1/72 Airfix Motorbike

[wellsprop]

Making this lovely little bike for a diorama, however I have gone to an effort to improve it.

http://www.britmodeller.net/reviews/airfix/72/resupply/1.jpg Original molding.

Seeing as the bike was so nice anyway I decided to go to town on it and scratch build some detail. As well as cut away all the extra plastic that doesn't need to be there and I improved the stand and mudguards. I also cut away the big ugly "springs" the airfix mold offered and scratch built my own.

Added paniers and a rear seat

Ben.

[Natter]

That's some teeny tiny detailing there. The base item is a little different from those in the old RAF Recovery set mind you!

[wellsprop]

I have to admit, Ive never seen an old recovery set in the plastic. *i am only 17 though*

I know this bike is a Norton 16h so Ive been building it with the help of a reference.

First few coats of paint, still a bit of touching up to do all before a heavy black wash then matt varnish...

[Sgt.Squarehead]

Smashing work on a truly tiny subject!

I reckon there may be an etch set on the cards for the Airfix Bomber Resupply Set.....If you look at the wheels of the motorbike on the box it has spokes.

Edited September 21, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead

[Pete in Lincs]

Well I like it.

Nice bit of work there.

If it's going into a diorama it will probably get overlooked.

But you know you've done it. And that's the important thing.

Pete

[wellsprop]

Thanks guys

The diorama its going in is fairly small, hence why i decided to detail the bike. Hopefully itll get a bit of notice in the diorama. I really hope theres a PE set for the spokes, i did consider spoking the thing but I thought better of it.