bbowser Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 This may have been the most difficult kit I've ever attempted. Lots of small delicate parts, several of them broken and needing repairs. Decals were trash but I tried to save the logos best I could. Comments welcome, thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 That looks brilliant, Bruce... lots of hard work paid off. It looks as though the kit includes plenty of detail. That speedo drive is extraordinary, and what would happen if the rod broke or came loose doesn't bear thinking about. I'm reading up on HRD bikes in preparation for building a Black Shadow shortly, and it's amazing the speed of evolution of motorbikes in the 1910-1930 period. Did Ace do their own inline-four, or buy in engines, do you know? I must look into this Aoshima bike range.... I'd never come acroos them before seeing this. You should be proud of it (and yourself!) best, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Thank you for the kind words. I believe Ace was eventually sold to/merged with Henderson, the 4 cylinder engine looks very similar. I have found 4 in the Aoshima series, the Ace, a 1918 Harley, the Militaire, and a Henderson. I also have the Black Shadow in the stash, look forward to seeing yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, bbowser said: Thank you for the kind words. I believe Ace was eventually sold to/merged with Henderson, the 4 cylinder engine looks very similar. I have found 4 in the Aoshima series, the Ace, a 1918 Harley, the Militaire, and a Henderson. I also have the Black Shadow in the stash, look forward to seeing yours! Great job on that monster! At a flea market, I recently found a 1975 copy of "Scale Modeler" magazine. It had a review of that 1/16 scale Ace kit. The kit was brand-new then, and in an ENTEX box, along with the other 3 vintage bike kits you mentioned. Don't anybody bother trying to find an original ENTEX kit, hoping it will be easier to build. The builder of that kit back in 1975 also had a lot of problems getting it together. The Ace story went the other way. William Henderson developed the 4-cylinder engine and started Henderson Motorcycle. He sold that company to Excelsior (a division of Schwinn). He didn't get along with his new bosses, and left in 1919 to start Ace Motor Corporation. Henderson was killed testing a new motorcycle in 1922. Ace was eventually sold to Indian Motorcycle, which wanted its 4-cylinder engine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Motor_Corporation Edited May 19, 2019 by Mike999 omit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod3l Lover Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 I like it, and have wanted that kit for a while now! Very cool build Bruce!! David S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Looks good! I have that model kit and few others from that series (still unbuilt). I have to make note about the decals. When I start building these I'm hoping to redo the wheels using real wire spokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Great save. What scale is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 4 hours ago, misterNNL said: Great save. What scale is that? 1/16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 What a shame that this genre of model motorcycles is not available in 1/25 scale. I would love to see some done in 3D print form. Anyone out there working on that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 It is a shame. Maisto did a die-cast 1903 Harley in 1/24 scale. I think it's long out of production, but they're on eBay pretty often for about $10 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 What a cool kit! Nice job; it is really a nice display piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Motorcycles are not my thing, but always appreciate the work people put into them. I can't imagine working on that, one slip and... ... I'm a shattered Shattered All this chitter-chatter, chitter-chatter, chitter-chatter 'bout Shmatta, shmatta, shmatta, ... Looks awesome from here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Great job Bruce! The construction does look fiddly, you did a great job with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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