Yamaha ZYR-M1 2009 Version, with Top Studio parts

Started by Cricket · 115 ≡ · ↻ 1 year ago
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    Cricket said 1 year, 5 months ago:

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

    Seems Tamiya made about 4 or 5 version and variations of this bike.

    My shipment came in yesterday, From Japan to my Door in a blazing 17 hours!

    The parts are crazy nuts detailed this will be the true test of my skills or II will have to stop down as Bike Queen ;). The cowling is clear so that should be fun šŸ™‚

    Here are some pics of parts. The chain is brass and needs to be fully assembled in 1/12thā€¦.YIKES. Tons of PE and resin parts. (I hate CA glue šŸ™ )

    Picsā€¦.I started the frame

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    Brian Mennenoh said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    @bikequeen - You will always be the "Bike Queen" Cricket!

    I don't think anyone really likes CA glue. It is useful for some things though. If you don't have any, I'd pick up some CA de-bonder. I use Un-Cure from BSI (Bob Smith Industries). It's really helpful for cleaning residue off of the surfaces after you glue the parts.

    That chain is going to be really interesting. I'm very hopeful that it actually goes together nicely. If so, I'll be using one on my next bike as well. Good Luck! That is an incredible amount of parts.

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    George Williams said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Hi @bikequeen, these Tamiya Yamaha kits are really good as they stand, along with the front fork hop up kits, so adding more detail from Top Studio should result in a first class model, but best of luck with those tiny pieces. I tried to make up a chain for a Honda Monkey a while ago but gave up, I needed at least one extra hand to hold the parts together, then realised it was 90% hidden on the finished model anyway.

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    Eric Berg said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    That Tamiya kit looks incredible, Cricket. You can always count on these guys to issue superb, well engineered models.

    Now that I discovered BSI Gold CA glue (which doesnā€™t fog up clear parts), Iā€™ve come round to using it regularly. Works well for filling in mistakes (a couple of applications plus quick dry times) and sands smooth.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Really amazing, my friend @bikequeen! Your excellent skills will tackle everything for sure!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    You should never stop as being Bike Queen, Cricket @bikequeen
    You builds are amazing so this nickname will remain valid forever.
    All those additional parts do look amazing, a real challenge I would say but with your skills you will definitely tackle this. And don't feed those tine elements to the carpet monster.

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Everyone before me is right, you will always be the Bike Queen, Cricket (@bikequeen). This model looks like a real challenge, but I am sure you will tame it. I have a love/hate relationship with superglue. I have been using a white glue that is designed for photoetch by Mig called Ultraglue. It works really well for gluing flat instrument panels in the cockpit. It dries clear, so I also use it for canopies. It cleans up with water. I am not sure how it would work for gluing very small pieces together. The chain makes my hand shake just looking at it. Looking forward to this bike.

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    Cricket said 1 year, 5 months ago:

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

    Thank you everyone, I really didnā€™t want to abdicate the throne šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚ :). this is definitely an intimidating challenge!. I studied the site both sets of directions and all the parts for hours and decide the heck with and just jumped it. I cringed whole I cut parts off the Tamiya frame to make room for the resin parts.

    I got my nails done Thursday and now I have to be careful not to get CA glue or acetone on themā€¦.itā€™s a girl thingā€¦.LOL

    This build may take me more than a few hours

    Psā€¦. Did I mention I HATE CA glue SIGH

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    Cricket said 1 year, 5 months ago:

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

    Adventures in micro paining šŸ™‚

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Wow, Cricket (@bikequeen), I would need my trifocals for those.

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    Cricket said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    @gblair ā€¦ Yep I am using an electron Microscopeā€¦.LOL

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    This is definitely micro painting, Cricket @bikequeen
    Can imagine you need an electron microscope for that, at least I would need one. šŸ™‚
    Great work.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Awesome job, my friend @bikequeen!

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    George Williams said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Wow, Cricket @bikequeen, thatā€™s amazing, I hope they factored in enough spare parts to feed the carpet monster.

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    Cricket said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    @chinesgeorge no carpet monster here George! I work in the kitchen, so there is the linoleum monster, where parts drop 3 to 4 feet, and bounce into a parallel dimension never to be seen again. Either that or the dog eats them )

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