YZR-M1 2004, Carlos Checa....FINISHED!!

[Mence]

[bullardino]

Everything looks great, at least in my eyes

Can't wait to see more mate

[`Boots`]

Cheers again chaps..........sorry, false alarm!! , i`ve been painting this engine all ferkin` afternoon and it still ain`t quite finished .........i`ve lost count of the colours involved!!

[deafpanzer]

Looking real good!!!

[`Boots`]

Andy......cheers mucka, i know it ain`t your thang so i appreciate the drive by

Dicky......as in 6 whiskeys

Ok the engine finished and so are the wheels.....

Engine colours as follows......

Red
Gun Metal
Alclad Chrome (prefered to Tams Chrome Silver)
Alclad Flat Aluminum (prefered to Tams Flat Aluminium)
Titanium Gold
Titanium Silver
Flat Black
Metallic Grey
Gun Metal and Titanium Gold mixed
Gold Leaf
Semi Gloss Black
Gloss Black

These were applied over 4 coats of Gloss Black base coat.....





The wheels and brakes.......

Gun Metal
Metallic Grey
Chrome Silver



All that and it`s gonna be hidden behind a set of fairings..........was it ferkin` worth it !!!!!

Cheers fellas

[`Boots`]

Thankya kindly mucka.............ferkin` taken long enough , it`s actually bolted in the frame now and looks kinda sexy against the Black ...........i`ll get a pic up tomoz as i ran outta ferkin` batteries in me camera

[Keith Christie]

Nice Donk mate. Definitely worth the effort.

Best Regards

Keith

[bullardino]

Outstanding job, Boots

[Deleted]

Kewel!

[Mence]

Very much worth the effort Boots and a splendid job all round. You're not alone mate, for me, the fave part of any auto build is the engine whether you can see it well or not! I think that once it's assembled, you will catch enough glimpses of it to make you think 'yeah, good call on the donk'

More please...

[wbill76]

Making great progress on this one Boots! Looking good in all respects.

[`Boots`]

Thanks very much folks.......once again i appreciate every comment..

Dom....this is just a simple plinth to keep the builds off the bench once iv`e applied paint......i also use it to line up wheels on vehicle to make sure they are all square....see below..





And a few examples..





OK the main part of the build is finished and every single piece has been AB`d , gonna leave this to sit for 24hrs and then i`ll start the polishing/tidying up etc....finally i`ll add the clear coats!!

Ferkin` hrs have gawn into all the individual painting thats why the slow update!!, i reckon i`ve used about 15 differing colours so far!!













Gonna give all my AB and such like a deep clean ready for the tins to be done.........i`ve used so many metallised paints i don`t want the pigment to contaminate the Red and Silver colours...

Cheers fellas

[Mence]

Excellent mate, looking splendid. Can't wIt to see the bodywork.

[`Boots`]

Cheers Prof , yeah i ain`t looking forward to doing the bodywork being as i ferked up one part of it previously , hopefully it will turn out ok...

[`Boots`]

((LOL))......thanks mucka , i`m gonna take your route next time !!

Has been tedious at times, especially having to keep cleaning the AB after every colour , some of the colours only required one drop of paint and thinner!!, i think it`ll be worth it tho

[`Boots`]

LMAO.....

[bullardino]

Fantastic build, mate

[`Boots`]

Most kind of ya Lui

[wbill76]

Very nice update Boots, the hard work on the paint details is paying off. Time for the sonic deep clean on the AB!

[imatanker]

Oh Baby, Oh Baby, Oh Baby.

[`Boots`]

Thankya kindly Bill and Jeff...

Ok some very similar pics but with all the plumbing done...

The front end pipes and 3-way valve..





The rear brake pipe..



The one for the clutch..



These two are too ferkin` short by about 1mm each ........gonna have to get some more!!



And how she looks so far..........ran out of primer this evening so i only managed to get some on the rear cowling and front fairing, those couple bits will keep me occupied until i can get some more





In the above pic you will see a lovely little white mark just on the black frame..................yep it`s ferkin` C/A , !!!!!!, gonna have to carefully sand it back and touch up as required......BUMMER!! ,you can see it clearer in the 4th pic down!!, good job i got plenty of micro mesh from 1500-12000

Cheers all

[`Boots`]

Thankya kindly mucka , as for the pipe cable........i got Red, White, Orange but no ferkin` Black (((LOL)), thanks for the offer tho bud, i`ll be able to splice a bit in right under the petrol tank and it won`t be seen, that way i can still keep the Black ends on the bars ...........i am so tempted to convert one of these racers into a `Streetfighter`......that way i could use the coloured cables etc

As for the glue......more of a PITA than a big deal, and ya right.....another half inch and it would have been on the `Donk`!! , there`s a few little touch ups needed here and there so i`ll do it all in one hit i reckon

[`Boots`]

Cheers mucka.............yeah Red would go really well with the colours you`ve used, it would pop like a good `un, what you doing for lights on this one fella..........or are you leaving it sinister without any??

Note to self................BUY LOTTERY TICKET!! ((LOL))

[`Boots`]

Yeah i guessed ya had it covered ............don`t worry mate ya at the top of me list and i`ll even buy the BB`s at the next show when them six little numbers drop in!! ..........actually.......better make that 2nd, Bev`ll kill me otherwise

[wbill76]

Nov 4, 2013 18:07:55 GMT -5 @dickyf said:

S'ok I have been called a No 2 before...not sure what was meant by it tho......

Better than being No.3!

Nice progress Boots, the stars have aligned for you in the proper planetary plane, so don't waste it.

[robbo]

Whoops didn't see this one start

As you know, mine never crossed the finish line, it sort of limped off into the pit never to be seen again.

You doing a cracking job on it and that engine looks well good

[bullardino]

Oh, I was sure you were a micromesh fan like me

No way you can get a smoother finish.

I'm sure the save will be invisible, the rest is soooo nice

[Mence]

Smooth as a cashmere codpiece fella, looking peachy.

Shame about the C/A but as Dicky rightly points out at least I it's in a place where you can get to it.

Keep up the good work buddy...

[Deleted]

Build so far looks great in her black finish . No dust or marks .. Just the way I can't do it 

[`Boots`]

Thanks again fellas

Righto AB cleaned and a start made on the tins..............also the fairing is underway but the side fairings will have to wait until i get some primer!!

The fuel tank was flattened back from it`s first dismal attempt using micro-mesh 3200-8000 and then a rubbing compound to make it a smooth as a you no what!..............the Red was then built up in thin layers and i`m gonna leave for a few days to fully cure, then i can mask and do the Gloss Aluminium........just as a note, this is the paint finish before any Gloss/polish etc has been applied!!











Managed to rescue the C/A damage 99% but it`s hidden behind the fairing anyway so i`m not to fussed, the tiny bit of damage from the glue is a slight scar in the plastic but you can barely see it.

Dom.........the jig is just made up from my own imagination fella so no plans available fella, basically it`s about 9 inches long x 2.5 inches wide and about 1 inch in depth...........the bits the wheels sit on are adjustable for differing sizes of build!, i will eventually build a posh one which i can use for photo shots.........i keep adding to it as and when the needs must buddy

Lui........wouldn`t be without the stuff fella