Lee Chambers Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) Manufacturer: Nagano Aftermarket: None used Paints: Mr Hobby 1500 black primer, AK Gloss Varnish, Mr Color super metallic 2 super iron 2, Zero paints Titanium silver, Tamiya clears, 2K clear coat, Molotow liquid chrome Weathering: Mig Ammo 1203 Streaking Grime wash Link to build: Hi all, here is the finished Honda Goldwing 70's bike build. I had painted a Honda CB750KO full size bike for a client last year and I had enough paint left over to easily paint the model as it was the same colour used. I did a bit of scratch building to fill in some details that were missing from the kit, mainly the carburettor linkages and coolant expansion tank drain pipes. I used fibre optic strand to make the clear plastic tubing. Also I added the manual choke cable knob that's fixed to the handle bar bracket, and added the black plate that sits between the back of the radiator and carburettors. Lots of hand painting was applied to the switch gear to give the impression of lettering, I think at this scale those details are required. It's a long out of production kit that was showing its age, lots of flash in places and some crude engineering on some parts, but on others they looked very good indeed. Finally, I added some photos of my real bike as comparison. Real bike comparison photos: Edited February 20, 2022 by Lee Chambers 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Can't tell which is the model and which is the real thing. Superbly done Lee. Chris. PS. Love the CBX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 4 hours ago, stringbag said: Can't tell which is the model and which is the real thing. Superbly done Lee. Chris. PS. Love the CBX. Thanks Chris.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirsty Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Good job mate, very realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 That's tremendously well done. Bravo.👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryedale Wolf Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Superb model, love the CBX too Can I ask what paints you used on the engine? Edited February 21, 2022 by Ryedale Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, Ryedale Wolf said: Superb model, love the CBX too Can I ask what paints you used on the engine? Thanks, I used Mr Color super metallic super iron 2 and Zero paints Titanium silver. Also used 2k clear over the front cam belt cover, this turns the kit chrome plating to more of a polished aluminium look. The engine and carb intake tubes were 2k cleared then after about a week I hand painted the intake carbs tubes with Molotow liquid chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Beautiful work . It's easy to forget that the Gold Wing started out as a 'normal' naked bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Always a high-risk strategy putting photos of the real thing next to photos of a model of it. But it's one which has paid off here, really shows the quality of your build that you have to stop and thing which is model and which full size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Brilliant work Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, JeroenS said: Brilliant work Lee. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Bikes from the days when bikes were proper bikes! I remember drooling over these two. The models are really sharp, very like the real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camo Viking Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Very sweet work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 With the right backround it would come to life, beautiful job. Love the CBX to, had many rides on the back of one just like your model(minus a windjammer and trunks), those are harry bikes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollogary Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Beautiful build. What a fantastic machine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Very, very nice. Well done! Love the CBX too. Your restored Gold Wing looks amazing. They just don't make 'em like they use to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 That's really nice, well done I always liked the early gold wings before they turned into the huge plastic clad creations Nice colour, most of the ones I remember were the dark metallic red/burgandy colour Must admit, your 1:1 is very nice as well, never actually owned a Honda though, always had mainly Kawasakis and a couple of Yamahas over the years, still got a couple of older Kwaks in the garage for high days and holidays Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Redstaff said: That's really nice, well done I always liked the early gold wings before they turned into the huge plastic clad creations Nice colour, most of the ones I remember were the dark metallic red/burgandy colour Must admit, your 1:1 is very nice as well, never actually owned a Honda though, always had mainly Kawasakis and a couple of Yamahas over the years, still got a couple of older Kwaks in the garage for high days and holidays Ian Thanks Ian, I am currently restoring a 1986 GPZ1000RX, a 60th Birthday present to myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) Not quite old enough to have owned any of these classics (except perhaps the CBX1000). I'm 67 next month (where the hell did the years go?...) I remember drooling over the Goldwing in our local Honda dealership in Rochester high street (1972/3 ish?) - Chambers bicycles. I had the brochures everything, but no money and no licence! Didn't get that until '78. Cheers, Alan. Edited February 25, 2022 by Alan R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 So very beautiful! You're the undisputed master of motorcycles. I like the 6-cylindre even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Toryu said: So very beautiful! You're the undisputed master of motorcycles. I like the 6-cylindre even more. Thanks for the kind words, I have plenty more bike kits to practice on.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 22 hours ago, Lee Chambers said: Thanks Ian, I am currently restoring a 1986 GPZ1000RX, a 60th Birthday present to myself. Nice choice, I've got a 1984 GPZ900r that I was restoring, but I haven't touched it for a couple of years now. Being an engineer as a day job, I don't find it relaxing to come home and carry on doing the same stuff. Maybe when I retire I'll feel different 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Chambers Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Redstaff said: Nice choice, I've got a 1984 GPZ900r that I was restoring, but I haven't touched it for a couple of years now. Being an engineer as a day job, I don't find it relaxing to come home and carry on doing the same stuff. Maybe when I retire I'll feel different 😁 I know how you feel, it's hard to get motivated sometimes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jylhami Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Wow, so realistic! Nice duo! What brand is the CBX, also Nagano? Cheers! -Mika 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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