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Tamiya 1/12 Repsol Honda RC213V '14, Marc Márquez

September 30, 2024 · in Automotive · · 37 · 93

Presenting the Repsol Honda RC213V motorcycle on which Marc Márquez became world chamion in 2014.
The reason I build this bike is because it was gifted to me by my daughter. What more to wish. Besides being a fan of various car racing catergories like Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3 and Indycar, she is also in real favor of motorcycle races.
While visiting Rotterdam we coincedently, sort of 🙂 , ran into this large hobbyshop and my daughter found this Tamiya kit of Marc's motorcycle on which he won the championship.
Of course I could not decline when she requested me to build this for her.

Although this was my second motorcycle build and I should have known where to look out for, it still challenged me from time to time. One of the most valuable additions to this kit is the extra front fork detail up set, although quite expensive, it is fully worth it. Drilling out the vent holes in the rear disc break is a lot of work but doing this it will look much more realistic. One of the things I learned from the previous bike build, is to not wait until the end to provide a clear coat, in that case also the scrubbed tires will get a glossy coat which does not look that realistic. This time I coated each constructed part seperately so that a final clear coat at the end of the build could be left aside. The tires do look matt this time like they are being used on the tarmac. At first I was a bit worried about the decals which had to follow a lot of roundings and I was thinking about having them painted. After some advise of a fellow modellers, I continued using the decals and they worked flawlessly.

In the end it took six months to complete it and besides some minor things that I could have been done better, I'm pretty happy with the result and I enjoyed every moment of it, and most important, my daughter is happy with the outcome as well.

Thanks to everybody who followed the building thread and gave their comments and compliments, and of course a special thank to my daughter giving me this opportunity to build another motorcycle.

https://imodeler.com/groups/motorcycles-854753595/forum/topic/tamiya-1-12-repsol-honda-rc213v-14-marc-marquez/

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  1. Excellent work on your build, John @johnb. This is an awesome looking motorcycle!

  2. Georgeous work John, just as Mr Tamiya intended! Im sure your daughter is pleased to have had you build this so beautifully.

  3. Great to see it here in headlines, @johnb, I thoroughly enjoyed following your build, and I’m sure it will have a special place in your daughter’s Moto GP display.

  4. Well done, John. You even put some wear on the stand’s small wheels.

  5. Fantastic job and awesome result, John! Excellent build thread, too! This is a gorgeous Honda!

  6. Like this very much. I find these large motorcycle models very appealing, especially when done right like yours.

  7. What an amazing result John… Congratulations! I’ve been following your build in the group and am impressed with your patience and attention in working your way through everything. Really impressive.

  8. Those 6 months working on this kit really paid off, John @johnb. Outstanding looking bike and a great companion to your blue one. You successfully won the battle with those decals.

  9. Very nice solid build. The extra work you did really does make a difference. So good to be able to make your daughter happy while enjoying your hobby.

  10. A great looking bike build John, just love the front suspension detail. Decals look cool too.

  11. Spectacular build on a true legend. What a machine

  12. Good one John, I hope to see more, I will build mine one day !

  13. One of your best, John (@johnb). Wonderful paint scheme, brilliantly executed.

  14. Man, that bike is really something, John @johnb. 😃 That is terrific scale modeling and really looks fantastic! 🤩 What a result! 🏆

  15. Great! This is real rubber or paint?

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