Tamiya 1/12 Yamaha YZF-R1

[lachontrack]

update on the engine block! i airbrushed the three new parts added, what a difference it makes! it’s just a shame that the rest of the hand brushed work is so shoddy

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Looks ok to me Lachlan .
Who cares about shoddy?. Just have fun.

 

[lachontrack]

Cheers! I am having fun, I just wish I’d started with an airbrush! I have a couple of kits in storage whilst I work on my technique, as I want them to be quality

 

[Bortig the Viking]

Hi, if you want to start the engine again, although what you've done looks good, you can always use VMS Clean slate, works a treat used it myself. I found that knowing you can rewind the painting it makes it easier to do, not so daunting.
Have fun, that's the main thing.

 

[lachontrack]

Hi, if you want to start the engine again, although what you've done looks good, you can always use VMS Clean slate, works a treat used it myself. I found that knowing you can rewind the painting it makes it easier to do, not so daunting.
Have fun, that's the main thing.

Thanks, Bortig! I’ll look into it maybe, I don’t think it looks too terrible anyway.

 

[lachontrack]

job for tonight : continue on with the engine. this part involves lots of fiddly painting. i’ll probably prime all the parts first, then handpaint them. the journey continues!

 

[lachontrack]

slowly but surely getting there. need a coat or two extra on the primer but looking good otherwise! knocked over the bottle of vallejo black primer last night and it went EVERYWHERE. luckily enough it gave the first coat time to dry as i cleared it up!

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Coming along nicely Lachlan .
When it says surface primer it didn't mean the surface of your desk.

 

[Dave Ward]

Lachlan,
been there, done that! I've some abstract green patches under my workbench.............
Now, if I'm brush painting, I use a pallet, and if I'm on the airbrush, I use plastic shot glasses to mix up the correct consistency - At no point is an open paint pot ON my bench, it's only open in my hand. If I have an accident, it's only a small amount that needs cleaning up...............
Dave

 

[lachontrack]

Coming along nicely Lachlan .
When it says surface primer it didn't mean the surface of your desk.

cheers! aye, i realise that now, had to get some on the floor as well just for good measure

 

[lachontrack]

Lachlan,
been there, done that! I've some abstract green patches under my workbench.............
Now, if I'm brush painting, I use a pallet, and if I'm on the airbrush, I use plastic shot glasses to mix up the correct consistency - At no point is an open paint pot ON my bench, it's only open in my hand. If I have an accident, it's only a small amount that needs cleaning up...............
Dave

a man of wisdom! i’ll bare that in mind for next time

 

[lachontrack]

finally getting some more work done on the R1. various bits primed with vallejo black. now on to the spraying of the semi-gloss!

 

[JR]

Looking good Lachlan.
My floor around my spray area is covered in blobs of paint !

 

[lachontrack]

Looking good Lachlan.
My floor around my spray area is covered in blobs of paint !

Thanks, John! Did my best to avoid that