1999 Suzuki Hayabusa 1/12th

[stevenoble]

A few pictures of the tank fitted to the bike.

[joelwideqvist]

/Joel

[Hiroboy]

Damn, That's sweet

[ketje]

cool

[jmwallac]

Originally Posted by stevenoble

I also painted the wheels in the correct Suzuki Dark Grey Metallic satin finish not the black as suggested by Tamiya on the instructions sheet.Luckily I had a small touch up of this colour left over from when I had the real bike.

Would some X-10 gunmetal mixed in with X-1 get close to this color? What would be the right mixture?

[robrex]

Wow! That colour is stunning!

[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by jmwallac

Would some X-10 gunmetal mixed in with X-1 get close to this color? What would be the right mixture?

If I had some of the proper colour left over I would send you some,but I used the bit I had from the touch up.However I did a little test and compared the colour for you.If you mix black and gunmetal in a 3:1 ratio it is virtually an exact match.Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Steve.

[stevenoble]

Made a little progress.Added the rear brake line and the footrest hangers minus the actual footrests themselves (I will add these at the end to save breakage) I also polished the rear seat unit and fitted this to the chassis.This gave me a slight problem as the fit over the rear frame work is very tight and it removed a little of the paint on the frame.So I had to mask up and re-paint the damaged portion,but it worked out fine in the end.Just bear this in mind if you build the kit and maybe protect the frame with a little masking tape whilst you fit the rear seat unit.Another tip is to add the tail light (the red part) after fitting the seat unit as it will make the fitting a lot easier.Glue the rear of the tail light (the black part) in before fitting though as it cannot be fitted after.Here are some pictures.









I'm working on the exhaust pipes now.They are taking quite a bit of cleanup as the end cans are molded in two halves so the seam needs eliminating.More progress on the next update.See you then.

[davesans]

Your bike looks Fantastic Steve the paint job is awesome love the color the hole thing is so clean looking can't wait to see more. The line between the two colors on the tank looks perfect.

[jmwallac]

Originally Posted by stevenoble

If I had some of the proper colour left over I would send you some,but I used the bit I had from the touch up.However I did a little test and compared the colour for you.If you mix black and gunmetal in a 3:1 ratio it is virtually an exact match.Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Steve.

Thanks Steve. I'll give it a try! I've never seen one close up, so I won't be too worried about it.

Are you going to keep the pipes kit chrome, or spray them with Alcad? I looked at mine and the seams will be quite noticeable.

[ketje]

looking great steve. Aren't you forgetting your decals?

[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by jmwallac

Thanks Steve. I'll give it a try! I've never seen one close up, so I won't be too worried about it.

Are you going to keep the pipes kit chrome, or spray them with Alcad? I looked at mine and the seams will be quite noticeable.

I have assembled the downpipes that run from the engine and removed the seams already.These were painted matt black finish.On the earlier Hayabusa models (which mine was) the sections from the bottom of the fairing to the end cans are also matt black (on the later models they were chromed/coated) this was because owners complained about the paint flaking off on the earlier models so Suzuki solved the problem by chroming/coating them.The suggested colour for the end cans is TS-17 but I may use Alclad semi matt aluminium instead for a better match to the real ones.The seams on the end cans are very prominent and I am in the process of eliminating them at the minute.

[colbro1973]

great looking model steve, your shine finish is just stunning, how does that clear react with decals, especially decal heavy moto gp bikes, i am using mr top coat at the mo which gives a pretty good shine, but not as good as yours! also, what would you recommend wearing over mouth etc when spraying with it, i've heard it is very toxic! also does it damage airbrush at all?
Cheers
Colin

[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by ketje

looking great steve. Aren't you forgetting your decals?

Thanks Ketje,

I haven't forgot the decals.There's not that many actually just a couple of Suzuki logos and some stickers on the frame and swingarm area.I left them off for now and will fit the majority of them at the end to avoid possible damage during the fitting of the front fairing sections.

[stevenoble]

Originally Posted by colbro1973

great looking model steve, your shine finish is just stunning, how does that clear react with decals, especially decal heavy moto gp bikes, i am using mr top coat at the mo which gives a pretty good shine, but not as good as yours! also, what would you recommend wearing over mouth etc when spraying with it, i've heard it is very toxic! also does it damage airbrush at all?
Cheers
Colin

Hi Colin,

I've not tried it over any decals yet so I can't say how it would behave myself.If you contact Steve Hemming aka 'Hiroboy' who produces the Zero paints and lacquers I'm sure he would have tried it over decals.He is an active member on this forum.Whilst spraying I used my new fume extractor which removes the un-pleasant smells from the paint,but for extra safety I also wore a 3M respirator mask as well to take no chances as I've heard it can be hazardous to your health.If you use a respirator mask and spray in a well ventilated area you should be fine.You must clean the airbrush straight after use because I would imagine if it sets in the airbrush it will be ruined.

Best regards,

Steve.