Hbrogan57 Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) The Heritage Softail finally arrived. Just started work on it and the detail appears to be of good quality. Very little flash and, so far, not a lot of trimming or sanding has been needed. I am taking a little inspiration from Harry P. here and am changing this one up quite a bit from the out-of-the-box version. Here are a few photos so far....... Edited September 19, 2015 by Hbrogan57 Order of photos
Hbrogan57 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Posted September 20, 2015 Just a little update. I am wiring the Heritage for the head and tail lights to operate. The installation of the LED's and the wiring has been done. The "black" in the headlight is due to the flash that was used. I am hoping to get this working correctly and end up with a good looking, show quality model....
Harry P. Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 Harry... very cool! Those IMEX bike kits are pretty spectacular. They make a great starting point to build a really nicely detailed bike. Yours is looking great.
Hbrogan57 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Posted September 20, 2015 Thanks, Harry, I appreciate that coming from you. Yours was the inspiration for this one. But I doubt that this one would be able to compete with it. This is the first large scale I have done in, quite literally, YEARS. I have three more large scale on order that should be arriving sometime next week. So we'll see how the next ones stand up.
Harry P. Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 If yours is going to having working lights, that's already a step above what i did!
Hbrogan57 Posted September 20, 2015 Author Posted September 20, 2015 If yours is going to having working lights, that's already a step above what i did! Only the head and tail light. The LED's that are small enough to go in the turn signal and running lights are just a little too expensive for my wallet at this time. Shoot, I am lucky to afford a model kit about once a month......
Hbrogan57 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Posted September 21, 2015 IMEX Heritage Softail evening update. Here's a few shots of the in-progress construction. I believe that I am finished for the night and will pick up tomorrow sometime.
Hbrogan57 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Posted September 21, 2015 FINALLY starting to look like a motorcycle!!!!!
peteski Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Only the head and tail light. The LED's that are small enough to go in the turn signal and running lights are just a little too expensive for my wallet at this time. Shoot, I am lucky to afford a model kit about once a month......Nice build Harry!If you want some really small and very inexpensive LEDs go to eBay and do some searches. The SMD (Surface Mounted Devices) LEDs are extremely small. I most often use size 0603 (which is 0.060" X 0.030" footprint) or 0805 (0.080" X 0.050" footprint). There are smaller LEDs like 0402 (0.040" X 0.020") or larger like 1206 (0.120" X 0.060") and many more sizes. You do have to have some good soldering skills to solder wires to them (I use thin magnet wire) but it is quite doable.For example if you search eBay for SMD 0805 amber LED (for your directional signals) you will see many of them available for sale (usually from China) with free shipping for really low prices. Something like 50 of them will cost you less that $10.For example, here is a listing for 50 0805 amber LEDs for less than $6: http://www.ebay.com/itm//111113907642 Edited September 23, 2015 by peteski
Hbrogan57 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Posted September 23, 2015 Nice build Harry!If you want some really small and very inexpensive LEDs go to eBay and do some searches. The SMD (Surface Mounted Devices) LEDs are extremely small. I most often use size 0603 (which is 0.060" X 0.030" footprint) or 0805 (0.080" X 0.050" footprint). There are smaller LEDs like 0402 (0.040" X 0.020") or larger like 1206 (0.120" X 0.060") and many more sizes. You do have to have some good soldering skills to solder wires to them (I use thin magnet wire) but it is quite doable.For example if you search eBay for SMD 0805 amber LED (for your directional signals) you will see many of them available for sale (usually from China) with free shipping for really low prices. Something like 50 of them will cost you less that $10.For example, here is a listing for 50 0805 amber LEDs for less than $6: http://www.ebay.com/itm//111113907642 Thanks for the info. I'll put it to good use on a later build!!!!!
Hbrogan57 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Posted September 23, 2015 Build update photos.....still a work in progress.....
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