Tips & Techniques
While building my models, I occasionally develop a building technique that I find useful. Or a detailing technique that adds some extra realism to the motorcycle.
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Use a variety of black paints
On bikes like the BMW K100, Yamaha V-Max, Yamaha Virago, etc. most of the colours specified in the instructions are Black, Flat Black, Chrome Silver and Flat Aluminium. If you follow the instructions to the letter you won't be very satisfied with the result. By using so much of the same colours, the details will disappear into the sea of black.
To add realism to the model you must use a various shades of black. You can do this by mixing gloss blacks with flat blacks, blacks with dark greys, etc. to get several shades of black for the bike. The subtle shades may be hard to notice in photographs, but in person it makes a world of difference.
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