Team Honda Pons RC211V '03 Biaggi

[colbro1973]

Hi, here are a few photos of the completed build. this was done as a birthday present for my father, I completed it one and a half weeks, which was quite tight with only an 1 hour or 2 most nights plus 1 weekend. it is a standard tamiya kit with zero paints. No detail up kits, just some cf detailing and washes etc etc. Any comments most welcome.













Cheers
Colopcorn:

[jezz]

very nice i like the paint work on this one quick too

[Adam Baker]

Wow, only a week and a half? Man, wish I could get mine done that quick and look that gorgeous. That paint work looks flawless.

[joelwideqvist]

I agree, the level of quality is REALLY high concidering the amount of time that went in to it. I would have guessed at least 50+ hours. Great work!
/Joel

[sportracer02]

Originally Posted by joelwideqvist

I agree, the level of quality is REALLY high concidering the amount of time that went in to it. I would have guessed at least 50+ hours. Great work!
/Joel

Hi,

I agree with Joel, it looks great

[jmwallac]

Originally Posted by colbro1973

Great work! What did you do for the chrome section of the shock? Did you have any fitment issues with the bodywork directly behind the seat? Mine isn't fitting as tight as yours.

[colbro1973]

I used thin self adhesive chrome film for shocks, it joins around back behind front fender so totally invisible. I had no issues with rear bodywork, maybe if tail exhaust is slightly misaligned this may cause problems, but I had no issues. Maybe you got a slightly warped kit. Thanks everyone for your kind comments, much appreciated.
Col

[slk320]

very nice work!

[andybmw7272]

Nice use of washes.
Very subtle.
Andy

[ketje]

Originally Posted by colbro1973

I used thin self adhesive chrome film for shocks, it joins around back behind front fender so totally invisible. I had no issues with rear bodywork, maybe if tail exhaust is slightly misaligned this may cause problems, but I had no issues. Maybe you got a slightly warped kit. Thanks everyone for your kind comments, much appreciated.
Col

What brand of film did you use?

[colbro1973]

No idea! we have stacks of it at work it comes in Huge sheets, I can post you some if you want, sometimes I use a yellow magic marker over it to create gold. it is fairly limited in use but I think is ideal for these small fork bits. unless you prefer to buy the detail up forks.
Cheers
Col

[jmwallac]

Originally Posted by colbro1973

we have stacks of it at work it comes in Huge sheets, I can post you some if you want, sometimes I use a yellow magic marker over it to create gold.

Yes, please post pics!

[ketje]

Thanx Col,

by the way the model is looking great. How did you manage to do this in a week and a half? My models always have to dry for about a week and a half.