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On 29/12/2022 at 09:06, PROPELLER said:
Impressive! Without the background I'm sure it should be hard to not see a real motorbike...
Hats off Sir!Dan.
Thank you. That means a lot
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23 hours ago, Spiny said:
Sadly I can only see the black part of the black cherry. I'm going to claim very slight colour-blindness and then plead the 5th Amendment on that one
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This one is 395mm long
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Thanks for all the great comments.
1 hour ago, JeroenS said:Wow, that thing looks real! Amazing build!!
Surely it's a dark purple??
Thank you.
yes it is a dark purple. It’s called black cherry-
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Well it sure did take a while to finish this, and almost as long to post some photos. Photos aren't great, so sorry for that. 1/6th scale Harley, based on the 75th anniversary model from 1978/9. Finished in Harley Davidson Black Cherry, with brown leather seat. Custom made logos.
Thanks for looking
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Thanks very much for the compliments.
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Update
Well it's finally finished. Need to take some proper photos and put it in the completed section, but here's a few quick pics. I'm pretty pleased with it, despite the problems with the chroming.
Thanks for looking
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Small update
Well, the 3 weeks to chrome some of the parts, turned into a farcical 5 months, and I've only got it all back a couple of weeks ago. Some parts have come out better than others. 2 parts were ruined when "someone didn't know what was in the oven, and turned the temperature right up". Had to raid another model to replace them. And all to get rid of mould marks and seams. Was it worth it? I dunno
Just need to find the time now and the inclination to finally finish it.
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Thank you
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Looks like the real machine
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Little update
Things have slowed right down while I wait for the chromed parts to come back, so I've been finishing bits that I can do
Handlebar controls and cables
Spot and hazard switches added
Windshield fitted.
Aluminium strip added with acorn nuts
Fender fitted and front wheel.
My neighbour is a graphic designer, and knocked the 75th anniversary decal up for me.
He also did the tank logo. But he's doing it again as you can't really see the cream/yellow edging round the letters
Thanks for looking
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On 27/05/2022 at 21:18, Major_Error said:
I can hear the sound from this through the Web!
Fantastic work.
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Thank you. Cheers for all the likes
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beautiful
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Little update
So I've finally got some colour on. Harley Davidson black cherry
There is the ever present problem with these kits of the rear cylinder exhaust pipe being too short to reach properly. Not a problem on the earlier models/police bike, that also don't have the horrible fish tail ends. I bought an NOS exhaust on ebay, When it arrived though, the chrome was very faded and looked awful. I experimented with various things without much success. Then I found a company near me that chrome plates all sorts. They said they should be able to re chrome the exhaust and a dozen or so other parts for under £100 (we'll see). So I cleaned all the old chrome off, tidied up the seams and filed off the dummy exhaust clamps. Also rubbed down a few other known problem areas, particularly the coil cover and the gear shift lever. In all gave them about 20 pieces. Only problem is, they are really busy and it will take at least 3 weeks.
Have given them these rear crash bars and frames as well
Thanks for looking
Gary
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17 hours ago, kiseca said:
Looks like if you added some fuel you could start it up!
Great work!
ha ha. Thank you
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Well I've just spent a very enjoyable couple of hours going through all 35 pages of this amazing build
Gary
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6 hours ago, nick said:
That's looking completely convincing - great job.
Nick
Thank you very much. Much appreciated
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Beautiful craftsman ship.
I thought I was putting a lot of time into my build. This is off the scale though
You must be equally excited and sad to be covering all that amazing brass work with paint
Gary
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8 hours ago, CrazyCrank said:
During a while, I thought you'd taken photos of the real bike in a garage, not of a scale model !
Wonderful job
I've this Tamiya Fat Boy 1:6 in my stash, and you make me want to start it !
CC
Thank you. That's a big compliment. Definitely start the fat boy!!
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Quick update
Finally started fitting everything into the frame. Still a lot to do, but it's coming along nicely
Engine, gearbox, coil, clutch cable fitted
Oil tank in
Starter solenoid
There are a lot of nuts and bolts on this bike
Battery in. Wiring harness in. Thing under battery is the starter relay. Also the brake light switch and oil pressure switch are wired up. All the oil hoses connected up.
Close up
Rectifier
Battery cover, main circuit breaker and battery vent hose added
Brake pedal, rear wheel and calliper on
Chain and chain guard
Hinged rear fender
Still waiting for the black cherry paint to arrive, so can't paint and final fit the bodywork yet
Thanks for looking
Gary
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Absolutely incredible work. The precision is unbelievable
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On 30/04/2022 at 04:53, slippers said:
Looks splendid.
Don't think I could cope with the amount of scratch-building required on these 1/6 kits. The urge to keep getting closer to the real thing must be almost impossible to resist. Certainly a cut above from where I am.
Thank you.
Yes it is very difficult where to draw the line. I just take one sub assembly at a time and think about whether I can be really bothered to do more to it. Trouble is, sometimes you just have to step away and have a break. I've been wanting to do this for years, but I'm pretty sure it will be the last time. The time it is taking, and the cost is ridiculous. I can't believe how many nuts and bolts I've bought.
Not sure what I'll do next. I've got another Harley police bike, a Harley FXE sport and a Honda Monkey bike. I should have put this much effort into the FXE, as a lot of the detailed parts are not covered by trim panels, but hey ho
Gary
On 30/04/2022 at 10:04, kpnuts said:Amazing work.
Thanks very much
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Little update
It's coming along slowly, but surely
Starter motor
Rigid rear brake line and brake light switch
Gearbox
Neutral switch
Mounted to chain case
Oil tank. With vent pipe and "groove" added to top. Drain plug moved to correct location
Clutch cable
Various scratch built brackets now painted
Electrical parts assembled. Wiring harnesses made up
Frame is painted, so I can finally start putting stuff in it
Thanks for looking
Gary
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OMG! Those sprockets. Simply beautiful work
Gary
1/12th scale Cadillac V16 Roadster
in Work In Progress - Vehicles
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Incredible work