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Yamaha YZF-R1 Almost Finished *PICS*


daggerlee
08-09-2002, 09:40 PM
Here's my Yamaha YZF-R1 bike sans front cowling. Everything but the bodywork is complete. Right now, I am not sure whether to use a softer, pure white or a very bright, hard, whitest-of-the-white white. Oh well, since you guys like pics, here's some pics!!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kaiyao1/yzf/naked1.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kaiyao1/yzf/naked2.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kaiyao1/yzf/naked3.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kaiyao1/yzf/naked4.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kaiyao1/yzf/naked5.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kaiyao1/yzf/naked6.jpg

Pic I used for reference:
http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcyam/r1/mcphotos/r1_nakdr.jpg
Daryl
08-09-2002, 09:48 PM
Groovy bike...... that's gonna be a beauty. Teach me to make bikes like you...
Jay!
08-09-2002, 10:02 PM
Originally posted by daggerlee
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kaiyao1/yzf/naked3.jpg http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcyam/r1/mcphotos/r1_nakdr.jpg Wait, which is yours again? :confused: :eek: :cool: :D
djmr2
08-09-2002, 10:04 PM
awesome man!

i'm glad i have the same airbrush as you!!

use a creamy white!!
i hate those SUPER BRIGHT BRIGHT IN YOUR FACE WHITE!
they just don't belong!
tonioseven
08-09-2002, 10:09 PM
Me likes! Me likes!:D
ales
08-10-2002, 01:46 AM
Wow! looks real!!! One question: where do you take the pics
primera man
08-10-2002, 04:13 AM
OK...OK.....Lets see pics of your model, not the real thing :(

Oh hell...it is your model....darn that looks great....fantastic looking pics.
Did you drill out the disc's??
flyonthewall
08-10-2002, 04:49 AM
That looks fantastic, excellent work! Love the heat staining on the exhaust, you can tell you paid close attention to the ref pics.

May i suggest on your next one, try applying thin washes to the engine, brake discs - all the mechanical parts and event on the weld seems. It will really bring out the detail.
daggerlee
08-10-2002, 07:33 AM
Thanks for the comments everyone :D To answer some questions:

ales - I took them in my modeling room aka dining room. The camera was set for a 2.5 second long exposure on smallest fstop and the white balance was set so that the fluorescent light would not interfere with the color quality.

pman - Yup, all discs are drilled out

flyonthewall - I have thought about doing that, what kind of paint would you recommend (what ratio paint to thinner)?
Vric
08-10-2002, 08:06 AM
awersome detail work ! i love bike
flyonthewall
08-10-2002, 09:01 AM
Originally posted by daggerlee


flyonthewall - I have thought about doing that, what kind of paint would you recommend (what ratio paint to thinner)?

I usually use a satin or flat enamel black thinned very heavily at a ratio of, well, i have no idea as i dont work with a specific ratio. Try experimenting, you could also try acrylics (less risk) and oil paints.
daggerlee
08-10-2002, 12:24 PM
I usually use a satin or flat enamel black thinned very heavily at a ratio of, well, i have no idea as i dont work with a specific ratio. Try experimenting, you could also try acrylics (less risk) and oil paints.

Yeah, I don't know how the enamel thinner would react with the tamiya acrylics I used to paint the engine. I'll have to experiment and see, thanks.

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