Red Bull Yamaha YZR 500

[Wouter Melissen]

I picked up modelling again and just finished off a model I started on many years ago. Here are some pics.

[cuntukimushroom]

nice i like that

[byronleehk]

Good lookin' MotoGP ride! What kind of paints did you use for the brake discs?

[Sweeney921]

awesome model! it's very detailed.

MotoGP bikes are so insane

[Wouter Melissen]

Actually it's still a 500 cc class bike from 1999, before the MOTO GP regulations were introduced. It's a Tamiya 1/12 kit. I can't remember what I used on the brakes, probably Tamiya's acrylic paint or Humbrol enamels.

[Matra et Alpine]

Nice, but you should have drilled the discs

[Mustang]

well doe Wouter nice looking model that

Nice, but you should have drilled the discs

ha truse you, how come just about every post you make on here has the word "but"in it

[UK CARS]

Nice iron board!

[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by Mustang

well doe Wouter nice looking model that



ha truse you, how come just about every post you make on here has the word "but"in it

It's been a bad week at work

and the first time I ever posted a bike model of mine that was exactly the response I got as well. And it DOES make a big difference to the finished model !!

[Roy Visser]

Looks very good for a work you started years ago, i cant see any flaws in the model or paint

[crisis]

Keep in mind I havent built a model for years and could never master those type of flawless gloss finishes, the only let down for metallic painted models is the out of scale metallic flakes that are the fault of the paint manufacturer. In reality, for an accurate scale finish I wonder if the metallic flakes should be visible at all?

[henk4]

Originally Posted by crisis

Keep in mind I havent built a model for years and could never master those type of flawless gloss finishes, the only let down for metallic painted models is the out of scale metallic flakes that are the fault of the paint manufacturer. In reality, for an accurate scale finish I wonder if the metallic flakes should be visible at all?

it might be the effect of the camera, in reality the flakes are not that prominent. It's not such difficult paint, it is readilty supplied in Tamiya rattle cans, and covering it with a gloss coat further improves the effect.

[crisis]

Originally Posted by henk4

it might be the effect of the camera, in reality the flakes are not that prominent. It's not such difficult paint, it is readilty supplied in Tamiya rattle cans, and covering it with a gloss coat further improves the effect.

Dont mind me. I used to be in a plastic model club with a bunch of guys who were quite anal about finishes etc. It was one of (ONE OF!) the many discussion points. Plastic modellers can be quite tiresome. Quite skilled too though.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by crisis

Plastic modellers can be quite tiresome. Quite skilled too though.

It is not a thing that should be taken too seriously

[Roy Visser]

I finished my Bike model today, took me about 6months, but i wanted to get it perfect