Cheers guys. 
Tamiya Suzuki RGV-r XR89
- Thread starter Mr Bowcat
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Exhaust cooked. Tyre burned in. Nice!
A bit of oil staining on the tail pipes would add to the ridden hard look.
Most excellent sir.
A bit of oil staining on the tail pipes would add to the ridden hard look.
Most excellent sir.
Cheers Ian. :smiling3:
The mechanical parts of the bike are now mostly done, just need to put a couple more colours on the handlebar grips.
The forks aren't permanently attached yet as the mudguard has to go on.
So onto the bodywork, I don't think I will get this done before Christmas, and as a dining table modeller I will have to pack everything up for a few days, so will be a little while before I get this completed.
The mechanical parts of the bike are now mostly done, just need to put a couple more colours on the handlebar grips.
The forks aren't permanently attached yet as the mudguard has to go on.
So onto the bodywork, I don't think I will get this done before Christmas, and as a dining table modeller I will have to pack everything up for a few days, so will be a little while before I get this completed.
Good afternoon all, and a very Happy New Year.
Got my bench back after the Christmas break so cracked on with the decals. As predicted these were horrible, very thick and brittle. I'm usually fairly good at decals (see my Ducati build if you don't believe me) but in some places these beat me. They were fine on flat or slightly curved surfaces, but introduce a bend or complex double curve and they either cracked or creased. I did the best I could with them and this is how they look under a gloss coat.
Normally I would flat this back before polishing, but I'm worried about going through the gloss on the creases so will have to live with an abrasive polish job this time. After that it just needs putting together, then it will be done.
Got my bench back after the Christmas break so cracked on with the decals. As predicted these were horrible, very thick and brittle. I'm usually fairly good at decals (see my Ducati build if you don't believe me) but in some places these beat me. They were fine on flat or slightly curved surfaces, but introduce a bend or complex double curve and they either cracked or creased. I did the best I could with them and this is how they look under a gloss coat.
Normally I would flat this back before polishing, but I'm worried about going through the gloss on the creases so will have to live with an abrasive polish job this time. After that it just needs putting together, then it will be done.
Bob,
That mate is looking seriously good.
That mate is looking seriously good.
More excellent work Bob, the exhaust looks really good
Looks really good Bob, sorry about the decal issue but still you have made a great job of them and the bike looks fantastic
hny simon
hny simon
Cheers guys.
G
Sublime work , and those exhausts wow. Seriously great modelling Bob .
Top work bob ,a crisp clean build , exhausts are spot on . Shame the decals were a bit dodgy but you cant tell in the pics , cheers tony
Cheers gents.
All done - https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/tamiya-1-12-suzuki-rgv-r-xr89.40794/
All done - https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/tamiya-1-12-suzuki-rgv-r-xr89.40794/
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