Yamaha YZF-R1 Almost Finished *PICS*

daggerlee · #1 08-09-2002, 10:40 PM

Here's my Yamaha YZF-R1 bike sans front cowling. Everything but the bodywork is complete. Right now, I am not sure whether to use a softer, pure white or a very bright, hard, whitest-of-the-white white. Oh well, since you guys like pics, here's some pics!!

Pic I used for reference:

Daryl · #2 08-09-2002, 10:48 PM

Groovy bike...... that's gonna be a beauty. Teach me to make bikes like you...

Jay! · #3 08-09-2002, 11:02 PM

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Originally posted by daggerlee

Wait, which is yours again?

djmr2 · #4 08-09-2002, 11:04 PM

awesome man!

i'm glad i have the same airbrush as you!!

use a creamy white!!
i hate those SUPER BRIGHT BRIGHT IN YOUR FACE WHITE!
they just don't belong!

tonioseven · #5 08-09-2002, 11:09 PM

Me likes! Me likes!

ales · #6 08-10-2002, 02:46 AM

Wow! looks real!!! One question: where do you take the pics

primera man · #7 08-10-2002, 05:13 AM

OK...OK.....Lets see pics of your model, not the real thing

Oh hell...it is your model....darn that looks great....fantastic looking pics.
Did you drill out the disc's??

flyonthewall · #8 08-10-2002, 05:49 AM

That looks fantastic, excellent work! Love the heat staining on the exhaust, you can tell you paid close attention to the ref pics.

May i suggest on your next one, try applying thin washes to the engine, brake discs - all the mechanical parts and event on the weld seems. It will really bring out the detail.

daggerlee · #9 08-10-2002, 08:33 AM

Thanks for the comments everyone

To answer some questions:

ales - I took them in my modeling room aka dining room. The camera was set for a 2.5 second long exposure on smallest fstop and the white balance was set so that the fluorescent light would not interfere with the color quality.

pman - Yup, all discs are drilled out

flyonthewall - I have thought about doing that, what kind of paint would you recommend (what ratio paint to thinner)?

Vric · #10 08-10-2002, 09:06 AM

awersome detail work ! i love bike

flyonthewall · #11 08-10-2002, 10:01 AM

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Originally posted by daggerlee

flyonthewall - I have thought about doing that, what kind of paint would you recommend (what ratio paint to thinner)?

I usually use a satin or flat enamel black thinned very heavily at a ratio of, well, i have no idea as i dont work with a specific ratio. Try experimenting, you could also try acrylics (less risk) and oil paints.

daggerlee · #12 08-10-2002, 01:24 PM

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I usually use a satin or flat enamel black thinned very heavily at a ratio of, well, i have no idea as i dont work with a specific ratio. Try experimenting, you could also try acrylics (less risk) and oil paints.

Yeah, I don't know how the enamel thinner would react with the tamiya acrylics I used to paint the engine. I'll have to experiment and see, thanks.

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