Update | Tweaking the main volume of the body

It has been a short while since my last blog post about the bike build. I have been more busy building and shaping than blogging, so I will make it up this weekend with more posts than regular.
A week and a half ago I have been tweaking the main volume of the clay model. First the tank area has been shaped with a big rasp to create its rough shape. After that I have used Kolb slicks (spring metal strips) to smoothen the surfaces of the tank.

Similar to the tank area I used the slicks to smoothen the rear end surfaces of the motorcycle, for the time being.. because from now on the refinement starts; trimming and optimizing the motorcycle’s volume, lines and surfaces.