Diary of a Madman. Yamaha M1 2009 detail build

[Guest]

agreed...i was thinking, probably meths.

[Guest]

Paddock Stands

Completed work on a set of Top Studio racing stands for the M1.

These are made from resin and i cant say im too impressed with the fit of the parts..they were all very twisted and covered with imperfections. i actually had to cut through the rear stand and reposition it as it was so twisted..i wouldnt recommend them, although the final finish is acceptable.

I sprayed a base of gloss black then a couple of mist coats of Alclad Chrome (which is already starting to wear from handling!! what the hell??)....

The kit comes with a set of clear plastic wheels of similar quality to the original Tamiya items. I sprayed these with clear blue and painted the outside centres in titan silver...they look pretty good. The bright light exposes a few surface imperfections but thats only under the most critical scrutiny...

All in all im pleased with them and i think they'll the show the bike off nicely when its completed...hopefully sometime before i retire!

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[Guest]

Heres a couple of quick shots of the nearly completed airbox.

I painted the entire part in glass black and then added carbon fibre decalling (which took forever and was competed over the course of a few weeks).

I had various problems with the silver paint wearing off as per the usual MO with Alclad, so tonight i repainted it...Its not as nice a finish as the original but it certainly looks acceptable. ive added some PE details. There are several electrical connectors to be fitted prior to assembly in addition to several PE clips and the final attachment of some hoses...All in look though, the airbox looks pretty cool.

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[Guest]

I hated those little wheels on the paddock stands ! You did a real sharp job on them!

[Guest]

the solder lines got my goat. i also added some PE bolt heads to the rear paddock stand but these havent photographed too well as they are in shadow.

[Guest]

No doubt it drove me nuts on the ZXRR as well,I do'nt envy you that chain job either! I've not been brave enough to tackle one of those yet,good luck!

[papa 695]

Just caught up on this one Funky and some very impressive work. And that chain boy i don't envey you, like the thread title says Diary of a madman. Keep up the great work

[Guest]

Seat Unit

Well ive been pratting around with this for a week or two on and off..its almost completed. The final pictures show the applied decals stewing away after being washed with microsol. Once this has been completed i'll do a finla clean up, smarten up any mess around the pe/reaffix if necessary and then apply klear.

i will attach the exhaust bracket (which i'll picture in another post) and finally the camera. this is because they are very fragile and also in the case of the exhaust bracket, i want to make sure that it fits!!

You will see that ive carbon fibred the inside of the seat unit. Next i fixed up the millions of connectors and wires for the electrical boxes, plus the strapping etc.

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Once the electrical boxes were fixed and wired i begain adding the decals. I did this over a couple of days to be on the safe side. Then i did some touch up painting here and there. The unit is now sweating underneath a coat of microsol, so depending on how it looks tomorrow, it'll get a bit more or i'll do the final cleanup of the finish before applying the klear. The carbon inside the seat will be left dull to add more realism.

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[Guest]

a few general shots of the work in progress for your interest.

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[Guest]

That tail section is absolutely awesome .Really like the 'metal' effect you got on the pipes as well! Keep them pics coming!!!

[Guest]

Engine into frame

So heres a few pics. They were taken immediately after id glued some PE parts in place so i cleaned up the model afterwards. the images make the piece look dusty but in reality it looks fine. its probably a combination of super macro photography and the intense light.

im leaving everything to set for a while before i commence the next phase...no doubt i'll have a thousand tiny PE parts missing in action..

Anyway, i hope you enjoy the pics!

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[Ian M]

Funky, you do realise that you are painting yourself into a corner don't you.

How on earth are you going to top this off. I have seen some detailed MC builds but this is pretty unbelievable.

Ian M

PS did I say I like it.

[Guest]

hehe..

cheers ian :noidea:

ive got a couple of other ideas in the pipeline though!! My next build might be something a bit less..err....intense first though (but i have already accumulated plenty of bits and bobs for my next monster build ssshhh...keep it on the down low)

[Ian M]

Well you keep it under wraps- You might want to suggest a bike SIG build.....

Ian M