Hello all AF members it is very nice to meet you guys right here, this is my 3rd posting here as i was registered here with nickname "auditions", even though i had 3 posts @AF that doesn't mean my english has improved, still lacking in vocabulary and grammar knowledges, so pardon me if many mistakes would appears here.
This thread is about making Tamiya Suzuki RGV 1999 which converted into RGV 1998 model, and the rider was NOBUATSU AOKI, he was a Rookie of the year for 1997season and in 1998 he joined Suzuki factory team and finished 9th in overall
here are some pics about his ride and his riding the 1998 Suzuki RGV
i got the idea to build this model when i sat on the floor looking @ my unbuilt tamiya and those ruined kit i built when i was in college.
i do have 2 box of unbuilt 1999, and 1 box tamiya rgv 2000,1993 Studio27 kit
and this ruined and broken model kit
so after spending 10 minutes i realize the 1993 S27 comes with it's own frame and swing arm also the fairing.. which mean i will have some spare for the 1999 parts
while to build the 1998 model, it is obvious that i need the 1999 frame and bodyparts.
Here are the differences of the frames..
the left one is 1993 RGV Lucky Strike
the upper right one is 2000 RGV telefonica movistar
and the lower right one is 1999 RGV Suzuki official team
i can't use my ruined 2000 telefonica rgv bodyparts and frame because as we can see it is very different from those reference pics i found @ google images, things that i can use from 2000 telefonica are the engine and others small parts.
As usual, this project was started by filling to give it a more realistic look.
because of too anxious and excited.. i forgot to take some more pics when filling these frames. Those above are all i have
To be continued...
please leave some comments... anything will do..