I just finished painting my first body, its the first thing ive painted, not just my first bike so im quite proud.
Heres what i copied, an artists impression of what porsche's future gp bike might look like


and heres mine. The decals are inside and the pinstripes are painted.





Thing is, how to paint the rider. The same colours obviously, but ive no rider to copy. Has anyone got a pic of something i can copy? Then ill just change it to blue and orange leathers.

I also just found this


I have another desmo body so might try this one out too.

I know there not real bikes but im a BIG VW/Porsche fan so it made sense

really sweet and the color match on the blue is much closer than in the sketch...nice job.

Thanx , yeah, the drawings a little dark so i just went with the best blue i could find. My local model shop is a bit rubish, but luckily they had the right colours.

I didnt worry too much about copying body shape either as i doubt the real bike will look like the pic.

Front and rear mud guards arent fixed yet, any advise on how? I was going to use them little sticky pads.

Neat Job.

I usually spray my rider one colour and then use a brush to put any details on.Just spray some paint into a spray can cap and dip the brush in that.

Allan

A technique i used alot doing this
Just need some inspiration on pattern designs for his leathers.
Not that it really matters, ill probably smash this body to bits very quickly!

found this tiny pic of a gulf racing suit. Could copy that i suppose, whats your opinion?

Anyone got any better pics, or know the names of any gulf spocered team drivers i could search for?

Or, it seems this is the other option

Very good job! You must be a natural being your first paint job. How many hours did it take?

Jason

in total i guess about 12-14 hours but i did it pretty much in one day, just finished of the pinstripe today. Did lots of thin coats and put em on the radiator between coats to speed things up. Hopefully it wont peel, but it will probably get smashed before it gets a chance to flake

It looks really good... Better then mine :-(

Lorenzo

thanx.

just found this pic



Do you think this scheme would work, in the same shades as the bike?

Originally Posted by columbo

in total i guess about 12-14 hours but i did it pretty much in one day, just finished of the pinstripe today. Did lots of thin coats and put em on the radiator between coats to speed things up. Hopefully it wont peel, but it will probably get smashed before it gets a chance to flake

You might want to put that one on the shelf. With one exception, I think 12-14 minutes is about the longest I've ever spent on a paint job. And 12-14 minutes is usually about how long my bikes will still look good after I start running them.