1/24 Yamaha TMAX Maxi Scooter

[Papermodder]

Good Evening.
I know it has been a while since I posted, but with the riding season slowly coming to an end, time to get the bench mojo working again.
Now before I return to my Me-329 build, I thought I would start off with a build of the Tamiya TMAX that was purchased a couple of weeks ago.



This will be the first styrene build that I have done in a few years. So time to relearn a few skills. This is a partial snap kit, with a lot of detail options.
The worst seams so far are on the figure, and a great opportunity to build my figure painting skills.
The fit has been quite good so far, and as most of the seams for the body are hidden by the body panels, have not yet had to fill a seam. I wish they had decals rather than stickers, but will make due.

Here is where I am at tonight.



















The kit comes with a centre stand but not a side stand. : That will have to be scratched.

Thank you for following.
Questions and comments always welcome.

Jim

 

[dazed1]

Looking sweet so far. Nice little kit isn't it?

 

[Papermodder]

Thank you Dazed1.
Yes it is.

Jim

 

[Papermodder]

Good evening all.
Time for an update.
I started working on the trees for this bike. The rear front fender had a bad seam that had to be repaired.
Then the trees were painted and assembled.







The Bars came next. A little bit of cleanup, then on to the painting.
The trees were then attached and the bars installed.
This is where I am at tonight.



















Got to come up with some floor mats for this bike. It just looks wrong without them.

Thank you for following,
Comments and questions welcome.

Jim

 

[dazed1]

Looking fantastic! I'm gathering these are normally seen with floor mats?

 

[Papermodder]

Thanks Dazed1.
Yes all scooters have rubber runners so your feet don't slip.

If you look along the foot tread of my bike you will see them.



Jim

 

[Quaralane]

Looking good there

 

[Papermodder]

Thank you Patrick.

Jim

 

[rookie]

Something different, I like it !

Awesome detail on what is a tiny subject

 

[Papermodder]

Thanks Rookie.
Yes it is not a common modeling subject in the motorcycle genre.

Jim

 

[Papermodder]

Hello, Time for another update.
The front cowl is now assembled, and has been attached to the frame of the bike.
The foot treads have been painted with wrought iron craft paint, to simulate the molded rubber mats that would be there. This gives this area enough contrast with the semi gloss black of the centre console.
I did some detail painting to some of the what would be visible fasteners.
The rest of the stickers were applied. I wish that they had water slides, but these will do.

















This completes the bike portion of this build. Up next are the figure and the construction of the base.

Thank you for following.
Comments and questions are welcome.

Jim

 

[Quaralane]

Shame about the sticker thing, but the bike's looking good

 

[Papermodder]

Thank you Patrick.

Jim

 

[Papermodder]

Good evening.
Time for another update.
I've started on the figure, but have only dealt with the flash so far. I hope to start some paint this week.
In the mean time, started work on the base. Got the edge of the base painted and applied some 800 grit sandpaper for the roadway. Other elements have been added for interest.
the other thing that has been done is to replace the straight support stand, which was handy during construction, with the leaning stand. this is to give the bike more of a lean into this fictional bend in the road.
One issue that came up was that this support was a little too tall, and did not let both wheels touch the ground. This was readily fixed with a file.
So here is where I'm at this evening.







Thank you for following.
Questions and comments are always welcome.

Jim

 

[Timbaux]

Looks great!

 

[Papermodder]

Thank you Timbaux.

Jim

 

[Papermodder]

This past weekend I finished the Tmax build. Spent last week finishing and painting the figure for the bike.
Used Vallajo white primer on the figure then hand painted the rest. In order to give a dark tint look to the helmet visor, a base of flat black then a top coat of Tamiya clear blue.







The finished figure was glued to the bike using white tacky glue. This was done because both the figure and the bike seat are made of a pliable plastic and wanted good adhesion.
The completed bike was then glued on to the base.













This completes this project. Now back to the Me-329.
Thank you for following.
Questions and comments are always welcome.

Jim

 

[mrcivicwithstyle]

That's SWEET love it man is it 1/12 scale

 

[Papermodder]

Hi Mrcivicwithstyle.
Thank you. It is 1/24th scale.

Jim