Plastheniker Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Hi, many modellers build exact replicas of their former vehicles as a token and so do I for nearly 40 years. Up to now minor or major modifications of kits were sufficient for 13 cars. Once, however, I was compelled to build a model completely scratch after waiting in vain for a usable kit of a 1976 HD Super Glide 1200 FXE which I owned as my very last bike. 1976 it looked like this: I hope you don't mind the bad pictures. Many of my Kodak pictures of the seventies have a constantly growing tinge of red very hard to eliminate. This is the model I built more than 20 years ago. Today I would find better solutions for some details. Anyway the Euro coin shows that in 1/24 even big bikes are rather small. Edited July 28, 2015 by Plastheniker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 That is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Outstanding. Those are nice wire wheels -- are they from the kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Impressive is an understatement , that's some incredible fabricating in such a small size ! I would love to see some more of your work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Outstanding. Those are nice wire wheels -- are they from the kit? Ooops. You said it was scratch-built, which makes it even more amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerdog Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 If you get a chance, the tamiya 1/6 scale version of this bike builds up nice also. There were a couple of the tamiya kits on ebay recently. Getting pricey though. Gerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Thanks for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Most impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR JAY Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 BEAUTIFUL WORK!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Jurgen, we have another member here by that name, who happens to be Austrian, and a freind of mine. HE also has MAD skills when it comes to building accurate models. Maybe that's why your country is the best at makeing toys! ALL you guys must be craftsmen par excelance!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lower99 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I`ve seen this build in the "Wettringer Modellbauforum" and i say: Awesome! Greetz (Und liebe Grüße an Jürgen (aus der Heimat) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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