cmatthewbacon Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 BMW's extraordinary superbike. The main carbon frame weighs less than 8kg (20lbs), and the whole bike, fully fuelled and loaded with fluids only 180kg (400 lbs). It's a different sort of kit, with snap and screw construction (there's no glue in what you see here), moulded in various grades of ABS. Different paint finishes and some decals are pre-applied to the parts, including a very effective carbon weave done using the hydro-dipping technique. I've done some detail painting, and a very small amount of washing and weathering to make a few details pop, but the real things are very well looked after. Definitely as much "assembly" as modelling, it's been a blast to build, and I'll let the outcome speak for itself: best, M. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 It looks good from here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slippers Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Lovely job. 👍 Must be nice to take some of jeopardy out the equation with no large scale painting or gluing, but I notice that those kits are priced accordingly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 When I got it, the prepainted one was about HK$100 (£10) more than the non-decorated version, so not that much of a premium. Because of the thought that has gone into the engineering, you could build the non-prepainted version in the same way. Just apply your preferred carbon technique to the right sprue, some clear orange over copper to the forks and several different types of silver etc to other sprues before you start building. The unpainted version still looks to assemble in the same way, with screws, although it does have a couple of extensive sheets of CF decal. I think most of what you're paying for is the investment in design and engineering, the assortment of ABS-based materials for the different structural parts, and all the various details. As I say, a different sort of experience, but no less fun for that... best, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 A stunning bike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 M... IMPECCABLE build .. SO GORGEOUS ! Bravo... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Very, very nice indeed. Very, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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