14129 1:12 Ducati 1199 Panigale S Model

This is an amazing model of you spend time detailing it. For one it doesn't come with carbon fiber decals so you have to supply them yourself. Plus some of the paints suggestions are not the normal ones. There is a lot of painting and requires a lot of skills and patience. Finally some of the steps are vague so you need to study the instructions very well before start building.

Extremely well made kit. Decals are such that any color paint can be used. Part b34 must be installed correctly by ensuring the locators for the mirrors fit between the clear windshield and front cowl. If incorrectly installed the front cowl will not line up.

This is a very nice and detailed model, but there are a lot of required items that are not included. For one, there are 21 required paints that are all hard to find and costly. I used a bunch of paints that were not from tamiya. But it turned out excellent.

The bike is definitely not for beginners, many parts require precise installation. Excellent detail that comes with tamiya over all others. I made the bike my own with other colors. As far as I know it only comes in red or black from the factory. I think the blue gives it that extra pop.

It's amazing the detail Tamiya manages to put into these small scale models! This is an excellent kit for an experienced builder and Ducati Panagale fan! If you're good at details, this turns out beautiful! You'll need lots of different paints. I even drilled the rotors successfully! There's a lot of info online about building it, and I'll bet you won't regret this project! A bonus is you will learn a lot about how the full-size bike is made. An amazing bike-and an excellent kit. Also-check out the 1299 kit in 1/4 scale by Pocher.....my next project and the ultimate build!

I bought this model a few months ago and by the time I got around to build it, I realized that some of the molds for the tail light assembly were built wrong. I was unable to get the lines together and line up. I ended up breaking one of the pieces, and then when I was trying to clean the paint off to repaint it, one of the pieces actually melted in the rubbing alcohol. I have bought many Tamia models, usually I’m very pleased. But this one I’m not even gonna be able to put it together the way it is supposed to be. And if I want to finish it, I am going to have to try to modify some pieces to work . What a hassle. I sure wish Tammy would rectify this problem

Body comes in white out of box. Must paint. Beautiful kit!

I haven’t seen a Pearl white one around so here is mine. I did buy the upgraded front forks. Overall with the model, tools, paints, etc, I spent about $200. I’d definitely do it again. As mentioned in other reviews, the detail in this model is amazing!

Llegó el producto bien, sin ningún problema.

Typical Tamiya quality, was my first ever motorcycle that I assembled.

やはりタミヤのパーツ合わせは抜群に良いです。 何も調整無しで組み立てできました。塗装もボディは単色で、デカールも少ないので比較的簡単なほうだと。 模型バイク初心者にもオススメできるキットだと思います。

Aunque no lo he montado se nota que es tamiya, piezas perfectas sin ninguna rebaba, acabados muy buenos aunque hay que pintar sobre todo el carenado, aconsejo pintarlo en spray.

This is my second Tamiya Ducati. I had previously built a 916. Tamiya recomends these models for age 14 and above. I'm not sure I would have had the skills or patience to do justice to one of these when I was 14 ! (Many years ago) However, they are a great challenge for someone new to model making in retirement. Some of the smaller parts can be very fiddly to glue/attach sometimes. (I find blutak on a cocktail stick helps alot). I haven't finished this one yet but I am enjoying the build and practicing my airbrushing technique. I would say this one is a little more complex to build than the 916 but not significantly so.