Yamaha YZR 500 Red Bull

[john i am]

Looking great and what a bonus a free airbrush to boot wish I had some generous relatives somewhere keep up the good work

[papa 695]

Sorry for late posting Jason but its looking good so far keep it up

[Wendall]

Thanks Chaps,

Got a little bit more done over the last few days. She's taking shape but the progress is slow. I'm having a great time building it though, the level of detail in the kit is pretty impressive.

[ATTACH]66419.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66420.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66421.vB[/ATTACH]

Steering damper and brake fluid reservoir.

[ATTACH]66422.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66423.vB[/ATTACH]

Swing Arm

[ATTACH]66424.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66425.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66426.vB[/ATTACH]

and the rear wheel ready for paint. It took ages to remove the untidy seam through the middle but is should look OK.

[ATTACH]66427.vB[/ATTACH]

Thanks for looking

Jason

[ATTACH]67499.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67500.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67501.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67502.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67503.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67504.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67505.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67506.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67507.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Wow!! Excellent work!!

Love the chain color.

Polux

[Wendall]

Thanks Polux, the instructions said to paint the chain titanium silver but it was far too bright IMHO. So it got a coat of gun metal an oily wash and then drybrushed with some flat aluminum. Looks a bit more lifelike now I think.

[Wendall]

Got a bit more done this weekend. Most of the mechanicals done now.

[ATTACH]66803.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66804.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66805.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66806.vB[/ATTACH]

Exhausts painted, shall be weathering these this evening.

[ATTACH]66807.vB[/ATTACH]

All of the body panels are now in primer so hopefully be shooting the colour this week.

Jason.

[ATTACH]67864.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67865.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67866.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67867.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67868.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

:emo1:

GREAT!!

[takeslousyphotos]

Very very Nice work Jason.

Peter

[Wendall]

Just a quick update. Got the exhausts weathered last night! I used one of these Tamiya pastel kits and I was pretty well satisfied with the results. I think you can get equally good results with an airbrush and clear blue and orange but hey I'll try anything once.

[ATTACH]66842.vB[/ATTACH]

Fitted two of them, the other two will have to wait for the fairings as they are secured under the seat. Oh and I'm trying out a new all white backdrop...

[ATTACH]66843.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]66844.vB[/ATTACH]

Jason

[ATTACH]67903.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67904.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]67905.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Jason the pipes came out great,really is a sharp looking build!

[Wendall]

Thanks Trey,

Finally finished it. Completed photos here

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/yamaha-yzr500-red-bull.19511/

[tr1ckey66]

Very very nice progress Jason. The detail you've got there is outstanding.

Just bought my first bike kit and after seeing this I'm really looking forward to it. I've got the YZR-M1 in Yamaha 50th anniversary colours (yellow). Got a few bits of after market too so should build up nice.

Looking forward to the finished thing. Keep up the great work

Paul

[tr1ckey66]

Didn't have to wait long as you'd already finished LOL!

Great job sir looks stunning

ATB

Paul

[Wendall]

LOL! Cheers Paul. Look forward to seeing your build, I'm thinking about doing another!

Jason