Yamaha TMAX - WIP

Washed. 

This kit have big problem with the headlamp.
It is designed to be expressed with stickers without any reflective parts, and even the space where the stickers should be attached is ambiguous. 

I used epoxy putty to shape the basic shape.
After watching a movie on Netflix, you'll be in a good state to trim or scrape. 

Trimmed. I don't think I'll need to sand it separately because of the refraction in the headlamp cover.
However, since the cover is thick, it sticks out more than the body, so I had to trim it a lot. 

I painted the surface black so that no light can pass through. (Other black parts too...) 

Then I painted the white surface. 

The body was painted GSI's Shine Red and clear coated twice. (I like this color more because it's more refreshing than Italian Red) 

After a little sanding, I polished it. 

Last masked. 

All air-brushing done. 

I brush painted the headlamp reflectors with AK Super Chrome. 

The etching is so thin that I thought that if I wiped it off, the parts that needed to be left would also be wiped off, so I painted it with a brush. 

Painted with paint brush. 

Ready to assemble.
Since there are only a few parts, the work speed is very pleasant 🙂 

I thought masking and airbrushing would be too much of a hassle, and I also thought the quality wouldn't be satisfactory if I painted with a brush, so I used Hasegawa sheet. 

The diameter is 1.8mm, 1.8 x 3.14 = 5.65mm 

Wow~ I cut the Hasegawa mirror sheet to 5.7mm and wrapped it, so it fit perfectly. 

Because the adhesive area is small, I thought it would fall off easily, so I reinforced the adhesive strength with wood glue. 

I tried using the detail-up parts that had an etched instrument panel, and it fit well. 

Originally, stickers were included, but the detail-up product includes decals.
However, the surface condition of the decals shown looks like they have reached the end of their lifespan.
I thought I would have to paint them if there was a problem after attaching them, but fortunately, they attached well without any problems. 

The mirror part included as a metal sticker in the Detail Up product was not the right size. So I cut the edges with scissors and attached them. 

Assembly is, as expected from Tamiya, simple enough that no adhesive is needed overall, except for some parts. 

These parts are also designed to slide in and hold the left and right forks without being glued.
 

I used metal tape on the rear reflector. 

Assembled head parts and attached Yamaha emblem metal sticker. 

The metal stickers that came with the detail-up parts were purchased used, but they didn't have any adhesive left.
Rather, the adhesive of the vinyl covering the metal was so strong that when I tried to peel the metal off the vinyl, the letters that were connected together fell off, so I had to apply adhesive to each alphabet one by one and stick them on.
Even the adhesive of the vinyl remained on the top of the metal, so it didn't stick to the places it needed to be glued, but stuck to the tweezers, making it really hard. 

There were a generous two sets included, but I could barely attach only one set, and this is remaining residue. 

Anyway I finished this.
1/24 bikes are really cute. 

Finish. 

Thanks for watching.