@bikequeen - Awesome Cricket. You're going to love the Top Studios stuff.

Awesome, my friend @bikequeen!

@fiveten @anthonyricco @gblair @chinesegeorge @johnb @brithebuilder

Thanks Guys! Made a little progress today, going with metallic red for tank etc

A lot of chrome on this but to do the gold they said to paint clear yellow over the chrome….I had my doubts but it came out pretty well

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@gblair Really?! Thanks George It’s Tamiya rattle can Metallic Red over Tamiya Fine White Primer (which I hardly ever use) over black plastic. Thats it! Only reason I used the primer is because of the black plastic, any other color I may not have used it at all.

The primer makes all the difference, Cricket (@bikequeen). I use white primer any time I am painting red or yellow. I use black primer if I want to do some pre-shading.

Hi Cricket @bikequeen, sorry I am so slow in replying, but work has been hectic the last while and I get very little time at my desk.

Your paint looks excellent, and yes, the clear yellow over chrome gives a great result!. Seeing your YZF Yamaha build gave me such inspiration that I pulled out the older Tamiya version of the same bike and have started building a bit of a custom with it. I will post some stuff next week if I get a chance. Keep up the great work!

@rory @fiveten @anthonyricco @gblair @chinesegeorge @johnb @brithebuilder

Was a fun and fast build. All the gold is clear yellow painted over chrome. I didn’t believe it would work at first but I think it came out pretty well.

The badge on the tank was moved in, I had to paint the background black, then the gold letters….I couldn’t believe my hand was steady enough to do it.

Nice detail for a tiny 1/12th bike. It had 2 plates this Yamaha one or one from New Jersey! I went with the Yamaha … No offense to any one in New Jersey 🙂

14 hours all in 🙂

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