Tamiya 14129 1:12 Ducati 1199 Panigale S Model

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 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.

I got this yesterday. Shipping date was acceptable, but the box was open and damaged. It appears that the contents are fine. For some this is probably a nit-pick, but if I bought this kit from a store, I would leave the open and damaged kit on the shelf and get the one that was sealed and undamaged. I would have expected this kit to come inside another box surrounded by cushioning. It was actually just protected by the paper wrapper. All that aside, I’m really looking forward to building the Panigale as the other Tamiya MC kits I have built are based on MotoGP bikes. Nice to have something based on a bike off a showroom floor.

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!