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Hi! Having build and ownewd many custom 1/1 Harleys, I was interested by the Revell series of 1/12 HD bikes. I discovered they were plagued with many ill-fitting components, so, why not go for major mods? But the project was on the slow burner for about 3 years. Oh well... The softail-type frame was converted to a mono-hidden shock swingarm, and the upper tube was bent down and the neck extended to get a lower and longer look. The gas tank, rear fender, oil-tank, primary and fork were modified. The swingard, mono-shock, rear brake caliper, seat, kickstand and clutch were scratchbuilt. I built an Arlen-Ness style narrow springer out of aluminium for it, but decided to keep it for a future, more elaborate project instead. The finish is Model-Master's Burnt Iron lacquer + semi-gloss sealer, and the chrome was "gold plated" with Tamya's clear yellow acrylic. Molotow's chrome on some components. Hours of fun with styrene!