Mike C

He sure has beautiful eyes.

Maybe some rust. Just take a look at the brake rotors of cars that have been sitting around for a while, or even the day after a rainstorm. The rotors will have rust on them.

Here's another one I got turned on to in collge.

I just came across this video. I haven't watched it yet.

I got turned on to these when I was in college:

These still work but you have to learn how to use them. Of course it's not electronic either.

Looks really cool. I like the fade job. When you think about the deign, the fork specifically. I don't think it would be able to actually turn a corner with that extreme rake angle. Plus the springs on the fork probably wouldn't even compress. The rods will flex, that's all.?

That is once crazy machine. It would be a monstrosity to drive.?

Looks really good.?

Very nice looking builds.?

Thanks everybody. I'm glad you like this old build.

It's mostly metal. I built it around '83 or '84. I did a little restoration to it a couple of years ago. The windscreen was missing. I was able to get the few parts I needed from Italeri. Funny about the windscreen. The clear plastic part from the kit was way to small to fit in the frame. But it was real easy to cut a new piece as it was flat. The "15" decals in the rear were dry transfers. They look painted on. But they gave masks for the "15" on the hood and the radiator. You can only see the "15" on the radiator on the 3/4 angle shots. For some reason it doesn't show up in the front shot. That's BMF on the exhaust heat shield in the photo below. I did the floor board with some wood veneer from a metal cigar tube. I don't smoke those stinky things, they reek. The kit comes with a piece of contact paper.

Very nice build.

Nice clean build.

Very nice, way too much money. I'll stick to AlClad Chrome as I still have enough of it anyway.

I've been using that for a long time too. Actually, it's the same stuff as that craft glue you get at Hobby Lobby or Michaels.

Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser is good to use too. It's seems to be equivalent to the 4,000 grit emery cloths we use for polishing the models. You can buy this stuff as a "no name" from Amazon for much less money. like this:

That's a nice build.

Those wheels are looking good!?

Looks like a really good build. The kit looks like it has pretty good mold detail too. I saw that movies back in the 80's.

When you wet sand it's also good to add a little bit of soap to the water for better lubrication.

Here's one that I built as a beater.

That's a really great build!?

Cool build. I like the weathering.