Jeff T Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) Hey all, This is something right out of left field for me, my first ever motorbike model, ..I have always liked the look of Tamiya's Motorbike kits when done well, even though I have absolutely no interest in motorbikes at all, so when I needed a bit of a break from my P-47 build that I was doing, I grabbed two kits for a change of subject, a Takom 1/35 Stug lll Ausf G, and this one from Tamiya, ...what a breath of fresh air doing them was! .....and got me out of a bit of a rut I was in. These Tamiya bike kits are brilliant, but I had a couple of issues due to operator error I would say, one of them was attaching the rear view mirrors, ...what an absolute PIA they were, I must have had twenty go's at them before I got them to stick! I also used the Tamiya Fork upgrade set, these are just gorgeous! Anyway, I enjoyed this build, and have learnt some things for my next one... The Panigale decal is missing from this side because I had an accident with the fairing after it was finished, and had to repaint it, and I didnt have another decal to replace it. Thanks for looking, Jeff. Edited February 5, 2022 by Jeff T LSP_Kevin, Nick32, Greg W and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiii Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Nice build for your 1st bike! And those mirrors are the worst part of that kit.. I had issues with them also. Jeff T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, markiii said: Nice build for your 1st bike! And those mirrors are the worst part of that kit.. I had issues with them also. Thanks Mark, yeah, I ended up putting some small strips of Tamiya Tape at the base of them to cover the marks on the clear part from the multiple attempts at glueing them on, and painted them black....I’ll just say that the owner had a problem there and had to put some duct tape on it… Looking at the pics, I need to adjust the fairing on the right side a touch too. Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 That's a beautiful rendition Jeff. Your images look like studio shots of a 1:1 bike in a brochure. Great job. chrish and Jeff T 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Wow, that's fantastic, Jeff! Kev Jeff T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Guy, Kev and Maru, thank you for the comments guy's!....much appreciated! Cheer's, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Beautiful job! I love these Tamiya bike kits kits, and the detail parts available for them now…yikes! Jeff T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 10:22 AM, chrish said: Beautiful job! I love these Tamiya bike kits kits, and the detail parts available for them now…yikes! Thanks a lot Chris! Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Looks gorgeous! I built the "S" version of this bike with the red and white paint job. I say this every time someone posts a Tamiya 1/12 bike kit, but these are some of the most fun you can have in the world of scale modeling. Anyone looking at this who hasn't tried one or thinks a motorcycle is outside your area of interest, try one! They are magnificent kits! Jeff T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 Thanks a lot Ringle!....you are so right! Cheer's, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Lovely job there Jeff, you've absolutely mailed it. These kits are incredible, some of the most enjoyable builds I've done so far in my nearly 50 years of modelling. Shame it took me so long to discover them..! Jeff T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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