2000 Ninja ZX-12

Started on this today
it will look something like this bike when done, maybe a few other custom things on it.

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some progress on the engine.
for the rad hoses i used heat shrink tubing, and a little white and black pastel weathering,

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Very Nice Start!!!!!!!!!!!!

heat shrink tubing for the radiator hoses, great idea and looks very realistic

looking good

did some work on the exhuast.
Tamiya did a good job of hiding the seam on the canister but it is still there so i sanded and filled it then made a template of the part using masking tape, then transfered that to some BMF and covered the whole thing with a piece of BMF. then i used some metal polish on it to shine it up.
and the heat staining on the tip is done with food coloring

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Nice!!!!

Great BMF job. Heat staining looks good as well!
/Joel

thanks guys!


Finished the exhaust system.
heat staining is done with food coloring

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nice looking exhaust. I like the heat staining.
What do you mean with food coloring?

nice looking exhaust. I like the heat staining.
What do you mean with food coloring?

its this stuff.
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to use it i mix any color with 1 small drop of tamiya clear yellow and mix it together, the clear paint makes it stick. I mix this on an old cd case or somehting. then let the color sit for a minute or so then drybrush this onto the part like you would with any paint.

the stuff dries in only a few seconds and doesn't rub off or anything. and you can make all kinds of colors

Interesting technique... thanks for sharing.

Never seen this thing before. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work.

Awesome detail work! The hoses look amazing

well I did some body work.
I used TS-52 candy lime green, right now these parts have one clear coat, but I'm going to go over all these with one more coat of the green still. then I'll paint the black areas

I also noticed that the inside of the body work on this bike is also the same color as the outside not black like most bikes, this makes the painting go faster! lol
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heres some pics.

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I also ordered some detail parts, crazy modeler PE set, some model factory hiro leather cloth for the seat, and some CF decals, so I figure by the time that stuff comes the paint should be nice and dry lol

Nice job on the paint... looks very deep.

thanks

I made a custom tank pad using some cf decals

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paint looks great :grinyes:

Really really really well executed paint job James. Really stunning that tank. I think the pad was a real lift as well. What paint is it on those covers attached to the tank? Looks slightly metallic in that light...
I'm not too fond of the 12-1300 cc bikes but this paint job looks really promising.
/Joel

Fantastic paint job! and detailing work of engine is very nice.

Looks great! What clear did you use? That green is really eye catching and it looks like you've got a great finish on it so far.

What paint is it on those covers attached to the tank? Looks slightly metallic in that light...

/Joel

its a dark gunmetal color, but im going to cover those parts with CF decal later. i just didnt have any right now

Looks great! What clear did you use? That green is really eye catching and it looks like you've got a great finish on it so far.

I use this clear, I get it at Canadian Tire
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It's OK to spray that over the Tamiya TS paints?

Is that safe to shoot over Tamiya acrylics as well?

It's OK to spray that over the Tamiya TS paints?

Is that safe to shoot over Tamiya acrylics as well?

yeah you can use it over TS paint, I just did lol:grinyes: , its just a lacquer clear, like tamiya or duplicolor, i have also used it over acrylic art paint with no problem. Its always a good idea to do a test part though

I love the work you are doing here James!

well i decided to change up the tail section and make it a one piece race look,
still a little bit more filling to do, i hope to have it painted this weekend stay tuned.



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heres the engine and fuel tanks installed.and i added some shades on the frame just to bring out some highlights.


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Absolutely beautiful James. I must say I didn't know that there was so much detail under the cowls on this kit. Green looks great together with the black and grey. The one seat idea is also promising. Keep it coming!
/joel

This is one great model. I like this highlights. Keep it coming, keep it coming.

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James - your a modeller who really puts some thought into what he's building. Superb job so far and I love how the frame has turned out. Very, very good. :smokin:

What paint have you used for the actual fuel tank (not the green dummy)?
/Joel

What paint have you used for the actual fuel tank (not the green dummy)?
/Joel

I first painted it just flat black. and then i took a normal pencil and scraped the led into a pile of dust and rubbed this on the tank with my finger to give it a gunmetal color.

heres the shock, i added a custom reservoir, I found it at the dollar store its just a necklace bead lol

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Great paint job, i especially like the frame and engine, looks very realistic with the highlighting you have done. Did you use the pencil lead technique to highlight the frame?
keep up the fab work.
Col

Did you use the pencil lead technique to highlight the frame?
keep up the fab work.
Col

yep, and some pastels.

swing arm painted

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Excellent work on the canister, the bracket sure looks like an actual polished or chromed piece of metal to me, very very convincing. Great idea using food colouring for the heat stains too, and thanks for explaining how to do it. Of course the rest of your work is up to your usual stunning craftmanship.

I got the rear section painted today. and took a few mock up pics !


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Nice James!!!

DaveT

I really like the way you are building this bike.It has all the characteristics of a stunning model.Great paintwork,fabulous engine detail and all done so clean and tidily.Really nice work so far.Look forward to the next update.

This is a fascinating build. The engine looks like a real thing. And that lime green is just screaming~ Awesome.

This is a great model. I'm waiting for the completed model. Don't let us wait to long. :grinno:

The thing that strikes me is how clean you do this. Every progress pic is so nicely componed and the mock ups are really great. I also like the canister but what is most eye catching on that rear shock is the spring that has a very realistic and nicely painted metallic blue look. I'm really starting to enjoying this bike, perhaps I'll even have to stock it in my pile...
/Joel

I just stuck the wheels on so I can store it easy in my display case until I have some more time to work on things.
I have done nothing to the forks or wheels just temporally stuck them on lol
and I thought I would snap a pic of it too.

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Superb paint job. Heat-staining is fantastic too. Can't wait to see the next installment.

Well done on paint job!!
This bike is coming with a beautiful finish.

Roca.

hi there any progress on the bike yet?

hi there any progress on the bike yet?

did I update the thread yet? lol :p :jump3: so no I have more interest in some car projects at the moment.

I'll post more pics when I do some work on it:cheers:

Hi James.

Watching this and learning a lot! thanks for the WIP

Did you clear after the decals? They look really really good!

Murray