Tamiya 1/12 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP Black edition

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:17 pm

With the Mercedes put to one side and the mojo depleted, I've decided to start on the Fireblade.
I'll be doing the Black edition, which is a mix of gloss black and matt metallic black.
I already feel the mojo returning even just after starting assembling the engine.

Post by **Mumbly** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 11:04 pm

Looking forward to this one

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 11:54 pm

1 PE bolt head down, 22 to go. Why do I do this to myself?

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:29 pm

Bolt heads on the engine completed. They really make a difference compared to just touching the parts with silver paint.

Post by **Gary30** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:58 pm

Nice! Tha black is the scheme I would do if I ever build this, looks a lot more aggressive than the box art

I read....'getting my mojo back'.... then saw the PE bolt head set and thought to myself, is this guy for real?!

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:37 pm

Gary30 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:58 pm Nice! Tha black is the scheme I would do if I ever build this, looks a lot more aggressive than the box art

I read....'getting my mojo back'.... then saw the PE bolt head set and thought to myself, is this guy for real?!

That's the exact same reason for me doing the black.

The mojo is well and truly back, even just starting a bike sorted it out. But i never make it easy for myself

Post by **Mpfiend** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:22 pm

Looks like a really nice start,

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:37 pm

Gavlaaar wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:29 pm Bolt heads on the engine completed. They really make a difference compared to just touching the parts with silver paint.

LOve it

Great doing the alternate livery

Post by **BigWall** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:59 am

Nice! I like the black livery as well. The engine is looking great.

Post by **barryf1fan** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:20 am

Post by **LWWales** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:11 am

Ohhhhh yes! I was gonna do the black scheme as I gave Paul my decals after he had issues with his, but I have a spare sheet of repsol decals from the RV213V, so I may do a repsol version!

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:34 am

LWWales wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:11 am Ohhhhh yes! I was gonna do the black scheme as I gave Paul my decals after he had issues with his, but I have a spare sheet of repsol decals from the RV213V, so I may do a repsol version!

I've seen one done like that recently, it looked pretty sweet.

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:37 am

Man, there's a lot of body coloured parts to paint.

Decided to do metal rivets on this one too. So....well....that'll be fun.

Post by **BigWall** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:44 am

This is going to be awsome!

Post by **BigWall** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:44 am

BigWall wrote: Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:44 am This is going to be awesome!

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:28 pm

Ordered these CNC drill bits from Amazon at 11.30am this morning and they've just arrived at 7pm, gotta love prime.

They drill through plastic like butter!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:01 am

Gavlaaar wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:28 pm Ordered these CNC drill bits from Amazon at 11.30am this morning and they've just arrived at 7pm, gotta love prime.
They drill through plastic like butter!

Love them. Consistent size into the chuck, no f’ing around tightening for small diameters
BUT...
They also snap off like a mofo with minimal lateral pressures...even the bigger ones
And for God’s sakes don’t drop the entire pack, They. Will. All. Break...uhh I heard that from a someone who did it

Post by **surfsup** » Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:10 am

Cool subject and watching with interest.....Cheers mark

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:07 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:01 am
Gavlaaar wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:28 pm Ordered these CNC drill bits from Amazon at 11.30am this morning and they've just arrived at 7pm, gotta love prime.
They drill through plastic like butter!

Love them. Consistent size into the chuck, no f’ing around tightening for small diameters
BUT...
They also snap off like a mofo with minimal lateral pressures...even the bigger ones
And for God’s sakes don’t drop the entire pack, They. Will. All. Break...uhh I heard that from a someone who did it

And don't I just know that now. I looked at the 0.4mm bit the wrong way and it snapped

I'll be a lot more careful with the larger sizes now.

More 0.4mm ordered as thats the one I need most.

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:43 pm

Finished up the paint job on the metallic black parts, cleared with 2k matt.

Will be putting the 2k clear down on the gloss parts tomorrow.

Post by **Mpfiend** » Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:58 pm

Very nice so far.

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 6:07 pm

Bodywork clear coat complete.

Really like the contrast of the finishes on the tank.

Completely forgot to matt coat the bike frame though, so will be doing that over the weekend.

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:23 am

I'm an absolute idiot

How could I forget to apply the decals to the bike?

There are a couple small ones which needed to be under the gloss coat, these can no longer be added.
Luckily the main ones go on the matt parts, so I've given them a quick spray of TS-13. When this is dry ill put them on then matt coat them. Just hoping I have enough of my Gravity Color matt additive left.

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:21 am

Looking good

Never mind about the decals it's easily done you get so involved with the paint and clear coat you forget about those small decals. I did something similar with my last plane build, in that I assembled and painted the wings before drilling the underwing pylons holes. The shining the torch trick wouldn't work due to the paint, so no underwing load

Don't let this small oversight, deter you from what looks like being a superb build

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:25 am

Kevthemodeller wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:21 am Looking good Never mind about the decals it's easily done you get so involved with the paint and clear coat you forget about those small decals. I did something similar with my last plane build, in that I assembled and painted the wings before drilling the underwing pylons holes. The shining the torch trick wouldn't work due to the paint, so no underwing load

Don't let this small oversight, deter you from what looks like being a superb build

It won't deter me, its actually made me laugh at myself quite a bit this morning

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:56 pm

Decals down, crisis averted!

Post by **BigWall** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:20 pm

Nice work with the fairings.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:35 pm

Decals ontop of clear is no big deal
Looking good. Is it black or dark green?

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:07 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:35 pm Decals ontop of clear is no big deal
Looking good. Is it black or dark green?

The parts with the decals on are metallic black.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 1:39 am

Gavlaaar wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:07 pm
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:35 pm Decals ontop of clear is no big deal
Looking good. Is it black or dark green?
The parts with the decals on are metallic black.

Wow it looks green on my monitor...likely the background, and my old eyes

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:00 pm

TAKE 2

The 2k matt has dried overnight and I'm beyond pleased how its turned out. I can't see the edge of the decals, so they really look painted on.

Next up, rivets!

Post by **Gary30** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:29 pm

Lovely! This is gonna be sweeeeet when it’s finished

Post by **BigWall** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:17 pm

The fairings came out great!

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:32 pm

Cheers guys!

Had a productive day today and fixed on all of the Top Studio rivets.

A couple bits of plastic had to be cut away for the rivets to fit flush, but none of that will be visible once assembled.
Really happy with the result so far.

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:53 am

Bit more progress made...

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:17 am

Some lovely paint going down there mate great looking decals too

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:39 pm

Not been able to do much modelling recently due to a neck injury.
That now seems to be on the mend and I've got something done. The front forks have been painted, albeit a little touch up on the matt black needed.
The gloss black didn't come out fantastic so buffed up the paint with some compound and thats done the trick. I don't need to worry about where the paint has come off as that will be covered.

Post by **LWWales** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:04 pm

Nice to see an update! Glad to hear your necks on the mend, can't imagine modelling with a neck injury is fun.

Post by **BOABModels** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:26 pm

Sorry to hear about your neck. I get shoulder problems and it's awful!

Those pale grey Honda decals look awesome!

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:45 pm

LWWales wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:04 pm Nice to see an update! Glad to hear your necks on the mend, can't imagine modelling with a neck injury is fun.

No its not great lol , quite uncomfortable.
Been good to see the progress on your McLaren mate.

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sun Oct 18, 2020 2:36 pm

I don't know if anyone else does this, but after sanding off the mold line from the tyre, they always tend to look grey.

So, I always spray on a bit off matt black and the results always look good. The scuff marks from the sanders make them look slightly used too.

Dies anyone on here do this?

Post by **LWWales** » Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:10 pm

Nice idea that! I may have to try that, started the RC30 today!

This is coming along nicely, by the way!

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:41 pm

LWWales wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:10 pm Nice idea that! I may have to try that, started the RC30 today!

This is coming along nicely, by the way!

Oh nice, I'll keep an eye out for that one. Rumours are the masking/paint/decal scheme on that bike is a bit of a bugger.

Post by **LWWales** » Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:28 pm

Gavlaaar wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:41 pm
LWWales wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:10 pm Nice idea that! I may have to try that, started the RC30 today!

This is coming along nicely, by the way!
Oh nice, I'll keep an eye out for that one. Rumours are the masking/paint/decal scheme on that bike is a bit of a bugger.

Yeah, the decals are supposed to be fragile. I think I'll end up masking and painting the colours instead, though. Maybe I'll try the decals, though the blue needs to be painted anyway

Post by **Gavlaaar** » Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:02 pm

Did a bit of dry fitting assembly. I'm not one to blow my own trumpet, but this bikes going to look awesome once complete. Just hope I do it justice now.

Post by **BigWall** » Sun Oct 18, 2020 11:24 pm

That bike is going to look sweet! The fairings, wheels and details are all going to come together nicely!

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:14 am

Really starting to come together now

Post by **Mumbly** » Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:06 pm

That's a mighty fine Honda you have there attached to that silencer! Looking good in the black

Post by **LWWales** » Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:11 pm

Gavlaaar wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:02 pm Did a bit of dry fitting assembly. I'm not one to blow my own trumpet, but this bikes going to look awesome once complete. Just hope I do it justice now.

Toot away my friend! That looks great so far mate!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:28 pm

Coming together nicely