I'd say reading our friend Harry's article on the H2R made me get it out the stash cupboard and on the bench. I don't think I really need to say much about the kit as Harry covered it in depth on his articles so I'll just start by posting some photos of the real thing.

Here's a couple of modified bikes.

For me this is the most exciting motorcycle ever produced!

I first seen one at the Birmingham NEC a couple of years ago when it was first unveiled. I was lucky enough to inspect it close up but obeyed all the signs saying "do not even think about touching the bike!". Then they briefly talked about the concept of the bike, described in depth how the supercharger works, handed out ear plugs and put it on the rolling road.

I was stood about five metres away as it was gradually revved up to twelve thousand RPM, and can safely say it was the most amazing vehicle related 'thing' I've ever seen in my entire life! The manifold was glowing, there was literally blue fire blazing from the exhaust and it definitely exceeded the decibel limit even for some race tracks!

Half a year later I was stood at the bottom of Bray Hill as James Hillier took it for a flying lap of the Isle of Mann TT. He came over the top of the leap at 170 mph on the rear wheel, sparks and fire bouncing off the road! It was the first time he had ever rode the bike and he set the record for the fastest speed ever recorded on the island through the Sulby speed trap. This bike is just in a different league to any other bike ever...

I'll try my best mate, can't promise anything though!

Hi Richard, I see that Tamiya are releasing their own carbon fibre decal sheets, unfortunately you have to cut them to the shapes you want though, still, it's a step in the right direction.

That's the engine block done. It's quite different from other bikes due to the supercharger and airbox. One of the things I love about these modern Tamiya kits is you get a real understanding of the engineering and design of the actual machine.

Thanks mate, cheers. I sprayed the top bit silver first, then cut some masking tape into thin strips with the knife. I masked the area with the strips then went over with a flat red.
I use the same technique for doing exhaust welds.

Amazing work Richard, following with great interest!

Thanks for all the compliments and support guys, it's much appreciated!
I painted the frame using the zero paint set. I painted it chrome first then applied the candy green over the top.

Cheers George!

Right, where was I with the H2R. I've been somewhat distracted from modelling with the release of the new Gran Turismo on the Playstation! I've got a couple of weeks holiday now so I should get a bit done.

A couple of quick sub assemblies here. The shocker calls for the same candy green colour as the frame, so I painted the stand the same colour also, get a bit of a theme going.

The rear swing arm consisted of a few different parts but went together spot on. The rear shocker screws neatly into place. I went for a different approach with the chain and dry brushed it, seems to have brought the detail on the links out nicely.