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    Tamiya 1/12 Ducati Desmosedici

    I had another go at the exhausts. I thought I might have overdone it, but it looks ok when it's assembled into the bike.
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    Tamiya 1/12 Ducati Desmosedici

    I've made some decent progress today with the bodywork. I tried Bob's trick of putting some heat into the decals with the hair drier and that made a big difference. I also managed to get hold of some clear blue lacquer so I'll give the exhausts another shot tomorrow.
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    Tamiya 1/12 Ducati Desmosedici

    I've done some experimenting with the exhaust. I cut some thin strips of masking tape and used thinned x18 and some clear red and orange to make it look like it's been hot. I think it's better than my first attempt but I can't find my clear blue so I'll have to wait until some turns up in the post.
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    Tamiya 1/12 Ducati Desmosedici

    I tried 3 or four times to try and get a carbon fibre decal to confirm to the rear mud guard in a single piece. I nearly had it a couple of times but I gave up in the end. Instead I ended to airbrushing grey over black through a gauze to give a carbon effect. It's not as good as the decal, but...
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    Tamiya 1/12 Ducati Desmosedici

    I've made a start to another one trying to apply what I learned from the last one.
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    Tamiya Yamaha YZR-M1 2004

    I had a go at some forced perspective. It's nearly there.
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    Tamiya Yamaha YZR-M1 2004

    Another thing I want to try and improve is the Brembo lettering on the brake calipers. I've been doing some trial and error along with getting some good advice on here.
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    Tamiya Yamaha YZR-M1 2004

    Not so happy with my attempt at heat treating the exhaust. But I have an idea how I'll try to get that right next time.
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    Tamiya Yamaha YZR-M1 2004

    I'm happy with the way the carbon fibre decals brightened up things like the rear mud guard and heat shield. I'll be using that stuff again.
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    Painting Motorbike Calipers

    I tried again. This time I used a can of acrylic lacquer to cover the Tamiya water based paint and then used very thin Tamiya x-7 and a fine brush to fill the lettering. Once it was nearly dry, I used a bit of kitchen roll dipped in isopropanol (the Tamiya X-20A thinners didn't work) to wipe...
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    Tamiya Yamaha YZR-M1 2004

    My first go at a bike. I'm fairly happy with how it went and I've learned loads about how I'd do the next one differently.
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    Painting Motorbike Calipers

    That sounds like a great idea. I'll try that next time. Overall, I'm happy with the way it turned out. It's certainly been a learning experience for the next one.
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    Painting Motorbike Calipers

    I managed to wipe the paint off the front surface using some isopropyl alcohol and had a go at the method you described. It's not perfect but I think it's good enough to give the right effect. It's really tricky to get right. I think it worked better when the gold colour was slightly thicker...
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    Painting Motorbike Calipers

    Thanks, that makes sense. It's probably a bit late for this build. The lettering is recessed and I painted the whole caliper the main colour first. I'll put it down to a learning experience for the next one.
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    Painting Motorbike Calipers

    Hello, I've just had a go at building a 1:12 scale Tamiya bike kit. It's the first time I've made a model for many years and the last time I had a go was just throwing together an Airfix kit when I was young. I enjoyed building it and the finished result was ok and I was fairly happy with it...
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