Paul Payne

Gotta have a cool hauler for your Harley Davidson knucklehead bobber T.R.O.G. race bike!

Ace, thanks for sharing your depth of knowledge of real cars and parts, and your photos of them are an invaluable resource!

Thanks, Dan! The truck got photographed at the Buckeye meet.

Got the truck and the bike done! Pix! Might try running cables for brakes and throttle on the bike, but that will need a little more ambition! An unaltered Maisto knucklehead in the background for contrast.

David, thanks!

Thank you everyone for your encouragement and support! In case you haven't seen my boat completed, here is a pic (doesn't help back pages aren't accessible).

Thanks, Al! This is the first motorcycle model I have ever worked on, so lots of new territory!

Got the truck on the frame and additional detailing done- windshield is posed as though cranked out- only need to add the water hoses and its done. The bobber has had weathering done to the engine and wheels and the grooves in the gas tank where the shifter was mounted have been filled, then painted. Working on the shift gate- very fiddly, and the first attempt broke, so will try again with thicker stock. Here are some pix, Harley behind the truck is for reconstruction reference, with more coming as I get more done!

Tim, it is indeed a Maisto- only the engine, tank, and fenders are die cast- everything else is plastic- sort of a cross between styrene and vinyl- wheels and front tire from the Cherry Bomb, rear tire from the 37 Ford panel truck, new handle bars are jumbo paper clip wire with rubber tubing for the grips- hoping to slip in bent wire for the brake and throttle levers, and thin wire for the cables. the worst part of the Maisto bike is that the air cleaner was molded all the way into the jugs and what would have been the carb.

I glued two rims together for the interior rims and ground the protruding rim off. Then I used the kit rims for the external and internal portions.

Thanks for the pix!

Thanks, Alan!

Here's a pic of the HD knucklehead bobber which is part of the project- inspired by bikes at the T.R.O.G. Dechromed wheels and front tire from cherry bomb, fishtails from Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland.

This is a reissue of the AMT kit.

The bike is a Maisto HD knucklehead I disassembled. It will be rebuilt as a weathered bobber.

Thanks, Ray!

Thanks, guys! Will post pix of the beginnings of the bike here soon!

Thanks, Michelle! Definitely a fun kit!

Thumbs up from Ace means a lot! Will post more as I get more done!

Not a great paint job- fought me all the way, and I couldn't get the nose down where I wanted it. But after being started 35 years ago, it is finished and looks much like the original vision. Color is deep maroon, looks black in some of the photos- oh well, would have looked good in black too...............

Been working on this- added dual rear tires, a 50 Ford engine and tranny with Offy heads and 3 carbs for more power. Cut open the rear doors and will pose the windshield open. Tires are from a 1/32 scale big rig. Rear fenders from sheet styrene, wider for the tires. Second of who knows how many Blue Ox Salvage trucks (first one was the 46 Dodge Power Wagon).

I finished putting this one together during a "waiting for this and that on another project". Just for fun, I fitted an Offy in it for a little extra go power! After all Opel Gt's do look like pocket Corvettes, so they might as well run as fast!

I love these restorations! Where did you get the ladies in ball gowns?

Great progress, Tim!

I can't even get a coat of paint to dry in 24 hours! Also love the wheels- my all time favorite hotrod wheels!