Hayabusa X-1 In Progress - First Moto Kit

[SkylineFan]

Very nice so far Adam!!! You took the kit well beyond the stock buld for sure!!!

DaveT

[joelwideqvist]

It's really clean! The later pics look stunning. You are a good photographer as well!
Joel

[ajthomas75]

Hey guys,

Bit more of an update.

I've completed the instrument dials. Started with my CF painted dash and added the dial decals.


I then thickly painted the faces of the dials with Microscale Krystel Klear


After it dries (overnight) the effect of glass covered dials is achieved


And after detailing a bit more with painting some warning light etc..... here it is mounted on the bike


Also, after getting my new headlight parts, I've completed and added this to the bike.





That finishes my work on the frame and engine of the bike. All that's left for me is the painting of the cowlings.


Here they are primed on the outside and painted Semi Gloss Black on the inside.


The inside all masked up in preperation of the base colour of Mica Red


2 mist coats and first wet coat of Mica Red. Will leaves this for a couple of days now as I've noticed a few marks I need to sand/polish out before my second wet coat.



That's it for now, comments more than welcome. Thanks for looking.

Adam.

[stevenoble]

Looking good!!! Love the colour.

[utzelu]

the result of the clear glue on the dials is excellent.

[robrex]

That paint looks super smooth! I'm looking forward to seeing the bike together!

[klutz_100]

Good grief, this build is stunning!

[drnitrus]

Great work. Ill be using this thread for refference for sure.

[Roca46]

Coming great and this is your first? awesome... i love the final result of the Microscale Krystel Klear thank's to put us the pictures of the result of the product. Great ended on the CF parts.

I'm waiting to see the cowls

[nugundam93]

omg great work!

[ajthomas75]

Well guys,
I've now finished the painting of the cowlings. Suffered from a bit of paint build up and bleeding in the masking stage, but after alot of polishing and some touch up work, I'm now at a stage where I'm happy with the results.

I've just applied my first coat of Mr Hobby Clear Top Coat (Great Stuff !!!!) and I'm gonna leave that over night to then add decals. Then it's just a matter of another couple of clear coats, polish and wax, and add a few more "bells and whistles" I've got planned to detail up the cowlings .

Definitely be finished by next weekend....... Can't wait - cause I'm hanging to start my next project







Enjoy and comment.

Adam.

[robrex]

Looks like a great colour combination! I see you like Vallejo paints!!

[ajthomas75]

Originally Posted by robrex

Looks like a great colour combination! I see you like Vallejo paints!!

Love ém ..... I've got 182 colours after collecting them over about a period of a year for my figure painting that I do.

The colour combination has turned out better than I hoped. As is always the way, the photos don't do the Mica Red justice - I love that colour !!!!

Adam.

[stevenoble]

Cracking job on the cowlings!! Lovely finish.The problems you spoke of really don't show they look great.What's the next project you speak of??

[joelwideqvist]

Very crisp! I guess the kit comes with pre-cut masks? Looks really great. How about some dzuss fastners for the cowlings??
/Joel