Honda RC211V'03 Sete Gibernau

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You know, I thought that is how you finished it hno: How on earth did you work that out???? It does look great though.

thanks Graham I have to give credit to my Wife it was her idea.She saw me struggling with spraying and suggested dyeing go figure.

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since I'm stalled until the upgrade kit arrives decided to tackle the body

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alas on to the dreaded rim pin stripes.For something that looks so easy these really are a pain,I'de rather slam my dangly bits in a rusty truck door than do these but it has to get done

well suffice it to say this is the good side ,best I could do with it

here is the progress so far

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continued working with the tires and added the heat 'blueing'on the tire edges,first application of blue then purple scripto pens

then I blended it down to the desired effect with a pencil erasor

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did up the calipers

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You are continuing to do some really fine detail on this amazing build Trey. Going to have to up my game on the next bike now lol

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thanks Graham,lol I do'nt set the bar very high so no worries. Got any bikes in waiting?

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At the moment just the Ducati Desi wotsit (rubbish at remembering Italian names).... But after the Blackbird, I really do fancy a big road bike but I would like a 'naked' one so that I could go to town o the engine and not hide it under a fairing.

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yea I've a time with Italian names as well did you mean the Tesi?I've seen a V-Max and several others in 1/12 scale lately on flea bay good candidate for a naked 'Muscle' bike

[Ian M]

Ohhh Lots of chrome on a V-Max Graham. Think of all that loverly alclad you could do on that!

Ian M

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It is the Ducat Desmosedicii that I got first. Then I decided to do the NR500 as a trainer as I had never built a bike. I then took on the Honda Blackbird, again a cheaper Tamiya kit not quite as complex as the Ducati. I hope to get all the add ons before I build it, especially the Marlbro decals. The V-Max sounds interesting.... will you guys stop putting ideas into my head lol

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cool the Desmo is a nice kit have you sourced out the decals yet ? I've got a source if you need it.

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I have not looked for a while but Hiroboy do have the forks, paint, carbon fibre decals (never know which size CF Decal to get they come in three pattern sizes) but most times I go in and have a look, they have sold out again. Not in any rush as I have far too much on to start it yet but another supplier would be useful.

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Pointless trivia

Desmosedici

Desmo = Desmodromic, refers to the valve assembly and actuation of the Ducati engines, Valves are both opened and closed mechanically reducing the mass in the head and reducing nasty things like valve float but are mechanically comples, hence pricier to manufacture than standard valves which are opened by a Camshaft or rocker and closed by a spring.

Sedici = Italian for sixteen, four cylinder, 16 valves, 4 valves per cylinder

Some would tell you a more literal translation is Phwoooarr

Nice as they are though I still think the peak of Ducati's gorgeousness was Tamburinis 916

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got the fork legs done

and the radiator