skymnky721 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) Happy holidays to all,,wishing you the best for 2016! Its been awhile,,I got this at a recent NNL Mtr Cty area show,,its a 1971 1/8th Revell "LA Street chopper" kit .That I /built /converted to the " Captn America chopper". At the show when I found the kit,,it was at the bottom of a stack of leftover 1/2 built glue blobs,,almost didnt see it at first,,then I caught the corner of the box ,, and freaked when I saw it!!,,,soooooo,,,had to have it. " 35$ and its yours" he said,,,,I had my wallet out in seconds. Got it home and never looked back. I have wanted a Captn bike for many yrs,,but never saw one out there in a kit form. It does have a different front fork than the movie bike{ movie bike has a single tube fork design} and the gas tank is a bit larger than the movie bike,,but other than that,,its pretty close. Enjoy everyones build here,,really great stuff. All the best,,Scotthttp://s1327.photobucket.com/user/axlemount112/media/001_zpsrpevhpy9.jpg.html?o=10 Edited December 27, 2015 by skymnky721 typing error pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Gotta love the 60s choppers. I got the Franklin Mint one. Yours looks excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Thank you sir,,I saw a few FM ones on ebay,,about 250$-300$!! worth,,little out of my range. And,, there 1/10th scale,,but not much "color contrast" thru-out the whole bike,,everything was all the same plating finish,,rather toy like look it. So,,glad I was able to do it with a bit more colors to it. It would be great if the companys would reissue all there 60's,,70's large bike kits. I have the tamiya 1/6th 250 Yamaha MX bike to do yet,as well as the New MPC 1/8th Honda CB 750!! Ill have to keep an eye out for more,,thanks again.. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Great job on the tank,...Is that a decal or,.. painted ?Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Very nice ! Now you need to build a " Billy Bike ". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Scott......this is really really good......love it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Great job on the tank,...Is that a decal or,.. painted ?CheersThanks so much,,the tank is from a 1/8 Harley Softail snap kit from a awhile back The original kit tank is a "Sportster" style,,which didnt really look too much like the movie bike to me,,,,all I did was shave about 1/4" overall width of tank halfs ,, then glued the 2 halfs together,,,then did the white primer 1st {whole tank} let dry and then taped off rear portion,painted front blue with Testors Quick dry enamel,,let dry,,then taped off blue completely,,,then taped off the horizontal "red stripes" painted w/testors QD enamel,,and THEN {whew} looked on web for "white star decals" to put over blue ,,the folks @ Microscale are awsome! I ordered 1/35 American Tank insignia stars,, WW2 era.. The decals arrived in perfect shape,cool! . They worked great,,IMO. Thanks again Belugawrx . Edited December 29, 2015 by skymnky721 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Very nice ! Now you need to build a " Billy Bike ". Hey Cobraman,,nice to see ya,, thanks ,,you know,,I have been tossing that one around in my head for a few days for sure! Im trying to find a 1/8 scale helmet to paint up,,to go along w/this bike,,but yea I like the idea of the "Billy Bike" . I think his was a "Modified Sportser",, w/a a springer frontend? I believe. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Scott......this is really really good......love it!!!! Wow,,coming from you ,,Im highy honored ,,thanks. I {we} really enjoy your work as well,,that green 64' Triumph is sooo cool,, and your "Cosmic Charger" rocks also ! . Thanks again. Edited December 30, 2015 by skymnky721 typo error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Wasn't Cap America a panhead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Wasn't Cap America a panhead?You are correct sir!,,I didnt have the panhead mtr for it,,wish I had,,so I just went w/the knucklehd that came w/the kit,,and if you look really close at the movie bike,,the rake is less,,meaning the front steering section is lower than this bike, and the frame on the movie bike is a stock sportster style or some variant , not a custom style like this one,I think the seat is just a bit different,also. And the kit came with a duel carb setup,,the movie bike has a single carb,,so I used a carb from an old 1/8 revell triumph mtr modified the intake setup ,,and used a 1/25th air cleaner from a car for the round air cleaner But I traded all those features being different ,,for at least having a "replica" of the iconic bike,,and when I look at it w/the springer front end,,it looks kindof cool in this style,,,hope that helps. Thanks for viewing,,all the best! S Edited January 6, 2016 by skymnky721 typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Sorry, I'm not in the habit of rivet counting. The build is very cool indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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