Completed - Tamiya Yamaha YZF R1

Just completed, Tamiya Yamaha YZF R1 1/12 scale superbike. Wonderful kit very few fitment issues. Built mostly out of box, drilled the brake discs, applied a few Crazy Modeler heat stain decals to the exhaust, but other then this, built per build guide.

Colour is called Bluish white cocktail 1999 model R1, basically Red /White, with black. Sprayed TS-8, TS-26 and TS-14. Used TS-29 for the wheels. The decals where cleared with Mr Hobby Top Coat Acrylic clear, polished and waxed. All the mechanical parts were sprayed various shades of Alclad II over satin black, with polished metals backed with gloss blacks.

The kit was a joy to work with; decals were great, and responded well to setting solutions, oddly until I got to the back exhaust muffler decal. Oddly, it reacted badly, and I’m still trying to get the creases out. Sadly, I was eager to show this one, but the exhaust decal is still drying from a hot wet towel treatment, followed by another coat of micro sol, so creases look even worse then they really are. I’m really mad with that, as all the other decals were fine. I’m hoping when dried, more of the creases will go, it doesn’t look as bad by eye, pictures really pick up on it.

Anyhow, enjoy. Fully recommended kit, can’t fault it, other then the radiator fitment, you should look to heat form the hoses to stop the hoses pushing the whole radiator outwards, and the cowling doesn’t fit at the front, thankfully when screwed to the side cowlings, it does with a miracle all straighten back up again.

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WIP here –

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=572954

WIP Pictures are here

http://www.pictureparking.com/show_gallery.php?gid=2797

And more completed pictures here

http://www.pictureparking.com/show_gallery.php?gid=2889

Hope you enjoyed it, comments both good and bad welcome, any questions just ask.

Edit - can an admin please edit the title? I spelt completed without the "P". Thanks..

great stuff! love the heat stain on the exhaust :D

Stunning job!! Heatstaining looks good,superb finish on the paintwork,brakes look excellent all drilled out.Shame about the exhaust decal.Can you not remove it and cut 2 pieces from carbon decal to wrap around if the wrinkles don't dry out? However you should be proud of what you have created,it's an awesome model.Best regards,

That looks awesome!
I bought a Ducati Desmosedici and I hope I can build it half that good!
Chris

Beautiful model! Exceptionally nice work.

That looks awesome!
I bought a Ducati Desmosedici and I hope I can build it half that good!
Chris

I built that one about a month ago. Its still fresh in my mind. This was the progress thread for it -

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=558290

You must get the Crazy Modeler P/E set. www.hiroboy.com has this is stock, and is worth the asking price. It greatly enhances the kit.

Thanks all for the kind comments. The exhaust muffler decal is slowing getting fixed using a microwaved hot towel, and microsol. Slowly the creases are going. Hopefully by morning it will look better.

The bike is REALLY nice!

Too bad those wrinkles in the exhaust decals :(...

Thank's mickbench to share this with us... this type of preparations inspire me to make more models.

Congratulations

PS: The only little problem i see is in the exhaust carbon fiber is is a bit wrinkled maybe the Micro sol was not dried yet?

Roca.

Great stuff Mick. Motorbikes seem to be flavour of the day for you at the moment and you are building them very well.

A very realistic looking build and the heat stain decals seem to have worked very well!

What's next?

Looks brilliant :sunglasse

Thanks for the great comments guys.. The CF decal around the exhaust muffler is actually drying down, and the creases are going. Thankfully.

My next project will not be a bike, but will be a CLK GTR Team Sportswear

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=4161988#post4161988

Thanks all...

wow, so fresh and clean! Great work man.

Excellent work Mick!!

Wow, you've come a long way, mate. Looks stunning. Really, except for the table it's on, it would be hard to tell these from pics of the real thing.

:thumbsup:

Superb work, Mick. Whistle clean!

Wow great job on the bike Mick. Ill be watching your next build should be another stunner.

Flawless work

Looks really good, very clean. The paint is amazing. The CM heatstaining looks good, I must admit I was curious about how that would turn out. I figure you're like me, and wish your photos could really bring justice to the models you build. I feel the beauty is only limited by that. Is the CF decal on the muffler still wet? The detail on the back seat is nice, with the two different blacks on the seat and the strap. Great work.

Looks really good, very clean. The paint is amazing. The CM heatstaining looks good, I must admit I was curious about how that would turn out. I figure you're like me, and wish your photos could really bring justice to the models you build. I feel the beauty is only limited by that. Is the CF decal on the muffler still wet? The detail on the back seat is nice, with the two different blacks on the seat and the strap. Great work.

The CF was still a tad damp with microsol. Its now finally dried, and is pretty much crease free.. Glad you like the rear seat... I thought it would break it up a little, make it stand out.

Thanks for all the comments guys. Each and everyone of them really makes me feel proud to present this model. There are comments from top builders on here, and this makes it a proud build to show you all..

I'm getting close to "almost" fooling you into thinking its real... Next time, I'll try and take the picture to make it look in scale to the background.. LOL

Stunning model, perfect paintjob. I saw the real bike yesterday in blue/white but yours looks way better :grinno: (but the real one may sounds better :grinno: :grinno:)

Lovely stuff Mick. More of the same please!