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Re: 98 r1 fairings colour

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Skub wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:41 pm
dern wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:32 pm Maybe this should be moved out of motorbike chat at this point.
It's as much motorcycling as anything the weather is currently allowing. :thumbup:
:lol: True.
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Re: 98 r1 fairings colour

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Count Steer wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:40 pm
dern wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:32 pm Maybe this should be moved out of motorbike chat at this point.
Would you like it moved? It's still 95% bike related and not causing any headaches. :D
No, not bothered unless anyone complains :)
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Re: 98 r1 fairings colour

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dern wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:30 pm Tamiya. Their kits are really good quality.

The only thing I'd say is that if you don't have an airbrush and compressor I'd think about getting one. I was very very disappointed with the finish I got on my first kit with a brush. I've just built up to using paint and a gloss clear coat to a point where I'm sort of happy with the results...


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I only started building kits again during lockdown and have done 4 so far. Used to build loads as a kid.
Thanks :obscene-drinkingcheers:

Sadly I gave away my airbrush, paints and compressor when we moved. Damon and blast!!
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Re: 98 r1 fairings colour

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Buckaroo wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:51 pm
dern wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:30 pm Tamiya. Their kits are really good quality.

The only thing I'd say is that if you don't have an airbrush and compressor I'd think about getting one. I was very very disappointed with the finish I got on my first kit with a brush. I've just built up to using paint and a gloss clear coat to a point where I'm sort of happy with the results...


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I only started building kits again during lockdown and have done 4 so far. Used to build loads as a kid.
Thanks :obscene-drinkingcheers:

Sadly I gave away my airbrush, paints and compressor when we moved. Damon and blast!!
Ah. I think I paid about 150 each for my airbrush and compressor. As was always the case… the kits are the cheap bit, the paints and tooling not so much.
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Re: 98 r1 fairings colour

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Progress so far...
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Started painting the fairings. Colours look pretty good I think.

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sweet job that ! Nice. Colours look ace, i assume they'll be gloss eventually ?
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Re: 98 r1 fairings colour

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Count Steer wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:54 am
dern wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:49 pm If it doesn’t look shit I’ll post up the results.
Should do a 'build' thread. :thumbup:

(I watch this sort of thing on IG, some of the kits are :shock: in detail/complexity).
This is in the loft (win - even TP doesn't have one, I'm sure).

BiL built it, and made the display case its in. Then brought it back from the USA!

Belongs to wayward nephew. But might eventually find its way to a local auction house that specialises in models ...
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weeksy wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:39 am sweet job that ! Nice. Colours look ace, i assume they'll be gloss eventually ?
Yes, definitely. There are some graphics to apply and then a gloss layer will be applied over it all.
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Re: 98 r1 fairings colour

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dern wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:31 pm Progress so far...

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About this working from home... 🤣
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