2whl Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 This build started on another forum where I had posted my Hailwood Ducati. Another member said it inspired him to build a bike and I asked if he would like to do a dual build. We exchanged info and came up with a common motorcycle to build. We decided on the 03 Honda RC211V Valencia machine that Rossi rode. I then decided to open the build up to any other members who wanted to do a Honda RCV bike. With the build opened up, I then decided to do three other bikes since they are all very similar. An assembly line of motorcycles. Pic of the box art and a start to the assembly line.
Tumbler75 Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Off to a great start there 2whl! I built a bike once. Can't wait to see more progress on these builds. Keep them updates comin'!
2whl Posted April 1, 2011 Author Posted April 1, 2011 The Valencia bike calls for MS-9 and MS-10, flourescent orange and yellow. But I can't get that from Tamiya, so I had to use Testor's Racing Orange and some R/C lexan paint from Parma as substitutes.
2whl Posted April 1, 2011 Author Posted April 1, 2011 The engine assembly line has done its thing and they are done except for a few small details..
Blake Rogers Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Rossi is my favorite rider and i can't wait to see his bike done great work so far buddy keep it up
2whl Posted April 7, 2011 Author Posted April 7, 2011 And the assembly line continues..........The guys in the spray booth delivered all of my painted bodywork today. So, it's back to the detailing shop to finish all of the small bits prior to assembly.
2whl Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 I've been doing a lot of decaling on this build. For some reason, the Valencia bike has decals that overlap onto adjacent body panels. So I temporarily assembled the body panels and decaled it. After the decals were dry, I ran an X-acto knife along the seam and added decal solvent. Here is the result of the past weeks work.
wontonkiller Posted April 19, 2011 Posted April 19, 2011 wow awesome paint and decal work !! cant wait to see them finished
2whl Posted April 25, 2011 Author Posted April 25, 2011 My first attempt at heat-stained exhausts. Any feedback?
shatteredsoul76 Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Great looking bikes, makes me want to get motivated on the two cars Im working on to get them done.
2whl Posted April 27, 2011 Author Posted April 27, 2011 Since I'm going to the SoCal NNL on Sunday, I decided to finish at least one bike. The chassis for the Valencia bike is finished.
2whl Posted April 27, 2011 Author Posted April 27, 2011 With the chassis done, it didn't take long to finish this one off. One bike down, three to go. More pics under glass.
2whl Posted April 30, 2011 Author Posted April 30, 2011 Not much more to do but the bodywork. So it looks like all four bikes will be going to the NNL.
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