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2005-12-21
Dexter Models announce the release of three small  transkits for the Tamiya Ducati 916. The transkits comes with decals, etch and smaller resin bits to recreate the -95 , -97 and -98 Senna Superbikes. Ragged Designs will stock them for 35 australian dollars per set.

2005-11-17
Today I found out that Renaissance is releasing a decal sheet for the 2005 Roberto Rolfo D'antin bikes. The sheet gives you the option of three livery choices including the test bike . Base kit is Tamiya Ducati Desmosedici GP04. Decals available through Renaissance models website or through the official channels in a few weeks.

2005-11-04
Found out on Hobby Link Japan web site that Tamiya is to release the AKAI Yamaha YZR500, ridden by Barry Sheen during the 80's. Release date February.

Museum Collection seems to be back, this time with two Ducati Desmosedici decal sheets for the 2003 Heller kit. Seems to be one factory sheet and one test sheet . Release date during November.

2005-11-01
So, today I found some great news! Studio 27 will produce a transkit for the 2002 Kawasaki ZX-RR! 
The transkit is made by Max (Max Motomodelling) and will use the Tamiya Yamaha M1 as a donor. The T/K will include resin cowlings, vacuum formed wind screen and a WHOLE LOT of white metal parts, including engine and frame parts.
Take a look at Max's site here or look at images of the finished model , the prototype (1) and (2), the decals and the PE-set .

2005-09-01
Studio 27 has announced the re-release of five of their GP500/MotoGP  transkits. There are four NSR500 kits, "Rothmans" -93, "Mr. Yamcha Blue Fox" -94 and the Pramac and Fortuna teams from -02 togehter with the Fortuna RC211V kit from -02 that are up for reissue some time during September. Hopefully we'll also see the West NSR from -02 on the market again. 

2005-08-16
Studio 27 has followed MSN Creation into an area that has been totally empty for a long time. The area of rider figure decals. The S27 set makes you choose between the 2003 Repsol Rossi or the 2004 Gauloises Rossi. Price set to approximately 22 usd.

2005-08-10
New pictures of the long awaited Desmosedici was posted today at Tamiya's japaneese site. The kit (#14101) contains no tobacco logotypes but Tamiya will produce a front fork set and a PE stand set . It is obvious that Tamiya sets out to steal some ground from the aftermarket producers after the companys high sales of the M1 front fork set.

2005-08
For those interested in older GP bikes I suggest you take a closer look at Rod Rutherfords' (www.raggeddesigns.com)  "Legends"-series. The series offers decal sheets for old heroes like Marc Fontan , Christian Sarron , and Barry Sheen

2005-07-20
Renaissance are releasing a new transkit of the 2005 Konica Minolta RC211V. The transkit will contain new cowlings and a new tank in resin plus a decal sheet. Transkit will need a donor kit from Tamiya and the price is set to the 100 usd area. Rumour is that Etienne is doing a Batman livery as well!!

2005-07
On the french discussion forum M'automobile I read that Renaissance is working on some 2001 NSR transkits! They are Rossi bikes and it seems to be a standard, a test and a Pacific GP livery!

2005-06
Studio 27 releases yet another transkit for a 2003 Yamaha M1. This time it's the Gauloises M1 from the Pacific GP of Motegi. Transkit contains resin and white metal parts, PE-sheet and decals.

Renaissance has released their detail kit for the 2004 M1. Etienne shows the parts on Renaissance web site during the build up of his Spiderman M1, the kit includes resin parts, P/E and some cable and screws and looks terrific. Hard to say if it's worth the rather steep price of 65 usd though...

2005-05-13
Tamiya releases a Ducati Desmosedici GP4!
Pictures from the Tokyo hobby show shows that Tamiya is working on a long awaited release of a  Ducatis MotoGP-bike.


2005-04

Studio 27 releases a transkit for a 2003 Fortuna Yamaha M1. Transkit includes resin and white metal parts, decal sheet for Melandri and PE sheet.