and a hayabusa) the hayabusa had amazing looking blue metallic paint, but it was involved in a fatal accident, he lost control in a turn and hit a rock face, his estimated speed was +240KmPH....

Anyways, how was this kit to build? i found one at a hobby shop, but havent built any bikes yet, is it much different than a car?

If you havent tried a bike kit yet, then the Tamiya Ninja ZX12R or CBR1100 Blackbird would be better first time kits. The Hayabusa is a great kit that goes together well (as all Tamiya kits do) but the masking on the paint scheme can be a bit tricky.

I try to alternate between cars & bikes, I find it makes things more satisfying.

Try a bike kit, you wont regret it.

The paint and internals is amazing. I would definatly like ot see a how to on the paint.

Nice colour combination

The paint and internals is amazing. I would definatly like ot see a how to on the paint.

Tamiya supply masks for the fairing design, but it is on one sheet and you have to cut it out yourself. The gold is sprayed first, masks applied, then the green sprayed on. Clearcoat was then applied, when this was dry, it was polished then decals applied.

could you give me a quick run down on the braided hoses please?

The bike looks amazing. What kit is this?

Amazing job! A++.

Looks awesome!

awesome bike! great weld lines!

could you give me a quick run down on the braided hoses please?

Chris,
The hose came from the now Defunct "Marshal Auto supplies". The hose is cut to a slightly longer length as indicated in the Tamiya instructions, cut then drill out the original mounting pins, a small amount of superglue is placed on the end of the hose and inserted into the pre-drilled hole.
I then touch up with a bit a chrome paint followed by a bit of clear blue/red on the banjo joints, et voila!

The bike looks amazing. What kit is this?


Tamiya's 1/12 scale Suzuki GSXR1300 Hayabusa.

Beautiful!!!