Honda Cbr1100xx Blackbird

[KyMDLR]

an orange sharpie marker works great.

[Ole_L]

Use Tamiya clear orange X-26 for the turn lights. Put a piece of Bare Metal Foil or silver paint on the back of the light.

[ketje]

Originally Posted by Ole_L

Use Tamiya clear orange X-26 for the turn lights. Put a piece of Bare Metal Foil or silver paint on the back of the light.

Hey Ole,
do you use a brush or an airbrush for this?

[Ole_L]

I airbrush it as it will look much better. It's a fairly thick paint, so thinning it a bit is recommended, but you can airbrush unthinned. I paint on the outside of the part, but have seen Tamiya recommend you paint from the inside of the clear part.

[ketje]

A little update

Sprayed one of the exhausts alclad polished aluminium. Now it's time to put on some carbon.



Swing arm sprayed alclad, chainprotector and decals fitted

[ALEX GAROLI]

What did you use as grille in the side air intakes?, or the kit comes like that? because it looks really good.

[ketje]

Originally Posted by ALEX GAROLI

What did you use as grille in the side air intakes?, or the kit comes like that? because it looks really good.

It's the mesh from the kit.

[ketje]

I've been working on the exhausts and did some CF. I also used the tamiya weathering kit for the first time.
Still needs to be clear coated.
Comments !!

[sportracer02]

Originally Posted by ketje

Comments !!

what else can I say but : GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clean CF-work, nice wheatering, the little springs ... absolutely convincing

[joelwideqvist]

I agree, looks perfect! Can you describe how you made, and mounted, the fasteners for the springs as I have never tried this detailing part myself.
/Joel

[Murray Kish]

Looking great. Each piece looks like a model on it's own!

Very nice....

Murray

[ketje]

Originally Posted by joelwideqvist

I agree, looks perfect! Can you describe how you made, and mounted, the fasteners for the springs as I have never tried this detailing part myself.
/Joel

Hey Joel,

about the fasteners. I took some copper wire ( 0.35mm) and bended them with a round mouth grip (don't know if this is English) . Then I fitted them with cyano glue.

[joelwideqvist]

Ok. A follow up then, did you fit the second "hook" with the spring attached or did you put them at a meassured distance and then attach the spring? My worry is to get the spring to stay in place.
/Joel

[ketje]

Originally Posted by joelwideqvist

Ok. A follow up then, did you fit the second "hook" with the spring attached or did you put them at a meassured distance and then attach the spring? My worry is to get the spring to stay in place.
/Joel

Hey Joel,

I first put the second hook at a meassured distance and than after the glue had cured I positioned the springs to have a look.
The benefit of the springs is that they actually work like springs. Keep in mind to use enough cyano to put on the hooks. You can also use a bit extra cyano on both sides of the hooks to create seams .

[ketje]

Yesterday I had some time to work on the model with next result




I also bought some Alclad clear colours and I love it.
Judge yourself.