MOTO: 2008 Marco Simoncelli's Ride!

[ALEX GAROLI]

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:

[ALEX GAROLI]

Its time to put some color on:



Template for the CF tail section:




Decal application, its hard because the decals with white background become really cracky with the tamiya mark fit:



Testing, I do a lot of test to see how thw bike looks:


Two coats of clear, I need more to protect the decals because some of the got cracks, and some edges came up a little:

What you think?


Some of the decals look blurry but hey, I going to have the Sinoncelli's ride at low low price!
maybe some day Im going to mahe the Championship winner version, I love it too:

Or the thomas luthi Caffe Late Aprilia...maybe...

[AleBandit]

Fantastic job and fantastic subject.

[anton61]

Originariamente inviata da ALEX GAROLI

What you think?...

it's OK

Originariamente inviata da ALEX GAROLI

Or the thomas luthi Caffe Late Aprilia...maybe...

I love the look of Caffe Latte Aprilia's Luthi

[tanatos]

i think it's wonderful!!!!

FORZA Sic!!!!

[ALEX GAROLI]

Finally final work, I polished and waxed pieces:

Now work with cables, and details, I know nothing about 250cc bikes, so I hope to connect cables in the right place using some reference:

The cables came from a mouse cables, they are really flexible and glue good to pieces:

Cables, tire decals, wheel decals, some part wash, some cratch pieces and ready!



I made a mistake, I didnt cut the seat support, junt for lazy, and didnt fill the exhaust pipe hole that is around this support, I tought It wont show, but yes, its noticeable, bad bad.




Im saving final assembly for tonight, with a good cup of coffe to enjoy the moment.

I applied winshield decals and brush covered with clear for protection, self made decals get really cracky when they dry, so the need to be sealed:

[ALEX GAROLI]

Finally finished, here are a some of the differences between original die-cast and finla modification:

[ALEX GAROLI]

Here is the real one:

Here is mine next to the real one, the wheel on the real one are not correct, they used them for the team presentation, the rest of the season they used the fan tipe, holes in the fairing in my model are not correct, the weren't used in 2008, but a lot in 2009:

The model:
























I was goind to ad axle nuts, winshield supports, fron fork sensors, but It was supposed to be a quick build, Its not a Tmiya kit, so Im goinig to say, its finished!
I had more important things to do:

[anton61]

well done Alex, you are a "self made man"
Maybe is the red almost pink or is the colors picture?
Cheers
Anton

[ALEX GAROLI]

Originariamente inviata da anton61

Maybe is the red almost pink or is the colors picture?
Cheers
Anton

Its the color of the picture, because in fact, I think the red I used is too dark, compared with the real one and the KS Workshop one.