Completed Kawasaki ZX-12R

Hi,
Finished Kawasaki ZX-12R(Tamiya 1:12). Painted exterior mixed metallic lime green.
Modified muffler, front/rear fender and mirrors.

http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/7_motorcycle/Kawasaki/12R-1/08.jpg
http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/7_motorcycle/Kawasaki/12R-1/02.jpg
http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/7_motorcycle/Kawasaki/12R-1/09.jpg
http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/7_motorcycle/Kawasaki/12R-1/12.jpg
http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/7_motorcycle/Kawasaki/12R-1/13.jpg
http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/7_motorcycle/Kawasaki/12R-1/14.jpg
http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/7_motorcycle/Kawasaki/12R-1/17.jpg

Thanks for looking!!:smile:

You can not post photos of your real bike in modelling forum! :D
Great one, as usual!

Wow! Kunta, this is a hammer!
Very beautiful bike! Your painting skills are fantastic! Your model looks more like a real bike!
I and my collegs in office are very impressed!

Shockingly real, especiallly when looking at the painting.

R :)

When I first saw these, I just couldn't tell if it's a real bike or a model. Only the last photo kinda gives it away. Amazing work! I really like how thinly the paint seems to be laid on and thus, amazingly to scale. Also, would it be possible to have a wider-angle shot of your photo set-up? The background (especially the floor) is very effective. How did you create the flooring?

:eek2: Unbelievable!

It looks so real that at the first picture I thought it's the real bike he took as inspiration!

After the 2nd picture it started becoming clear that it's a model!

So crisp, so clean so real! :worshippy

kunta, you reproduce reality - outstanding !!!

Are you for real? that is amazing!!! beautiful!!!!!!!

My god, this is one of the builds where I can actually say it looks as the real thing. That first picture looks as something I can see at my Kawa dealer. Superb. Please give a step by step instruction on how you painted that exhaust. Looks fabulous, I want to be able to do that!
Once again, truely amazing. Was there a WIP on this one or did it come from out of the sky??
/Joel

Amazing! Looks real. Nice work :smokin:

Stunning!

Must agree with all those who have praised this build, it is really stunning!

my god, this is one of the builds where i can actually say it looks as the real thing. That first picture looks as something i can see at my kawa dealer. Superb. Please give a step by step instruction on how you painted that exhaust. Looks fabulous, i want to be able to do that!
Once again, truely amazing. Was there a wip on this one or did it come from out of the sky??
/joel

:1:

I was pissed that the owner parked it without locking the forks(they fall over that way) until I realized it wasn't real.

Whoa! Astonishing! Brilliant work.

:eek7::eek2: You let me shocked... I don't know what to say... just incredible super fantastic work. As the other members said this looks like the real bike.

I think that I never saw a clean job on a 1/12 bike like yours.

Congratulations.

Roca.

As usual Kunta , you did a great job on the bike. You seem to have tons of time for modelling. I wish I had it also.
What will be the next one?

Thanks for the comments!:smile:

How did you create the flooring?
I always take photos in the roof of my place. The floor material of the roof is a waterproofing plastic kind.
Smooth surface floor will look like concrete with the eyes of the reduction size.:p

Please give a step by step instruction on how you painted that exhaust. Was there a WIP on this one or did it come from out of the sky??
/Joel
About muffler pipe paint. I applied clear blue/red/yellow/orange by airbrush
with very low air pressure.
I wrote WIP on only my website (http://www.works-y3f.com/m_cars/9_coming/2009/01_ZX-12R/ZX-12R-1.html). it written in Japanese, sorry.:rolleyes:

What will be the next one?
I'm making a Hayabusa now. It will be completed in the middle of July.:smokin:

Mean and green, just like it should be! :evillol: Great build, Osamu, can't wait to see what you do with the Hayabusa.

I don't suppose you're planning to finish any cars soon?

As everyone has said, looks truly amazing and real! Great work!

I'm not a bike guy but your's iss simply amazing!

super build + super photography = a model that's hard to tell from real

Nice work!!!

can you tell me what color number did you use for the metallic lime green??

Thanks

Thanks for that, I'll have a look at the web site for reference. How large is the nozzle you use when doing the work on the exhaust?
/Joel

can you tell me what color number did you use for the metallic lime green??

I mixed Mr.hobby color(#C64 Le Man Green + #C1 White + #C8 Silver) for it.
then applied #C48 Clear Yellow and Finisher's Auto Clear.

How large is the nozzle you use when doing the work on the exhaust?
/Joel
I used 0.2mm nozzle for exhaust pipes.

WOW!:eek2: