tamiya yamaha yzr 500 conversion

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lovely mate, that should be some good watching for us. I ordered a nsr500 98' off ebay as it was like £15 quid. it will sit in the stash, Im a tad confused as they are £70 on amazon and £80 for the 99' I think

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ebay is the place to look Dougie,those amazon prices are way way over the top

[Guest]

ebay is the place to look Dougie,those amazon prices are way way over the top

yeah I only bought it because I though it was a bargain! But I did intend to build one anyway. They will be re-released sometime anyway

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[tr1ckey66]

Really nice looking bike model Paul. I've always liked how good examples of these models come together, the finished thing never fails to impress. This model, I am sure, will no different.


Great work


Paul


BTW, got the Tamiya YZR M1 '05 and Honda RC211 '06 in the stash with a few 'Crazy modeller' extras and some 'Zero' paints. Seeing these builds really makes me want to start them!

[Guest]

Looking good so far mate, nice work

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thanks Paul,im edging to completion,really only got the side fairings to do,and some more decal work,but i want the side fairings to harden off a bit more before i mask up for the red,i hear the zero paints are very good,i hope you post these bike builds up here on the forum,i have just started the tamiya yamaha yzr 500 from 1983,with the kenny roberts figure

[Guest]

Looking good so far mate, nice work

Thanks Dougie

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Paul


Yeah, best to take your time and let the paint fully cure. The build isn't a race and the result will be better for it.


I'll definitely post the builds (when I get the time to do them). Bikes are not my usual type of build but I love the clean and very precise look of these models.


Also, achieving the paint finish on these builds is a different kind of challenge to, say, weathering a 1/35 panzer or mottling a 1/32 Me109. And they do make stunning finished objects.


I think that after the 1/16 Pz IV I may take a look at those 2 bike builds.


The Roberts 500 sounds very cool and I'm definitely looking forward to that. It's also my bike hero worship era and King Kenny was definitely a favourite.


Cheers


Paul

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nearly finished this one,just spraying up the rear wheel stand,pictures tomorrow when all done,here is a taster picture[ATTACH]119838.IPB[/ATTACH]

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A guy on another forum, a few years ago i might add,didnt add the side wings on the fairing,saying they were never used,but i use the motocourse books for reference,and they were used,so i have added mine to the model,allways pays to research

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and here she is,all finished[ATTACH]119860.IPB[/ATTACH]

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[Guest]

Lovely work mate, they all look great. Did you do a completed thread?

[Guest]

Lovely work mate, they all look great. Did you do a completed thread?

thanks Dougie,what do you mean by a completed thread?