Harry P. Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Another bike from my collection... this is a Danbury Mint 1/6 scale 1950s Black Phantom. Incredible detail... you really can't tell it's a model... every nut and bolt on the real bike is on the model, the spokes are scale thickness, and the seat is real leather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Very nice. Looks real to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) You know, they can scan your head and 3D print out a head for a 1/6th action figure body. All it needs is a scale Harry to ride it! Edited July 15, 2014 by Brett Barrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 You know, they can scan your head and 3D print out a head for a 1/6th action figure body. All it needs is a scale Harry to ride it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 where's the gears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 where's the gears? Yeah... and the hand brakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Harry, Have you ever compared this to the Xonex bike or do know if this one was made for DM by Xonex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 They look similar, but the Xonex one has what looks like molded plastic spokes, and they're very thick. The DM bike has fine, wire spokes with separate nipples on each. I found this image online, it's the Xonex version: Notice the fat spokes, no tooth detail on the sprocket, rear reflector is different, seat is different, tire sidewalls are different, no white pinstriping on the frame separating the red and black areas. The DM bike looks to be a completely different (and better) piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Wow. That DM Xonex is sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I had no idea DM made bikes. Great piece Harry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) heres a bike from my collection, mfg july 1950, unrestored but freshened up a decade or so ago: I would love to have one of those Danbury mint miniatures. I have a cheap knockoff in 1/8th but its pretty crude. edit I notice its the same as shown above, you can tell from the poorly shaped handlebars and its general clunkiness. jb Edited July 16, 2014 by jbwelda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Nice bike Harry, as I remember walkin' by the Schwinn factory many times back-in-the-day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjunker1 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 those are super great looking models that i had a chance to get awhile back and passed up on. now i am kicking myself.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Thanks Harry, I have all the Xonex bikes and motorcycles but didn't get the DM version. I'm surprised two companies actually made these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 the really funny thing is that I bought that 1:1 bike off the back of a pickup truck at a swap meet for 200$ back 15 years ago or so. probably about what the diecast cost? it needed some work and I replaced the seat and some details like pedals and handgrips but the lights and horn worked as did everything else. it was kinda rough but all there...actually not all that rough because I did nothing but dust it off and wipe the paint and chrome. also a few years ago a friend of mine gave me the two original lightning bolt wide white wall tires. looks pretty good for nearly 65. and it gets ridden at least 30 miles once a year on our annual GiveThanks fat tire bike cruise and drunken bar crawl and brawl. ECV everytime! jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 the really funny thing is that I bought that 1:1 bike off the back of a pickup truck at a swap meet for 200$ back 15 years ago or so. probably about what the diecast cost? Not quite, about half of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The70judgeman Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Well, you can't use that one for the "real or model" section now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 started looking for the Danbury one after seeing this thread, heres a recent sale, only one I have seen so far: http://www.ebay.com/itm/351130503992?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 This thing really does look real in all pics. That's usually the aim when one replicates something in scale, but it's so rarely achieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGlueblob Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 ...My first bicycle, horn-in-the-tank and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynoMight Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Wow. DM does really good work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Wow. DM does really good work... Did really good work. They are out of the diecast model business now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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