Like meditation, the art of modeling is a kind of prayer, and the ultimate homage to an object. We’ve featured models on The Vintagent before, but nothing quite so extraordinary as this wildly detailed Suzuki GAX1300R Hayabusa – made entirely from scrap paper by ‘Yoshiwo Models’. There aren’t words to describe the process and result of Yoshiwo’s work, it is simply mind-blowing. Not in the model’s veracity or trompe l’oeil realness, but in the thoroughness of his pursuit, and the sheer otherness of the result. The finished model is cool on first glance, but as this film demonstrates, what’s inside makes it truly special.
Perhaps that’s sufficient metaphor for Yoshiwo, who explains: “Do you like the Hayabusa? Of course I love it. I’ll never forget the acceleration when I got on. Paper craft is my hobby. I’m making a motorcycle. When I was a high school student, I started my hobby because I wanted to get rid of a bad habit, so I started making models while looking at motorcycle parts catalogs. As an aside, my lover is depressed and is hospitalized in a psychiatric department.”









Huh … one minute its there ( this page ) next its not … then poof .. its completely different . Them thar digital demons plaguing y’all ?
FYI; I like the revised version better .
As for the article , photos and the video … once again .. hopefully this’n sticks
The very extremes of patience and craft …. at its very finest .. amazing
A glitch in contextualizing the film. Sometimes we feature them as is, sometimes they need a story…
RE; The redo ( re contextualizing )
DEFINITELY worth the effort .. and worthy of the subject at hand
A suggestion ;
For a future model M/C feature :
Japan’s ( yes … again Japan ) Koto Scale Model
The ultimate in kit bashing ( this from an old school kit basher .. of all things from models.. to full size to my music etc .. ) custom motorcycle models . If Yoshiwa is the pinnacle of paper motorcycle models ( and IMO he is ) … Koto is his counterpart when t comes to plastic models …
I’ve no clue if Koto is an individual or a consortium … but who ever .. the work is beyond brilliant .. and I’d .. well .. love to own one of the Harley extreme custom / drag bikes they/he / she has done
Rock On – Ride On -Remain Calm ( despite it all ) and do Carry On
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Astounding!