| Suzuki RG250 Gamma Pepsi In the process of buying a number of Tamiya RG250 Gamma Walter Wolf special models, in order to collect decals for various Walter Wolf projects, I ended up with some leftover kits. I stumbled across photos in the Internet of an RG250 Gamma with Pepsi markings. In turns out that when Pepsi sponsored the Moto GP team, Suzuki released a Pepsi liveried motorcycle in selected markets (European countries, from what I can found out). This was an easy model conversion, the only thing was to find the Pepsi decals. The Fujimi RGV-Gamma (XR74) decals were just slightly oversized. I managed to find and eBay seller with a sheet of decals of various Pepsi logos, one of which was the perfect size. However, when I tried to put on the decals, they were so stiff that they would not soften and cracked when they tried to form over the fairing contours. The solution was to use the Fujimi 'Pepsi' logo, some white decal sheet painted red and some touch up with a brush. Not the best quality results, but the model is finished. Below are photos of the cracked decals. The yellow decal on the bodyword behind the seat was done by: - cutting out the shape in sheet styrene - placing on a sheet of yellow decal paper - tracing around the shape with a small diameter black marker - flipping over the styrene shape and repeating - carefully cutting out the decal Base Kit(s): Tamiya Suzuki RG250 Walter Wolf (kit number 14053) Finished: Feb 2020 Modifications/Additions: - Added Hobby Design throttle cable - Meng bolt heads for axles and steering head - Custom license plate - Paint is Tamiya pure white over gloss aluminum (to cover the black molded plastic), semi-gloss black acrylic and Alclad metallics for other parts. Pepsi panels were masked and painted with either the new Tamiya lacquers that come in bottles (red) and decanted spray can lacquer (light blue) Click on Thumbnail to see detailed image. These images are 1024 x 768 and should load reasonably quickly, depending on your connection speed. |
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