bbowser Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Finished this up today, second of these kits I've built, probably the last. Very fiddly construction, not many positive attachment points, vague instructions. For bikes I think I'll go with a bit larger scales from now on. Comments welcome, thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Nice looking old Harley. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Turned out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Outstanding!, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) Great work! Those ENTEX/Aoshima 1/16 scale vintage motorcycle kits date back to the early 1970's, and are NOT an easy build. I have a 1975 copy of Scale Modeler magazine with a build article about the Ace 4-cylinder bike in that series. The builder had a lot of trouble getting it together. For inspiration: here's Alexander De Leon's awesome re-work of that Harley kit. He replaced the wheel spokes with metal wire, and that was just the start. He also scratch-built a rider figure, starting with a metal armature "skeleton." His re-work is a Harley used by the US Army, when they were chasing Pancho Villa in 1916. https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/new-mechanized-army-military-modelling-cover-article-published-july-1995.63370/ Edited July 4, 2020 by Mike999 omit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Great job on that Harley build, in fact I didn't know they had made Harley's back then. The earliest Harley I've seen was a 1946 bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Harley-Davidson has been in continuous operation since 1903. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Very nice build. I’ve never been a bike guy but I’m learning a lot from American Pickers. Mike has a passion for very early Indians and Harleys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamadon Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Great job! Looks like you climb on and ride it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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