Bacheca

Martin Oostrom
I think you're acquainted enough 😁
It's hard to see, did you clearcoat after decaling? You could lose a lot of decals over time if you didn't.

schecter87
Yes, I apply varnish after placing the decals and then polish model. I've already started getting better at polishing, and as a result, I'll be doing the next model like this:

1. Primer (Mr. Surfacer) and painting the body with nitro paint: LP or Mr. Color
2. Applying decals
3. 2-3 layers of Mr. Hobby GX-100 varnish
4. Polishing the decal edges and orange peel. For this step, I use Mr. Laplos polishing cloths (2400/4000/6000)
5. 1-2 layers of varnish to get rid of small scratches
6. Polishing with Mr. Laplos (6000/8000)
7. Tamiya Compound
8. Tamiya modeling wax
And then it turns out more or less okay ))

Polishing takes a loooot of time 🙁

George Williams
Cracking model from one of Tamiya's better motorbike kits.

Spanjaard
fantastic

Martin Oostrom
Very nice job

schecter87
Thank you!

George Williams
It looks great from where I'm sitting.

Mr D
Turned out really well, looks realistic, Tamiya do bikes really well .
I've done the NSR 500 back in 2002.
Been mostly planes since l got back into scale in last year built 7 and one tank.
I really like the look of the Heller Citroen DS.
Keep up good work 👍👍

schecter87
Old Tamiya kits have their charm. I really enjoyed building this one. Thank you very much for your feedback.