Rakentaja

It's done. More photos in "Under Glass" -section.

This is my first motorcycle built after 1973. It took the most time to do the spokes, the end was easier and faster. Attaching some parts just was tricky when there weren’t really proper attachment points. The side panels and saddle are good examples of this, they just had to be glued in place somehow. Although this first one was a bit awkward, I still plan to continue building motorcycles. I think these are more comfortable to build than cars. Scale is certainly one of the deciding factors.

Hello Hans-Jürgen, Thank you for your comment and yes the stand was mounted wrong. I noticed it after I took the photos. It's now corrected.

Almost done, 14 parts are missing and after that it’s ready.

A little progress: 745 cc, 57 Hp engine with frame.

I think everything is painted now and I can start the assembly line tomorrow.

The wheels are now 99 % ready. Valves are in wip.

I finally got everything done with spokes. Next I need to paint and glue the halves together. After that, the rims are ready. There was a slight delay when the last 0.55 mm drill bit was broken. No one sells drill bits of that size in Finland, they must be ordered from Germany and it takes 10 days to get them here. I also noticed one day that this Revell model also has an error in the tires and rims that cannot be corrected. The size of the front tire should be 3.25 x 19 and the rear tire 4.00 x 18. The tire has markings on the sidewalls. They are correct for the front tire, but the rear tire is marked 4.00 x 19. The rear tire is therefore an inch larger than it really should be. By measuring with a caliper the front tire is 2.90 x 19.4 and the rear tire is 3.60 x 19.4. So the dimensions are pretty much wrong. I have a model from another manufacturer about a similar bike and it has the tire sizes correctly marked and the correct values when measured with a caliper. In terms of dimensions are 3.25 x 19 and 4.00 x 18. Why do others know how to make more accurate models than Revell in Germany when it comes to a German motorcycle after all?

Thank you Peter.

Thank you Rusty.

A small update. Half of the front wheel is ready and started with the another half today. I only do 5 spokes a day, so the wheels will be ready by the end of January. The pictures also show the first metallic green layer in the tank and fenders.

Well done. ?

Great job. ?

This has Mr Color: http://www.mech9.com/p/mr-color-paint-conversion-table.html and this: https://www.modelshade.com/paint-conversion-chart

10 spokes done, 70 to do. No matter how much time it takes, it will look quite different when ready. I've also painted the fenders and the tank with primer.

In BMW the spokes are not in 90 degree angle, they are just straight ones as you can see in the picture and links. BMW spokes in eBay Wheel Building BMW R75/5

I bet this is going to be much better than that what I did build. ?

I started this replacement today and I can say that it is not very easy. 3 spokes replaced and 77 left. The change lasts the whole of January, if I don't get more than 3-4 pieces a day. The inner end of the spoke is immersed in the center of the rim. It is very difficult to drill diagonally two 0.5 mm holes side by side in the middle. It may be easier if the inner end of the spokes were folded in the same way as in Japanese motorcycles, for example.

All parts removed from sprues and traces cleaned. Tank halves glued together. Some engine parts are also glued before painting. The center of the tires is cut off. Turn signals and taillight painted. Small changes have already been made to the front and rear brakes at this stage. Missing parts have been added to the handlebar and the wrong attachment part for the gas cables has been replaced. Hole added to the headlight housing for the turn signal light. The choke was also incomplete, it lacked a small lever that is now added to it. Installed a small 3mm led bulb in the headlight reflector. Led bulbs are also mounted on the turn signals and the tail light will also have led bulb after the housing is painted. They are not operational, only imitating real bulbs. Chromed surface removed from some parts because they are not chromed even on the real motorcycle. Next i'll have to start replacing the plastic spokes (80 pcs.) with metal ones.

The next scale model should be built from these parts shown in the pictures. I chose a rare green instead of blue which is in the building instructions. The color is Metallic Green, also known as Nürburg Grün. This bike is a long wheelbase model with the Toaster tank. Revell has made a few mistakes in this model as well. I'll need to fix as much as possible. It will take a lot of time for this, but it should be completed this year. ? In the package there is two bags of grey 1mm tubes that has to be painted black. Why didn't they put black tubes? Was the grey cheaper than black? ? Changing the spokes will be the biggest job from plastic to metall (0,45mm thick) I haven’t found in any forum that anyone has made this model. Not found on Youtube either. If I remember right, the previous motorcycle I've made was in 1973 and it was Tamiya Honda CB 750 1:6

That is looking very good to me. New Roadster coming this year.

I am very happy with your comments. I think it would have improved, but if I had better models built next year. Happy New Year 2021

The last model from 2020. Not perfect, but passable. The spark plug wires are missing as shown in the picture but I am not going to add them to it. The roof is removable, the picture shows the roof open and closed.

Is it like this when it's ready?

That looks very good to me. ?