Thank you for the very kind words guys.
Coop - if you haven't built one of these Tamiya bikes, you must. They go together so effortlessly and the fit is so great.... well, I'd be broke right now from buying bike kits if I wasn't smart enough to know better!
Zukiholic - The base was rather simple. I bought an 8" round wood plaque/base etc. at Michaels, painted it the same color blue as the bike, then I found some of Rossi's artwork on his home-page, blew it up to fit the plaque, printed on photo paper for the nice finish and white-glue to hold it down.