My new YZR-M1 Valencia Edition.

Modeling Subjects Autos
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I’m working on a display stand for the full plastic cowling, but here is the bike I just finished.

Don’t know what I did wrong, but click right next to the photo to get a bigger shot.

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Wow, that is some machine you’ve built!

Looks fantastic, such detail put in to it. Took you a while I pressume?

Thank’s for sharing

Niclas

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Not as long as you think. I started work in Feb. Working mostly in the evening, and some weekends. 3 hours per session, every three to four days.

Wife encouraged me to finish it for the Tamiya-Con. I knew Tamiya-Con was moved to the fall, but pretended it was in April so I got my butt in gear to finish it.

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kenjik,that is utterly amazing.World class.I occasionally do GP bikes [ love watching it ] ,but I’m afraid I’ll never appreciate my own after seeing your masterpiece !!! Can’t wait to see it with fairings. rudedog

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Super job, great detail!

Would love to have 3-hour sessions daily… [;)]

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kenjik,seabee is right !!! I’ve never seen a how-to book or soft cover on super detailing bikes.Put those close ups on the cover.It WILL sell .[ and do you have anymore we could see to " show us the way,grasshopper " ??? rudedog

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Thanks guys for the compliments.

This is my first super detail attempt on a model. I usually do just completely box stock, with the addition of Carbon Fiber decals, or adding the Tobbaco logos.

Unfortunately with the detail kit I can’t put the fairing on the bike any more. So that is why I had to make a display stand for it.

I just used magazine, Motocourse book, and photos I found on the internet as examples.

Here is my display case. It was taken around a year or year and a half ago. There has been around 20 new additions to the case since then.

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Hi Kenjik,

Excellent work there, I assume this is the Tam. model kit…? Having not as yet started this one, is the carbon fibre effect included as decals or an aftermarket addition…?

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Hi Assurgeant.I was about to give you my favorite which I used heavily about 4-5 years ago before I switched to mostly armor dio"s.The site/company was “detal and design in scale” .But when I punched them up,They were gone …? He had everything for bikes,especially G.P. bikes.Can anyone shed any light on them as well as another excellant site ? good luck

rudedog

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The only thing Tamiya included was the carbon fiber section of the body work on the left and right side of the air intake. Everything else was careful carbon fiber decal application with decal softener.

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Yeah Dave from Detail and design has been running the website on the side. I think he is working on bringing it back up. I checked today and I still see the under constructions site.

He did that a few weeks ago too.

The only other place that I would trust is www.hlj.com. I found some stuff off of ebay, out of China and Hong Kong, but I really don’t trust that.

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Hi,

Thanks for the web link, here in the UK, in the past I have used the following for motorcycle parts/kits and extras:

http://www.grandprixmodels.com/index.html

Although, a little high on the price side, they always deliver if they agree an order. Yet some of the transkits are not overly clear which fits which model.

Still impressive work with the YZR-M1.

Bryan

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Thank’s for the info kenjik.Now I remember his name,say hi to dave from keith when you next talk.Most importantly,Please let us know when his site comes back,especially if he changes the ip address.I meant to meant to also add HLJ,but we might wanna add it’s the 1 in Japan,not HLJ in USA. Keep your pix comin , rudedog

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I think you would like to see this one

http://www.modelersite.net/viewShowRoom.php?id_contenido=641

Enjoy!

Mario Covalski
Editor
http://www.modelersite.com/
http://www.modelersite.net/

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Thanks for sharing marioc,A beautiful rendition of that model Yam.Also,Tks. for tuning us in to the gallery . Keep editing , rudedog

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WooHooo!!! I got published in the Finescale Modeler readers gallery!!!

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How do you get the bigger picture to show up? click right you said, couldn’t figure it out…

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Go past the right edge of the photo and click your mouse. That’s how I get the photo to come up in another window.

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Huh, doesn’t work for me.

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Hi

I love the work that you have done, absolutely amazing. I have been saving up money to buy the Tamiya kit and all the add-ons that I could get my hands on, so far I have spent quite alot, but if I could get anywhere near you build I will be happy.

So far I have only painted the body panels( I used Zero paints for the first time) and made the chain( from Top Studio—MY EYES ahhhh) I will try to post some photos at some point.

Any tips you could give me would be more than welcome, especially with carbon fibre. Many thanks and keep up the amazing work.