kpnuts Posted January 19, 2020 Posted January 19, 2020 Hi all here is the next victim to my bench I'm sure you all know me well enough to know it will be nothing like the box art. Glued the tank halves together and made a start on the engine (detail is very crisp) but you need to cut the locating pins off as if you use them the parts dont align up very well (which is strange as once you've cut the pins off they align up perfectly)
Mike999 Posted January 20, 2020 Posted January 20, 2020 I'll be watching this for ideas I can steal. Thanks for the tip on cutting off those locating pins. All those ESCI 1/9 motorcycle kits were real jewels. One of my favorite ESCI builds was long ago in a British model magazine. The builder started with the ESCI Harley WLA-45 military bike. He dumped all the military parts and built a close copy of Lee Marvin's ride in the movie "The Wild One." For younger builders, ESCI did do civilian versions of this Triumph and the Harley. They're hard to find now. ESCI also released a BMW 75 with sidecar and a Zundapp. And the real monster of its motorcycle line, the 1/9 scale Kettenkrad half-track motorcycle. I just wish ESCI had done a 1/9 scale Indian!
kpnuts Posted January 22, 2020 Author Posted January 22, 2020 Hi all more progress on this frame painted Ford squeeze green planing on doing the tank and panels yellow with white wheels, but that could all change.
bisc63 Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Very realistic finishing! Looking forward to more...
kpnuts Posted January 24, 2020 Author Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 3:02 AM, bisc63 said: More progress on this
kpnuts Posted January 26, 2020 Author Posted January 26, 2020 Another update, I decided not to go with white wheels and decided to go with the frame colour also added some of the cables and the carb (dont like the cables far too shiny need to dull them down some how) I really love how the spokes are moulded, some of the best I've ever seen.
DonW Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 I's refreshing to see bold colours, looking forward to the final result!
kpnuts Posted January 31, 2020 Author Posted January 31, 2020 Hi all work on the front forks, it's quite a complex system, bit like the dampers on older cars(did something similar on the mefistofeles)
kpnuts Posted February 1, 2020 Author Posted February 1, 2020 More done to this (front wheel is only added for a look see, lots more to do before its finally added.
peteski Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 Nice job, and a cool model. I'm enjoying following this tread.
kpnuts Posted February 9, 2020 Author Posted February 9, 2020 Got the handlebars on, nearing the end now.
kpnuts Posted February 25, 2020 Author Posted February 25, 2020 Finally finished, I'm quite pleased with the result.
Little Timmy Posted February 26, 2020 Posted February 26, 2020 I don't have any money for a down payment,..... But I want to take it for a test drive anyway ! Nice job ! I hesitate to paint ANYTHING Yellow ( it's a "bear" to get it to cover without bleedthrough for me ) but you got it to co-operate nicely. I love it !
bbowser Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 That's a beauty! The weathering on the seat is very convincing. Well done.
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