Hi, because I have to wait the paint of some of my proyects dries really well, I decided to make a fun-quick build.
I wanted the 2008 Marco Simoncelli's bike so bad, but some resin kits available are really expensive, so I decided to make my own, so i took a New-ray diecast bike to make the Gilera.
I love the Metis Gilera, I dont know why, I simply do, here is the bike:
This is the KS Worshop model:
This is the version I want to make:
This is the Alex de Angelis Aprilia Im going to use:
I made my own decals, here testing the size:
Here are the decals, some of them I had to print in a white painted decal sheet:
heres is the original exhaust, looks like a toy huh?
The naked bike:
Sanded the original paint:
Used Testor putty to fill the exhaust:
Primer:
I like this holes in the 2009 version, so, this is a fun build, just because I like the bike, so even tought the 2008 Gilera didnt have these, im going to mahe them:
So I got this micro drill kit:
Here is the hole pattern made with masking tape:
Ready!
I used white and gray in the CF pieces bacause as I made my own decals, they are really transparent, so if I apply them on black, the CF pattern dispears, here making the templates for rear fender and air intake:
Regular job, not really good at it:
Decals ready to be used:
Flat black and Alclad 2 chrome for the exhaust:
Now the welds:
Some CF decals to the exhaust tails and decals:
