YZF-R1 Chameleon

May be some of you already saw this bike on other sites, and now I show it here. The most interesting is the colour, it's automotive chameleon paint from Sikkens. The clear is Sikkens too. Enjoy!

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/2710/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c31f_e56e93be_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115487/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3302/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c320_8548d621_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115488/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3305/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c31b_f9369e97_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115483/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3002/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c31c_e431baad_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115484/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3103/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c31d_1fe43ff4_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115485/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3201/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c319_368a6018_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115481/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3205/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c31a_ce146b3e_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115482/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3305/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c31e_53e81d6_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115486/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3004/mikhailpetrenko.1/0_1c321_96c43336_XL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/mikhailpetrenko/view/115489/)

Until that last pix, you could fool anyone,that is with a better back ground.
Even Tamiya's screws don't distract from the realistic appearance of you bike.
awesome!

A cool, clean build

I've never ever been a fan of chameleon paints as they always seemed to look a bit tacky to me. However, this is probably the best paintjob using that paint I've ever seen, in real life and on models.

Absolutely beautiful bodywork and great photography. I understand photographing chameleon paint is very hard but you've done it perfectly and this deserves to be in a magazine somewhere :smile:. I want to buy this kit now :banghead:

Looks great. I would have put some effort into weathering those chrome parts and the exhaust but that depends upon how I want to show my bikes. I think you've done a great job with this build!
/Joel

That's hot! Great idea very nicely done.

Mihail, uzhe videl, no eshe ne hvalil...
Оchen' krasivaya yamaha! I rossiyskoi sborki k tomu zhe. = )

Brilliance color! Clean build!

Thanks to all! It's very pleasant to me to read your responses!

Wow, nice work. That's a super clean build. I need to actually build one of my Tamiya bikes one of these days.

nice & clean :)

did that paint come as a spray can, or you used an airbrush ?? Also do you know what code/name that paint has ??

looks killer :eek: awesome job man!

Looks great. I would have put some effort into weathering those chrome parts and the exhaust but that depends upon how I want to show my bikes. I think you've done a great job with this build!
/Joel
I agree, maybe you still could do a little wash on the brakes.

the colour is fantastic...it blend so well into the bikes...:smile:

It's perfect!!! Fantastic photography too!!

Looks excellent, thanks for posting!

nice & clean :)

did that paint come as a spray can, or you used an airbrush ?? Also do you know what code/name that paint has ??
I painted this bike some years ago. There was presented to me the rest of this paint after a painting of a real car. The paint was packaged for use of a spray gun or an airbrush. I don't remember its code or name.

Spectacular look and build :thumbsup:

question: Did you put some of the paint over the clear part also? It seems to have a "rainbow" in some shots?

No, it's a film which was in this kit (Yamaha YZF-R1 Taira Racing, Tamiya, Item 14074).