Yet another '06 RC211V (Konica)

[baldwinc]

It's too bad so much detail has to be hidden away under those cowlings. I like this very much.

[racer93]

Originally Posted by baldwinc

It's too bad so much detail has to be hidden away under those cowlings. I like this very much.

I actually plan on displaying this without the cowling. I didn't like this livery, so I figured why not do a "naked" version of this one?

Daniel

[Twowheelsrule]

This model is more than contest worthy! It looks like you are doing a great job on your bike, you should be proud!

Mark

[kans0002]

I use the model master line and spray around 18 psi...seems to work ok for me. The gloss black from model masters is pretty thick, so I thin it down at just about a 1:1 ratio with the specific model masters brand thinner. I know one big problem I had when I first used Alclad was spraying it on too thick. I usually do not spray more than two "mist" coats from a decent distance away. I find that the more paint you add, the less realistic the chrome looks.

hth.

Stuart

[joelwideqvist]

Great start! I think the tank welds are a nice touch!
/Joel

[racer93]

Originally Posted by kans0002

I use the model master line and spray around 18 psi...seems to work ok for me. The gloss black from model masters is pretty thick, so I thin it down at just about a 1:1 ratio with the specific model masters brand thinner. I know one big problem I had when I first used Alclad was spraying it on too thick. I usually do not spray more than two "mist" coats from a decent distance away. I find that the more paint you add, the less realistic the chrome looks.

hth.

Stuart

I used the Alclad stuff and it was quite perfuse with orange peel. I sanded it down and polished it and that was very much better.

I have always heard to not be more than an inch away from the surface and use very, very light coats. I use maybe 3-4 coats of very light painting. That tends to work well. I think my problem lies in the application of the black undercoat.

Daniel

[racer93]

One thing I'll point out that is different from the instructions is that the edges of the valve covers where it meets with the cylinder heads is chrome (it's actually cut metal--very bright) on the real bike. I've not seen anyone pay this attention, so I thought I might mention it to give any of you a tip that might help in detailing.

[kans0002]

Originally Posted by racer93

One thing I'll point out that is different from the instructions is that the edges of the valve covers where it meets with the cylinder heads is chrome (it's actually cut metal--very bright) on the real bike. I've not seen anyone pay this attention, so I thought I might mention it to give any of you a tip that might help in detailing.

thanks for the tip...you don't happen to have a picture do you?

[racer93]

Originally Posted by kans0002

thanks for the tip...you don't happen to have a picture do you?

It's in the pitwalk guide and there's really no way I can scan it in. Sorry. I guess you'll have to take my word for it. It does look very similar to the way I've made it look on the engine. (Not to toot my own horn or anything...)

Daniel

[guiwee]

Looks good to me. If you do that much detailing you have to have
cowlings off!! Anything else is a waste of time!! I too have this bike
and its partially painted.
Do you recommend the ts kit? Is it the superdetail kit?
Whats all included can you post shots?

[joeyko2000]

Originally Posted by guiwee

Looks good to me. If you do that much detailing you have to have
cowlings off!! Anything else is a waste of time!! I too have this bike
and its partially painted.
Do you recommend the ts kit? Is it the superdetail kit?
Whats all included can you post shots?

Hi guiwee, probably you can find any of the TS detail kits' full instructions from their web site
http://www.topstudiohobby.com/

[racer93]

Originally Posted by guiwee

Looks good to me. If you do that much detailing you have to have
cowlings off!! Anything else is a waste of time!! I too have this bike
and its partially painted.
Do you recommend the ts kit? Is it the superdetail kit?
Whats all included can you post shots?

I highly recommend any of the TS part and kits. They are top quality for decent prices. Much less than most other manufacturers...

I'll have some more pics up sometime today.

Daniel

[racer93]

Here's a small update:

Exhaust is painted. Used alclad chrome, then alclad jet exhaust on in places (dark) and tamiya clear blue and clear orange and red mixed to make an amber sort of color. I also masked to mimic the look of some of the bent exhausts.

Sorry for the blur. Damn camera.

Good view of the technique I was talking about. It's where small pieces of exhaust tubing are put together, resulting in a piecemeal effect.

You can see where I've started to add exhaust springs and see some of the discoloration effect of the exhaust.

For some reason on the real bike, only the side exhaust pipe has this 'piecemeal' effect. No other pipe has it, outside of the curly-q that is at the rear of the bike.

A view of the rear shock, with a view of the pneumatic line that teams use to "pump up" the rear shock, if needed. This line will go out over the rear mud guard.

A shot of the engine with the intake stacks and more wiring. Note the blue and white paint on the spark plug covers--this is to replicate stickers that are on the real engine.

Another shot of the engine.

Thanks for looking! Ask any questions and leave any comments you may have!

Daniel

[Twowheelsrule]

Nice detail work! Your camera seems to take good pictures but, I think you need more light. I like the way you are doing your exhausts and with more light it will be easier to see your shading.


Keep it up!
Mark

[racer93]

Originally Posted by Twowheelsrule

Nice detail work! Your camera seems to take good pictures but, I think you need more light. I like the way you are doing your exhausts and with more light it will be easier to see your shading.


Keep it up!
Mark

Thanks, Mark.

This is where my frustrations come in. I took these pictures less than 6" away from the flourescent shop light that is over my work bench! Everything I've looked up on AF and online says nothing about the features my camera has. I really feel like beating my head to a bloody pulp over this whole picture issue...

Could someone give a link to a good write up as to the settings one needs for good pics using a digital camera? FYI, I'm using a nikon coolpix s550. You'll have my eternal love and devotion and I'll placate a lot of the mods around here who keep yellin' at me to get better pics...

Daniel